What is Airport lounge?
[[File:Terminal 4 lounge.JPG|thumb|right|250px|{{center|A [[SkyTeam]] airport lounge at [[London Heathrow Airport]]}}]] An '''airport lounge''' is a members-only rest area usually owned by an [[airline]] (or operated by several airlines). Anyone who pays the membership [[fee]] can join. Airport lounges are [[design]]ed mainly for [[business]] travelers. Most offer private [[meeting]] rooms and other business [[Service (economics)|services]] and [[wikt:convenience|convenience]]s. They offer [[chair|comfortable seating]], [[food]], [[beverage]]s (often an open [[Bar (business)|bar]]) and free [[Wi-Fi]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lifehacker.com/not-just-for-vips-everything-you-need-to-know-about-ai-1441086305 |title=Not Just for VIPs: Everything You Need to Know About Airport Lounges |author=Melanie Pinola|date=4 October 2013 |publisher=Lifehacker |access-date=12 March 2015}}</ref> Most major airlines have one or more lounges in the major airports they serve. The first airport lounge was owned by [[American Airlines]].<ref name=AA>{{cite web |url=http://www.aa.com/i18n/amrcorp/corporateInformation/facts/admiralshistory.jsp |title=Admirals Club History |publisher=American Airlines |access-date=12 March 2015 |archive-date=22 October 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141022180530/http://www.aa.com/i18n/amrcorp/corporateInformation/facts/admiralshistory.jsp |url-status=dead }}</ref> It opened in 1939 at [[LaGuardia Airport]].<ref name=AA/> == References == {{reflist}} {{transport-stub}} [[Category:Airports]]