Originally Posted by
warreng
I think it's a nice gesture from BA for flights operating out of smaller airports with no lounge facilities. At Rotterdam, for example, BA gives Emerald/CE passengers a gift card for the restaurant in the departures terminal. After a night of drinking in The Hague an egg and bacon panini and barista-made espresso on BA is very welcome indeed.
Never understood why a "voucher" is a nice gesture. You're paying for this as part of your ticket price. I would prefer that the fares are adjusted to the fact that there is no lounge instead of locking me in to use some nasty airport cafe.