Emirates international lounges 10th anniversary

In a few days it will be the anniversary of all the Emirates lounges around the world, meaning it is exactly ten years since the first Emirates lounge outside of Dubai opened, in Brisbane, Australia. Since then, with an investment of 320 million U.S. Dollars, the number of lounges has grown to 36 and have been visited by 22 million travellers over the last 10 years. Brisbane became the first international lounge outside the UAE, while the most visited lounges nowadays are in London Heathrow and Singapore. The opening of the lounge at New York JFK was also a milestone as it was the first lounge which offered boarding directly from the lounge. The total area of ​​all lounges amounts to 69,565 square metres and together can accommodate 11,526 travellers at the same time. A total of 1,400 people are required to operate these lounges. Emirates currently operates lounges at the following airports: Auckland, Bangkok, Beijing, Birmingham, Brisbane, Colombo, Delhi, Dubai, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Glasgow, Hamburg, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Johannesburg, Kuala Lumpur, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Manchester, Melbourne, Milan, Munich, New York JFK, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Perth, Rome, San Francisco, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Zurich. Have you visited any of the Emirates lounges? We welcome you to write a review about your visit. You can also read some of the editors' own lounge reviews.