First and Club World (business class) customers traveling between Saudi Arabia and Washington via Heathrow on British Airways’ (BA) first A380 to the US capital, will now have the added bonus of enjoying the airline’s newly re-launched lounge at Washington Dulles International Airport.

The upgraded lounge can now host 200 customers, thanks to 10,000 square feet of space. It features intimate bar areas, business facilities, fine dining, shower suites and a private VIP area.

Reflecting the style of the Galleries flagship lounges at London Heathrow’s Terminal 5, the lounge is designed with areas where customers can relax and unwind, or refresh and work.

A private dining room is available for customers traveling in First, which offers comfort and privacy and those traveling in Club World can enjoy their pre-flight dining with views over the runway. For people wanting a lighter snack, a new deli area offers a range of options along with Twinings tea, freshly ground Fairtrade coffee. A stylish new bar area offers a range of complimentary beverages.

The Washington lounge is the latest in a line to be re-launched, following Newark, Cape Town, Edinburgh and Belfast City.

The extra space will be put to good use as the airline’s A380s — the largest commercial aircraft in the sky — are capable of accommodating up to 469 customers, including 97 in Club World and 14 in First.

The flight is the first and only nonstop A380 service between the two nations’ capitals and the aircraft offers a choice of BA’s First, Club World, World Traveller Plus and World Traveller cabins to residents of Saudi Arabia traveling with the airline across the Atlantic via Heathrow.

The airline is initially operating five A380 services a week from Washington Dulles. This will increase from the end of October to a daily A380 service, in conjunction with the daily BA292, operated by a Boeing 747 and the thrice weekly BA264, operated by a Boeing 777.