Starlux Airways is boosting its lounge capability at Taipei Taoyuan Airport (TPE), which is most positively mandatory. The brand new lounge continues with the provider’s distinctive house theme (because of Lester for flagging this).
Starlux opens lounge at Taipei Terminal 2
I’ve reviewed the Starlux Galactic Lounge Taipei Terminal 1, which up till now, has been the provider’s solely lounge at its hub. This setup hasn’t been supreme for just a few causes:
- Whereas the lounge has a pleasant design and above common choice of meals and drinks, it doesn’t even have loos, not to mention showers
- The lounge is kind of small, not practically large enough to deal with the wanted capability throughout peak durations
- The lounge is situated in Terminal 1, whereas all of Starlux’s flights to and from america function out of Terminal 2
There’s a optimistic replace on that entrance. As of February 1, 2024, Starlux is opening a second Galactic Lounge in Taipei, particularly in Terminal 2. Not solely will this add lounge capability, but it surely signifies that the airline will function its personal lounge previous to departures to america, relatively than sending passengers to contract lounges.
Particulars of the brand new Starlux Lounge Taipei Terminal 2
Starlux makes use of an area theme for a lot of of its merchandise, and the brand new Starlux Galactic Lounge Taipei Terminal 2 is not any exception. The airline is promising “a journey by time and house” with its new lounge. Personally I’m simply glad to see that the lounge will provide a journey to the toilet that doesn’t contain going by the terminal. 😉
Let’s begin with the dangerous information — the lounge is just 220 sq. meters (~2,400 sq. ft), and that’s very small. Sadly lounge house at airports could be onerous to return by, as I’m positive the airline would’ve preferred to open a bigger lounge.
That being stated, the lounge sounds fairly nice in any other case:
- The lounge has separate sections for top quality and enterprise class passengers, with the primary class part having 17 seats, and the enterprise class part having 116 seats
- The lounge is described as having a mix of a sci-fi and trendy design
- The lounge has restrooms, bathe suites, and lockers, which is a good enchancment over the opposite lounge
- The lounge encompasses a buffet, a la carte eating, an intensive wine choice, and cocktails
- The lounge is open each day from 5AM till 11:30PM, and is situated in Terminal 2, close to gate D7, on the third ground
Under yow will discover some photos of the brand new lounge. That’s certainly fairly a singular design, and is in contrast to any lounge I’ve seen earlier than. This could make a pleasant begin to a journey on Starlux, whether or not flying the provider’s A350-900, A330-900neo, or A321neo.
Backside line
Starlux is opening a lounge at Taipei Terminal 2, which would be the provider’s second lounge on the airport. This can be a nice improvement, as a result of Terminal 2 is the place Starlux’s flights to america go away from, so passengers will not have to make use of a contract lounge.
The brand new lounge seems to be giant and distinctive, and options loos and showers. The one draw back is that it’s fairly small, so I think about that is going to get very busy throughout peak hours. Then once more, that’s the case for many lounges these days.
What do you make of the brand new Starlux Galactic Lounge?
