5th June 2009

New Executive lounge opens at Heathrow Airport.

BMI has unveiled its new lounge, featuring a custom made Aga and a bar which resembles a traditional British pub for Terminal 1 at Heathrow airport.

Located above gate 5 in T1, the carrier has dubbed the lounge “No.1 Heathrow”, and has opened the facility today after several weeks of speculation and marketing  emails to Diamond Club members and the media.

The lounge is divided into “informal zones”, including The Study (a work area with a boardroom-style tabel and free wifi), The Cafe (centred around a custom-made aga), and The Local (a “sophisticated British pub environment” with a leather-buttoned horseshoe bar and Fullers London Pride on tap).

Guests will be able to sample ice creams created by chef and restaurateur Mark Hix, and from July 1 the lounge will also offer a dining-on-the-ground evening meal service for those wishing to sleep in-flight.

The new lounge, which has been designed with passengers comfort foremost in mind, features day beds and shower facilities which are expected to attract many more passengers in transit, where they can relax and freshen up before their ongoing journey.

Instead of a formal reception desk guests are welcomed into the lounge by Bmi’s Lounge Team, and once inside passengers can enjoy seats by UK designer Mark Dixon and original artwork by Royal Academy of Art graduate Phil Shaw.

The lounge is open to Bmi business class, Diamond Club (Gold and Silver) and Star Alliance Gold customers travelling to Bmi international destinations (excluding Dublin as this destination is considered as a domestic route within the airport).