Six new lounges boost Priority Pass presence in Middle East

Published February 3rd, 2010 - 02:03 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

Priority Pass, the world’s leading independent airport lounge programme, announces the addition of six new lounges in the Middle East to its worldwide portfolio, making it even more attractive to frequent travellers in the region.

The addition of five new lounges in Saudi Arabia, covering Damman, Jeddah and Riyadh, as well as another in Abu Dhabi, means that coverage is even more comprehensive in the region.

Members of Priority Pass can use any of the lounges in the programme whenever they travel, regardless of which airline or which class of travel they are flying.

For members in the Middle East, this means that virtually all major city airports in the region have lounges available for their use, together with over 600 lounges at airports throughout the world.

Priority Pass now includes the following lounges in the Middle East:

Bahrain Bahrain     Dilmun Lounge

Jordan  Amman     Crown Lounge

Kuwait  Kuwait     Kuwait Airways Lounge
       Pearl Lounge

Lebanon Beirut     Cedar Lounge

Oman  Muscat     Oman Air Lounge

Qatar  Doha     The Oryx Lounge

Saudi Arabia Damman    Al-Fursan Golden Lounge New for 2010
  Jeddah  North Terminal  First Class Lounge
    South Terminal  Al-Fursan Golden Lounge New for 2010
       Al-Fursan Golden Lounge New for 2010
  Riyadh  Terminal 1  First Class Lounge
    Terminal 2  Al-Fursan Golden Lounge New for 2010
    Terminal 3  Al-Fursan Golden Lounge New for 2010

UAE  Abu Dhabi Main Terminal  Al Ghazal Lounge
       Airport Hotel Lounge
       Dana Lounge   New for 2010
    Terminal 2  Al Ghazal Lounge
  Dubai  Terminal 1  Dubai International Business Class Lounge
       Marhaba Lounge
    Terminal 3  Marhaba Lounge
  Sharjah     First and Business Class Lounge

Soukalin Ghosh, responsible for Priority Pass business development and marketing in the region, commented, “Priority Pass has an outstanding selection of lounges across the Middle East, and adding six more for 2010 makes it an even more comprehensive selection,”

“Priority Pass membership is not only attractive to individual frequent flyers, but also to banks, telecom companies and others who wish to offer a powerful and highly-valued incentive to attract new customers to premium products, and to build loyalty among existing customer base.”