Fiji Airways’ CEO after ‘Michelin star’ with new airport dining experience

You no longer need to step outside the passenger terminal at Nadi International Airport to get a taste of Fiji’s hyper-local dishes. Fiji Airways’ new “Fijian fine dining experience” can be found inside the carrier’s Premier Lounge just past security screening. The new elevated airport dining is called the Chef’s Table and serves four courses in a private dining space away from the hubbub of the main passenger terminal. The airline says the experience offers travellers “a journey through Fijian gastronomic excellence before they catch their flight.” Fiji Airways CEO and managing director Andre Viljoen said the Chef’s Table “celebrates the essence of Fiji and redefines the expectations of airport lounge dining. “Nowhere in Fiji can you have a meal like you are going to have here. It is a total Fijian experience... We often joke and say our lounge is Michelin star level. No other lounge, not Air New Zealand, not Qantas match this lounge, so why shouldn’t we be Michelin starred?” Fiji Airways Lounge Manager Anish Lal came up with the concept and said he wanted to pay homage to the local people and produce.<br/>