Korean Air on March 6 will open a newly renovated flagship lounge in the Tom Bradley International Terminal—Terminal B—at Los Angeles International Airport, the carrier announced Sunday.
The upgrade cost about 65 billion South Korean won (US$44.3 million) and took 22 months, according to Korean Air. The new lounge spans two floors, with the First Class Lounge on the sixth floor and the Miler Club & Prestige Class Lounge on the fifth floor.
Total space is approximately 1,675 square meters (18,030 square feet)—nearly 1.3 times larger than the former facility—and once open, it will be Korean Air's largest directly operated overseas lounge, according to the carrier.
The First Class Lounge will include two private suites, a la carte dining service with made-to-order dishes and a full-service bar. The fifth-floor lounge will have an open-kitchen station and dedicated business areas, according to Korean Air. Each floor will have showers.
The lounge will be available to eligible Korean Air passengers and premium customers traveling with SkyTeam partner airlines, according to the carrier.
The LAX facility is the first overseas lounge to be renovated ahead of Korean Air's upcoming integration with Asiana Airlines. The carrier also plans to unveil a renovated lounge at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport later this year.