Welcome to the Aer Lingus lounge thread.
Let's start with some information. Aer Lingus operates but three of its own lounges, which are located at Dublin (DUB) terminal 2, London Heathrow (LHR) terminal 2, and New York (JFK). However, arrangements are in place at many other airports served by Aer Lingus to accommodate eligible passengers in lounges operated by other airlines, ground handlers, or the airport itself.
A full list of lounges which Aer Lingus passengers may use is available at
http://www.aerlingus.com/goldcircle/lounges/
In all cases lounge access gained via a frequent flyer scheme must be evidenced by presentation of an in-date plastic card or other evidence such as app screen. And as in all cases of things Irish, this is applied with glorious inconsistency
People entitled to lounge access are those travelling on Aer Lingus and falling into one of the following categories:
- AerClub Concierge or Platinum members plus one guest
- AerClub Silver members
- Bank of Ireland Aer Lingus Gold Visa Business cardholders plus one guest
- Passengers travelling on an EI Advantage or AerSpace Fare (within Europe), on presentation of their lounge access email. Note that this means the fare described on EI's website as such, and may not incorporate fully flexible tickets purchased via other channels.
- Passengers travelling in EI Business Class (trans-atlantic). This includes access at Dublin having arrived in business class with an onward connection, and should include access at European airports with an onward connection in business.
- Passengers who have purchased lounge access when booking or using Manage My Booking (available at a limited number of locations), on presentation of their email receipt
Officially, guests (where allowed) must be on the same flight. This may not be enforced in practice.
Although Aer Lingus codeshares with United on a number of routes, Star Alliance membership does not grant access to Aer Lingus lounges.
Some lounges have additional access permissions, and where relevant these will be noted adjacent to the particular lounge's details.