MANILA, June 4 -- At least seven airlines are now co-sharing a new premium lounge at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3, the airport operator said on Thursday.

More airlines are expected to use the First Meridian Lounge, a 2,600-square-meter privately operated third-party facility serving eligible business class and premium passengers.

Current users are passengers of Thai Airways, Emirates, Japan Airlines, Vietnam Airlines, Cathay Pacific, KLM and Qatar Airways.

"This shared lounge supports our effort to improve the passenger experience at NAIA while using terminal space more efficiently," the New NAIA Infra Corp. (NNIC) said in a statement.

The First Meridian Lounge offers eligible travelers a larger common-use...