ORK's Aspire lounge has had a
very considerable upgrade and now has:
- Full complimentary bar – soft limit of 2 alcoholic drinks per person. Guinness and Heineken are on draft, everything else is bottles.
- Barry's Tea or fancy tea, coffee machine
- Post-mix drink dispenser (self service) for Pepsi Max/Diet, Tango, and 7Up
- Choice of juices and sparking/still water
- Other soft drinks such as Fanta Lemon as well as mineral water behind the bar
- Hot food! Mornings it's Irish breakfast, pastries and cereal, rest of day a choice of 3 dishes – when I last visited it was 3 Bean stew, chicken à la king with rice, and red pesto pasta.
- Soup and bread
- Cheese, salads, and crackers
- Nice cakes of the sort that are €3 over in the food court
- afternoon tea: scones with jam & cream
- Taytos
This is considerably better than LHR Aer Lingus lounge and indeed any lounge around Ireland, and close to LHR Galleries Club for what is offered, if not for size.
Access rules remain the same – BA Silver and above flying to LHR (no guest), Aer Lingus Advantage or Aerspace fares or Silver card (no guest), Platinum or Concierge card (one guest), cardholder and guest must be flying anywhere on EI. Usual assortment of lounge passes accepted too.