5 star airline lounges

The World’s 5-Star Lounges

The World’s 5-Star Lounges

The World’s 5-Star Lounge Rating is the highest quality accolade we award to airline lounges achieving the highest overall Quality performance. It recognises very high standards of lounge facilities and amenities, together with exceptional and consistent standards of lounge staff service.

To achieve a Global 5-Star Lounge Rating, the lounge facilities and staff service must be meeting or setting global best practice for the different features under evaluation. Lounge product areas cover all comfort facilities, dining options and standards, and for service assessment we look for all aspects of excellence supported by true consistency (it is not necessary for an airline lounge to achieve 5-Star for every element of the rating criteria).  » Explaining the Star Rating Levels


The current Global 5-Star Lounges

ABU DHABI
Etihad Airways: First

AUCKLAND
Air New Zealand

BAHRAIN
The Pearl Lounge

BANGKOK
EVA Air

BEIJING
Hainan Airlines

DOHA
Qatar Airways

FRANKFURT
Lufthansa: First Class

FUKUOKA
ANA All Nippon Airways

HONG KONG
Cathay Pacific The Bridge
Plaza Premium First

HOUSTON GEORGE BUSH
United Airlines: Polaris

ISTANBUL
Turkish Airlines

JAKARTA
Garuda Indonesia: First

JOHANNESBURG
SAA: Platinum

LONDON HEATHROW
Qatar Airways: T4
Singapore Airlines: T2

MEDINA
Saudi Arabian Airlines

MUNICH
Munich Airport Lounge World: T1
Munich Airport: VIP Wing

MUSCAT
Primeclass Lounge

PARIS CDG
Air France: First
Qatar Airways
Salon Paul Maxence at T2A

QUITO
Sala VIP: Domestic
Sala VIP: International

SEOUL INCHEON
Asiana Airlines: First
Korean Air: First

SINGAPORE
Qatar Airways
Singapore Airlines: Private Room

SYDNEY
Air New Zealand

TOKYO HANEDA
ANA All Nippon Airways
Japan Airlines

TOKYO NARITA
ANA All Nippon Airways
Japan Airlines

TORONTO PEARSON
Air Canada Signature Suite

ZURICH
SWISS: First Terminal E
SWISS: First Terminal A


Skytrax is the international air transport rating organisation based in London, United Kingdom. Established in 1989, Skytrax certified airline lounge ratings are recognised and respected throughout the world.

World Airline Lounge Star Ratings are known as a global benchmark of airline lounge standards, developed through many years of professional experience and Skytrax specialist, qualitative knowledge of the airport industry.

Global Lounge Star Ratings for airline, alliance and independent premium and pay-to-use lounges are applied following detailed inspections and professional analysis and appraisal of quality standards by the Skytrax audit team. A summary of lounge ratings is provided through this Skytrax Ratings website, the in-depth lounge rating typically covering over 250 areas of product and service analysis.

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