Saturday, February 4, 2012

Old friend, new face at Cathay Pacific's flagship lounge

by Zoe Li, Hong Kong Editor

Cathay Pacific's flagship lounge at Hong Kong International Airport reopened on January 31 after a major ongoing facelift. 

Dubbed The Wing, the 14-year-old Cathay Pacific lounge has completed renovations for its business class section. Construction for the first class section will be complete by the end of the year.

Covering almost 3,000 square meters, the split-level space has been redesigned by London-based architects Foster + Partners. Everything is bigger, plusher and better-looking.

"When we first opened in 1998, it wasn't to universal acclaim," said Alex McGowan, head of products for Cathay Pacific.

"There was a water feature that passengers accidentally went paddling in and a noodle bar that was once described as a boarding school dining room. But over the years, The Wing became an old friend to frequent travelers and there was a real emotional attachment formed with the space. We want to retain the personality of the original -- to reinvent the old friend."

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Source: http://rss.cnngo.com/~r/cnngo/~3/v7TYINzwRiY/cathay-pacific-lounge-735381

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