Emirates closes lounge at Milan Malpensa
With guilty delay, I admit, I must report on the closure of the Milan Malpensa lounge. The Dubai-based company has in fact [...]
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With guilty delay, I admit, I have to tell the closure of the Milan Malpensa lounge. In fact, the Dubai-based company closed its present hall in the non-Schengen zone in early July.
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The renovation of the lounge is part of the redesign project that the company has launched across the board: from new cabins on board A380s and B777s, to improvements in hospitality in Dubai, to lounges around the world, including Milan.
Work in progress at Milan Malpensa lounge
The work was originally scheduled to begin in January 2025, as the company had anticipated to us last November; but then the plans were changed and the closure of the hall slipped to July.
Several readers have reported the closure to us in recent days, Surprised that EK decided to start work in the peak season. But probably the reasoning at Dubai was to close during the summer period, which is the least busy period in the UAE. Too bad that the large number of passengers departing these weeks were headed either to New York, the most popular route from Malpensa, or to the many destinations along Emirates' network.
There has been no official communication from the company regarding the closure and timing, but the reopening is expected to arrive by the start of the winter season.
Emirates passengers 'diverted' to SEA lounges
The thing that surprised me, however, was that Instead of diverting passengers to the adjacent Premium Lounge., the former Alitalia home, which is just to the left of the official lounge, Emirates has decided to welcome passengers In the Pergolesi lounge at Pier B..
No direct boarding from the lounge, of course, but also no runway view and an additional walk on the opposite side of the terminal.
In conclusion
As the Lombard Airports forum the room had been opened in 2013, so after 12 years of honored service it was time for a revamp. Now we will see if the style will remain the iconic one, as in the Bangkok's new lounge, or there will be some news.
