Polaris Lounge, United Airlines’ $41 million VIP space for certain passengers awaiting long-haul flights at Dulles International Airport, opens to the public Thursday.
The sixth Polaris lounge in the U.S. offers amenities reserved for business-class international passengers. The Dulles lounge, which occupies 21,000 square feet near the Terminal C18 gate, will be the only open United (NASDAQ: UAL) lounge of its kind once it debuts this week. The others remain closed due to the pandemic.
The opening of the Polaris Lounge, which promises relaxation areas, dining and spa-like shower facilities, coincides with next summer’s anticipated surge in trans-Atlantic travel, as more borders open to vaccinated travelers, said Mandeep Grewal, vice president of customer strategy and innovation at United who oversees the airline’s lounges.
“To go from where we were over a year ago to be opening this lounge now and getting ready to open it to customers is a phenomenal experience,” Grewal said…
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