Qantas First Class Lounge in Singapore opens

4^th Dec 2019

The Qantas First Class Lounge in Singapore has opened. And it's a good one, with a design edge that mixes chic boutique hotel mixed with a Michelin-starred restaurant. There is an a la carte restaurant, and two bars, serving a special Singapore cocktail to those passengers who have briefly called into the lounge while their aircraft refuels on the kangaroo route, or starting in the Lion City.

The brand new Singapore Qantas First Class lounge is a pleasant mix of a fresh contemporary design with local influences. More than half the lounge is restaurant space, while the other areas comprise of two bars: there is only a small seating area.

The lounge is large, spanning over 1000 square metres and can seat up to 240 customers, and it's clearly focused on the peak 90 minutes when incoming flights from and to London on QF1 and QF2 create a brief rush of passengers, now that the kangaroo route has swapped back to the Lion City from a brief flirtation with Dubai.

A long, thin, lounge, with a corridor up the middle, the new Qantas First lounge lacks any natural light, but in compensation there is plenty of light wood and white marble, created by Qantas' latest resident designer David Caon.

There is also an LED skylight in the middle of the lounge, creating an artificial daylight effect.

As you walk in there is a small seating area on the left, and the vast dining area on the right, with plenty of two plus two seats: indeed, it seems the lounge is designed for couples, with few areas for solo travellers or families.

The dining area has a seasonal rotation of dishes from Qantas' Neil Perry Rockpool menu, which are served at your table. However, with only about 60 minutes in the lounge (if you hurry) between flights en route to London, it can be very much a rush to be served.

The small seating area has some solo chairs - similar to those offered by Cathay Pacific - and a few low armchairs, plus a bench that runs around the far sides.

The lounge features two bars, one traditional cocktail bar, and another bar in the dining zone. The cocktail bar serves champagne, seasonal spritzes, and unique cocktails inspired by Singapore, like a Calamansi Mojito - made from the Calamansi fruit, which grows around the peninsular. The Qantas First Singapore lounge also has its own Singapore Sling style cocktail, the Merlion Blush, with vodka, cranberry and grapefruit.

Both bars naturally serve Singaporean & Australian beer, plus Australian wine.

Instead of a business area, there is a small communal work table with twelve chairs at the end of the lounge: each of these seats has USB and mains (international socket) power available. There are also two smaller workstations with a wireless printer by reception.

There are also ten shower suites, in white marble with brass fittings, LED lights, and with amenities by Australian skincare collection, LaGaia Unedited.

The new lounge has a very different style compare to the older Marc Newson designed First Lounges in Sydney and Melbourne, from nearly two decades back.

Singapore Qantas First Class lounge opening hours are daily 2.30pm to midnight (or until the last flight departs, if the QF1 to London is delayed).

The First Lounge is at the far end of Singapore Changi Terminal1, by the D gates, as opposed to the business lounge which is closer to the C gates.

There is access to the Qantas First Singapore lounge to First class passengers of Qantas, British Airways and Emirates. Qantas Platinum, Platinum One and British Airways Gold Frequent Flyers, and other Oneworld Emerald frequent flyers prior to Qantas and Oneworld flights, such as on Japan Airlines, and Malaysia Airlines. There is absolutely no access to Cathay Pacific passengers, whose flights now depart from Terminal 4.

Qantas First Class Lounge in Singapore opens

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