In Madrid, London and Guatemala

Iberia has completed renovations of its VIP lounges at Madrid-Barajas airport. Once again, Iberia has turned to Spanish master chef Sergi Arola, winner of Michelin guide stars, to define a new line of food and beverage offerings, adapting them to the traffic and the time of day. The quality of the ingredients has been upgraded and the portions are significantly larger.

At all times of day, visitors to Iberia’s Dalí, Goya, or Velázquez lounged in the T4 complex at Madrid-Barajas will find a buffet serving a wide variety of dishes, including breakfast rolls, sugar and chocolate doughnuts, omelettes and selections of sandwiches, salads, Panini, biscuits, fruit, ice cream, yoghurt, and coffee. In summertime the offering will include typical Spanish gazpacho. The Velázquez lounge, used by passengers taking intercontinental or long-haul flights, will also offer main dishes such as sirloin steak with caramelised apple, cod with Spanish ratatouille, sea bass with grilled vegetables or sauté quail, among many other choices.

The “Velázquez Bistro” à la carte restaurant, with views of the runways, now boasts the new dishes defined by Sergi Arola, which vary with the passing seasons.

The Chinese aesthetic philosophy of Feng Shui informed the redecoration of the three VIP lounges, which feature all new furnishings, draperies and floorings, and now exude an atmosphere of peace and tranquillity.

Besides, the Velázquez lounge in the T4 satellite building, for overseas and long-haul passengers, is now open 24/7, and accommodates transit passengers arriving in the early morning.

Iberia’s Business class passengers may use the new VIP lounge in the “Airlines Lounge F” zone of Terminal 3 at Heathrow Airport in London.

The new space, dubbed “British Airways Galleries Club Lounge”, is shared by all the oneworld alliance airlines operating in London-Heathrow (Iberia, British Airways, Finnair and Qantas). Its area of 350 square metres can comfortably accommodate up to 300 people.

Noteworthy among the services offered in the new lounge are a self-service buffet, including fruits, yoghurts, pastries, cold and hot sandwiches, cheeses, salads, and more, plus a selection of wines and spirits. There is also a special “coffee corner”; Work Centre with 18 computers, fax service, copy machine, scanner and internet connection (plug and WIFI; and Spanish newspapers and Iberia’s Excelente and Ronda Iberia magazines, which are also available aboard Iberia flights, among others.

Iberia offers its Business Plus clients access to a new VIP lounge, the “Los Añejos” room in the new terminal at Guatemala City’s La Aurora airport.

The lounge boasts a relaxing, comfortable atmosphere, a private room for business meetings, wifi, television with premium channels and a large offering of beverages and snacks. Travellers can also sample some of the best aged rums in the world, since the lounge is operated by Rones de Guatemala, makers of the famous Zacapa and Botrán brand rums.

The lounge is situated just a few metres away from the international area, making it especially convenient for discriminating travellers.