Hi all,

A friend is flying out of MAN to see us in a month. I thought about getting her lounge access at MAN.

I've usually flown out of MAN Terminal's 1 and 3 having visited the BA, Escape and Aspire lounges in their relevant terminals. However, she'll be flying out of Terminal 2 with VS where I've never flown out of before from memory.

Which is better in Manchester Termain 2? The Escape Lounge or the Aspire Lounge?

I presume it is hard to define 'better' so I'll have a go based on the following dimensions:

• Atmosphere (e.g. is one more crowded?)
• Views? (runway rather than car park, so more of a T3 Escape Lounge than a T1 Escape Lounge!)
• Food and Alcohol (I assume Escape will be like T2 and T3 around 1pm)
• Difficulty of access (no accessibility requirements but I don't know if one is further from gates than others)
• Boarding announcements - she is flying with Virgin Atlantic. Presumably VS have a contract with one of these lounges and therefore in-lounge boarding announcements are made for VS flights?

Any thoughts, I would be grateful! Usually, I'd side with Escape > Aspire but some Aspire lounges have been done up recently.