Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways Opens Premium Lounge at LAX

LOS ANGELES , CA - Etihad Airways opened a hotel-style lounge at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday that makes available a dining and bar area, and shower facilities, to its first class and business customers.

The lounge at Tom Bradley International Terminal is also open to premium passengers of the airline based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and its partner airlines, and includes private accommodations for VIPs.

Martin Drew, senior vice president of Etihad Airways for the Americas, said the new lounge "demonstrates our unwavering commitment to travelers on the U.S. West Coast, and in the United States as a whole, by providing them with the intuitive hospitality they have come to expect from our people and our brand."

"It gives us great pleasure to inaugurate this facility," Drew said.

— City News Service, photo courtesy of Etihad Airways