Emirates Group’s air services provider dnata has opened its first-ever Marhaba facility at the Philippines’ international airport, expanding its global footprint of passenger luxury lounges.

The newest airport hospitality lounge will cater to all travellers flying with any airline at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila.

The Marhaba lounge is located in Terminal 1 of the airport and can accommodate more than 85 people. It also features a prayer room, a private meeting room and shower facilities.

Manned by a team of 30 people, it is open 24 hours a day and offers WiFi, as well as all-day dining with an international cuisine catering to a wide range of dietary and ethnic requirements.

“We are excited to add Manila to the global Marhaba network. Taking advantage of our extensive experience in hospitality, airport and catering services, we pride ourselves in offering a premium lounge product that has been designed to fully meet the needs of passengers of all travel classes,” said Shahab Al Awadhi, head of Marhaba Global.

“We will work hard to earn the trust and loyalty of Manila passengers by delivering world-class services every day,” he added.

First launched in the UAE to help passengers arriving and departing from Dubai International Airport, Marhaba started to expand globally in 2017 with the opening of airport lounges in Karachi (Pakistan) and Melbourne (Australia). It later added a facility in Singapore.

For 2019-20, the air services provider reported a profit decline of 57 percent to 618 million UAE dirhams ($168 million). The decline would have been bigger (72 percent) if not for the one-time gain it earned from a transaction, where it divested its minority stake in Accelya, an IT company that was acquired by Vista Equity Partners.

(Writing by Cleofe Maceda; editing by Seban Scaria)

Cleofe.maceda@refinitiv.com 

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