Emirates’ luxurious First and Business Class Lounges at Sydney’s Kingsford-Smith International Airport and at Perth Airport were officially opened by top dignitaries in Australia.

Both the lounges are modelled on Emirates’ multi-award winning First and Business Class Lounges in Dubai, embodying the airline’s dedication to providing its passengers superior service and quality.

In Sydney, the Emirates Lounge is 880m2 in size and caters for 160 guests, making it the largest dedicated passenger lounge facility in Australia. It also features a business centre with eight individual work stations as well as an extensive menu, featuring hot and cold dishes prepared by an on-site chef, as well as fine beverages.

The Emirates Lounge at Perth Airport features 585m2 of space and is designed to accommodate 106 guests, with a business centre housing 12 individual work-stations and a dining room.

The lounge facilities are available to Emirates’ First and Business Class passengers as well as Gold members of Skywards, the frequent flyer program for Emirates and SriLankan Airlines. Both lounges were designed and constructed by the Sydney-based SmithMadden Group and designed to first-class specifications from Emirates.

In May 2004, Emirates committed more than $13.6 million to develop top-notch lounges around the world. Australia has been key in this roll-out, with Brisbane being the first-ever on Emirates’ network to feature an Emirates Lounge. Since then the airline has inaugurated such facilities for its passengers in Auckland, New York, London Gatwick and Paris, with more currently being developed across the network.

The opening of the Emirates Lounge in Perth is timely, as the airline is scheduled to start four additional flights to Dubai in March, which will increase to a double daily service in September 2006.

Emirates operates four flights each week from Malta to Dubai with a stopover in Larnaca, Cyprus, on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday on A330-200. The Malta route gives a convenient connection to outgoing and incoming passengers from Australia and the Far East.

Maltese Business Class travellers may avail themselves of the current Emirates offer of specially reduced fares from Malta on a number of exciting destinations, including Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Brisbane, Auckland, and Christchurch via Dubai.

The offer is valid for Business Class passengers travelling from now till 31 March.