By Aritra Banerjee
AirAsia India announced that guests can now pre-book lounge facilities on its website airasia.co.in and mobile app for a nominal fee starting at ₹800. Airport lounge services can be purchased while making a flight booking or even post-booking by logging in to the ‘Manage’ section on the airline’s website airasia.co.in, or during check-in.
“The Airport lounge services enable guests to access amenities like high-speed Wi-Fi, hot food and beverages, snacks, newspapers & magazines, charging stations for laptops and mobiles, wash and change facilities, business centre facilities and lounge bars,” a Spicejet press release issued on the development read.
AirAsia India currently offers lounge services at 13 airports, including all four hubs of the airline and most major destinations: Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Kochi, Delhi, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, and Ranchi.
Speaking about the service, Siddhartha Butalia, Chief Marketing Officer, AirAsia India, said, “Extending easy access to airport lounges and offering these facilities to our guests enhances and ensures a more holistic and pleasurable travel experience. As an innovative, digital-first brand, we have taken every opportunity to differentiate our service experience with distinctive offerings.”
“We recently launched our new dining brand ‘Gourmair’ with a diverse offering of fresh, hot and healthy meals, served 36,000 feet in the sky. In addition to in-flight services and airport lounges, we also introduced many innovative services like FlyPorter home to airport baggage delivery services, and self-drive and chauffeured car rental services in partnership with Avis,” concluded the AirAsia CMO.
