Marc Newson's New First Class Qantas Lounge |
Tuesday, 15 May 2007 |
Qantas is set to dramatically up its luxury quotient next week when it
opens the doors to its glamorous new first class lounges in Sydney and
Melbourne international airports.
Designed by famous Australian born industrial designer Marc Newson
(who’s designed everything from airplanes to bags), the lounge, which
is rumored to have cost A$20 million (US$16.5 million), boasts features
usually seen only in super-luxe designer hotels.
We’re talking a food menu put together by fine dining king Neil Perry;
a full concierge service; a day spa (yes, day spa) where 1st classers
can indulge in facials and massages for free; individual marble lined shower
suites stocked with Payot cosmetics and Kevin Murphy hair products; a
library stocked with best selling books, magazines, newspapers and
board games; and an ‘entertainment zone’ with plasma TVs and Sony play
stations. Oh, and if you care to do some work in the midst of all
that luxuriating there are fully equipped workstations with internet
access.
“The services offered in our new lounges will be equal to those found
in the world’s best five star hotels and restaurants,” boasts Qantas’s
GM John Borghetti. “For example, the concierge service will help
customers book a restaurant in any city around the world or get tickets
to the latest Broadway musical.”
It’s practically done away with the need for a hotel. The only things
missing are king sized beds with Egyptian cotton sheets. First class
really is the only way to fly.
In an interesting side note Qantas has also commissioned uber designer
Newson to design its new, much anticipated A380, set to be the biggest
passenger plane in the world. With Newson’s reputation we can only
imagine what it’ll look like – something like an Ian Schrager hotel we
expect. By Laura Demasi
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