Air India's Delhi First-Class Lounge Wins Phenomenal Review With 4 Dining Tables and a Private Bedroom
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Updated · One Mile at a Time · Jul 19
Air India's Delhi First-Class Lounge Wins Phenomenal Review With 4 Dining Tables and a Private Bedroom
1 articles · Updated · One Mile at a Time · Jul 19
Summary
Air India’s new Maharaja Lounge in Delhi drew standout praise for its first-class section, with the reviewer saying it could enter updated rankings of the world’s best first-class lounges.
The small facility serves a limited first-class network but pairs a high-end hard product—4-table dining room, bar, semi-private nooks, shower suites and a private bedroom—with unusually polished service.
A la carte dining and drinks drove the strongest praise, from the Maharaja Thali and chaat to local cocktails such as the Pancha Taara and tableside tea service.
Staff attention to detail and Indian branding—from food and music to artwork using former Air India fuselage parts—were cited as setting the lounge apart.
The review also highlighted a sharp contrast: Air India’s lounge overhaul has moved faster than upgrades to its first-class aircraft cabins, where new planes and seats are still arriving slowly.