Jan 4, 2016, 4:17 pm
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Temporary BA Lounge at LGW North - No. 1 Traveller Lounge - Photos, reviews, questions
The thread is to share experiences, photos, reviews and questions of the temporary lounge in London Gatwick (LGW) North Terminal.
This thread has been created as a partner thread to this discussion, which is a more suitable place to discuss the broader issues relating to the move to the South terminal:
BA to move to LGW South Terminal Nov 2016
Update 14 April 2016
25 January 2017 is the official opening date of the new lounge in LGW.
"The new lounge will have more space with better facilities and the location will offer impressive views across the runway. The new lounge will also have full kitchen facilities and an exclusive area for our First customers and Gold Executive Club members."
Thanks to Happytohelp for this intel
The thread is to share experiences, photos, reviews and questions of the temporary lounge in London Gatwick (LGW) North Terminal.
This thread has been created as a partner thread to this discussion, which is a more suitable place to discuss the broader issues relating to the move to the South terminal:
BA to move to LGW South Terminal Nov 2016
Update 14 April 2016
25 January 2017 is the official opening date of the new lounge in LGW.
"The new lounge will have more space with better facilities and the location will offer impressive views across the runway. The new lounge will also have full kitchen facilities and an exclusive area for our First customers and Gold Executive Club members."
Thanks to Happytohelp for this intel
Temporary BA Lounge at LGW North - No. 1 Lounge - Photos, reviews, questions
Jan 5, 2016, 9:02 am
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Jan 5, 2016, 9:04 am
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Jan 5, 2016, 9:31 am
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C-W-S has certainly laid some of my fears to rest (thanks C-W-S, great job as ever), the lack of the free bubbly will not impress Mrs Gaxxy but she does love beans on toast and I love a fish finger sandwich so seems a fair swap, as long as it's temporary and it's not enhanced away in South Terminal!
Jan 5, 2016, 9:48 am
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Yes, but will they be around on the peak days that have already been identified? My money is that by, say Feb 11th they will have decided that all is fine and dandy, before all hell breaks loose the next afternoon...
As someone who has spent £££s buying 5 J class long haul tickets (with cold hard cash) ex-LGW for a Saturday in August, I will be keeping a keen eye on this. From what I can see the dining options in the public area seem rather lacking...
As someone who has spent £££s buying 5 J class long haul tickets (with cold hard cash) ex-LGW for a Saturday in August, I will be keeping a keen eye on this. From what I can see the dining options in the public area seem rather lacking...
Jan 5, 2016, 10:27 am
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Yes, but will they be around on the peak days that have already been identified? My money is that by, say Feb 11th they will have decided that all is fine and dandy, before all hell breaks loose the next afternoon...
As someone who has spent £££s buying 5 J class long haul tickets (with cold hard cash) ex-LGW for a Saturday in August, I will be keeping a keen eye on this. From what I can see the dining options in the public area seem rather lacking...
As someone who has spent £££s buying 5 J class long haul tickets (with cold hard cash) ex-LGW for a Saturday in August, I will be keeping a keen eye on this. From what I can see the dining options in the public area seem rather lacking...
My Plan B has been to forewarn our group that it might be ropey and we may need to go elsewhere in the terminal to eat/drink. Plenty of Tattinger on the plane
Jan 5, 2016, 11:12 am
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Not to sound defeatist but what good will "keeping an eye on it" do you? If it's busy, it's busy. I've also got x4 J Class long haul paid for tickets from LGW soon but my take on it is hat whilst it isn't ideal, the situation is not going to change
My Plan B has been to forewarn our group that it might be ropey and we may need to go elsewhere in the terminal to eat/drink. Plenty of Tattinger on the plane
My Plan B has been to forewarn our group that it might be ropey and we may need to go elsewhere in the terminal to eat/drink. Plenty of Tattinger on the plane
Jan 5, 2016, 11:30 am
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Erm, keeping an eye on it means I can be better prepared when we arrive at the airport, potentially staying landside until 45 or 60 mins before departure, rather than thinking we can get comfortable in the lounge. Some clearly believe that the latter is possible - i'm thinking the wheels will fly off as soon as the school holidays arrive, but happy to be proved wrong and find that BA have contingency plans in place.
