Qantas has opened a stunning new business class lounge at London Heathrow Airport Terminal 3 in time for its landmark new direct flights from Perth.

The airline has spent the past 12 months building the dedicated lounge at Heathrow as part of a multi-million dollar investment for customers on its existing London services as well as the landmark non-stop Perth-London flights starting on 24 March 2018.

Located in London Heathrow Terminal 3, the Qantas London Lounge is open daily from 8 am – 20:30 to Qantas customers travelling in first class and business class as well as to Qantas Platinum One, Platinum and Gold Qantas frequent flyers and their guests. It is also open to eligible oneworld Emerald and Sapphire customers, Emirates Skywards Platinum and Gold customers and Qantas Club members.

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“The Kangaroo Route is at the heart of Qantas’ identity and London is one of our most important destinations,” said Qantas Group CEO, Alan Joyce. “We have worked with leaders in design, food and service to create a lounge that is modern and comfortable and incorporates the aesthetics of the Qantas lounges that make our customers feel at home. We are reshaping what customers come to expect from international travel with direct flights between Australia and London. It’s a long flight, so we’re taking a holistic approach to passenger wellbeing on and off the aircraft, and the new Heathrow lounge is an important part of that.”

Key features of the lounge include seating for more than 230 customers to relax, work and dine before their flight; a split level layout with views of the airfield; interiors by Woods Bagot that reflect London at twilight, with deep greens and rich blues throughout the furniture, while warm-coloured timbers, stone and brass represent the historic architecture of the city; a marble cocktail bar beneath a brass chandelier on the upper-level serving cocktails designed by the Qantas Rockpool mixologists, as well as Australian and European wine and beer; and a gin bar on the lower level that offers the finest Australian and British gins, alongside an all-day barista service.

In addition, the new lounge will feature menus designed by Sydney restaurant Rockpool, and á la carte service in the dining room with a selection of plates of the day including quintessential British dishes such as ploughman’s platters, pot pies and scones with jam and cream; Australian favourites such as healthy brunch bowls with eggs, avocado and kale, and zucchini and haloumi fritters; and signature salt and pepper squid with green chilli sauce. A ‘Quench’ hydration station will serve tisane, fruit-infused water, and sparkling water.

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Business facilities including Wi-Fi, flexible workspaces, and workstations, while business travellers will also enjoy the use of six shower suites featuring Aurora Spa amenities.

From 25 March 2018, Qantas will offer the choice of three hub options between Australia and UK/Europe – a daily Sydney to London Qantas A380 service via Singapore, a daily Qantas B787 Dreamliner service from Melbourne via Perth to London and daily services via Dubai with partner Emirates. The airline recently announced a major cabin upgrade on its fleet of 12 Airbus A380s.

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