American Airlines (AA), British Airways (BA) and Iberia (IB) have opened a new premium lounge at Miami International airport.
The new 6,000 sq ft facility marks the first shared lounge for the three airlines as part of their transatlantic joint venture.
The joint business agreement means AA, BA and IB can share revenue, and coordinate networks on routes between North America and Europe.
The new lounge is located on Concourse E, just past the security checkpoint on the fifth floor. AA, BA and Iberia flights all operate from Terminal E.
Peter Dolara, AA’s SVP for Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America, said: “This lounge provides another customer touchpoint where our representatives can offer seamless, premium service and enhance the travel experience as part of the joint business.”
The lounge has seating for 120 people, two television lounges, complimentary food, showers and a business centre with free internet access.
José María Alvarado, Iberia’s US country manager, said the new lounge opens at a time when the airline’s presence in Miami is growing.
“Apart from our daily flight between Miami and Madrid we will begin operating three non-stop weekly flights from Miami to Barcelona on March 29.”