From what C-W-S has been kind enough to post, the lounge facilities don't appear too bad, though the lack of self-medicating - I mean self-pouring - booze is a bore and for First passengers or Golds on long haul to have to pay for a glass of fizz is ridiculous. Let's hope the imperfect arrangements are merely an interlude to, and not prelude of, what's to come with the move South.
Jan 5, 2016, 5:29 pm
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I share your scepticism!
From what C-W-S has been kind enough to post, the lounge facilities don't appear too bad, though the lack of self-medicating - I mean self-pouring - booze is a bore and for First passengers or Golds on long haul to have to pay for a glass of fizz is ridiculous. Let's hope the imperfect arrangements are merely an interlude to, and not prelude of, what's to come with the move South.
From what C-W-S has been kind enough to post, the lounge facilities don't appear too bad, though the lack of self-medicating - I mean self-pouring - booze is a bore and for First passengers or Golds on long haul to have to pay for a glass of fizz is ridiculous. Let's hope the imperfect arrangements are merely an interlude to, and not prelude of, what's to come with the move South.
Jan 6, 2016, 1:20 am
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BA now offering either No 1 or My Lounge at LGW North
I am at LGW North this morning. There was a bit of a queue at the lounge corridor entrance. At the desk I was offered to use either No 1 or My Lounge so it looks like they've anticipated that No 1 will be too small to house everyone!
Jan 6, 2016, 1:47 am
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Now what's the champagne situation in MyLounge?
Jan 6, 2016, 2:52 am
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Thanks for the photos CWS, I like the look of it and I love fish finger sandwiches! (You can take the lad out of the North-east but you can't take the North-east out of the lad). I have a holiday booked in March (not school holiday time) from LGW in CE and look forward to my early morning visit. I have an open mind about the situation and I'm not that fussed about the champagne issue, I'll just drink whatever is free. Cheers!
Jan 6, 2016, 3:12 am
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Can you move between the two?
Jan 7, 2016, 2:15 am
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My main criticism is that they took it too far, for example everything is served in paper cups and paper bowls (for porridge!).
If you would rather slit your wrists than hang around hipster coffee shops at the weekend then it isn't the place for you. I liked it, but I lived in East London for years and lived in (and still own) a warehouse conversion flat on the Thames, so it is up my street despite my advancing years.
Jan 7, 2016, 2:45 am
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Apologies for any tautology as did not read rest of the thread.
- When you get to the entrance to the lounges BA have a lounge service desk now. I was encouraged to go to mylounge as N01 was eceptionally busy. However no hot food in Mylounge
- N01 staff are very pleasant and welcoming
- One hot food dish per visit, order at bar, served within 5 minutes
- Bacon roll not a patch on First lounge
- It's busy and noisy (930am) but lots of space away from bar
- Some people are complaining at bar about no free champers but are paying 8 pounds
- The cold buffet is better than Galleries
- Wifi is very very slow / congested
- Limited power sockets
- When you get to the entrance to the lounges BA have a lounge service desk now. I was encouraged to go to mylounge as N01 was eceptionally busy. However no hot food in Mylounge
- N01 staff are very pleasant and welcoming
- One hot food dish per visit, order at bar, served within 5 minutes
- Bacon roll not a patch on First lounge
- It's busy and noisy (930am) but lots of space away from bar
- Some people are complaining at bar about no free champers but are paying 8 pounds
- The cold buffet is better than Galleries
- Wifi is very very slow / congested
- Limited power sockets
Last edited by JezQuiggley; Jan 7, 2016 at 3:01 am
Jan 7, 2016, 3:31 am
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I think that's only enforced if you order several items at once. If you order items with a decent gap between them then they'll keep on coming!
For the power - there are loads of sockets along the Library wall, and a long table with sockets by the office. And multiple sockets along the back of the buffet. There are a lot more sockets in No. 1 than in Galleries, probably more than twice as many.
[It's interesting about it being busy this morning - I only turned up on Tuesday in the afternoon]
For the power - there are loads of sockets along the Library wall, and a long table with sockets by the office. And multiple sockets along the back of the buffet. There are a lot more sockets in No. 1 than in Galleries, probably more than twice as many.
[It's interesting about it being busy this morning - I only turned up on Tuesday in the afternoon]
