The lounge itself doesn’t really feel first class, and the buffet options are also a bit average. Judge for yourself….














Gentleman’s facilities

View from the lounge


The portion sizes of the baked beans always amuse me, they clearly don’t get many Geordies visiting , based on my experience in the Newcastle lounge all of the AA bean pots would make half an average serving

Some of the other things I like about this lounge is that the free pour Moët is situated immediately on entry, it is your welcome to the lounge, alongside the sweetie stall. I believe that pre-Covid they used to provide little sweetie bags on the sweetie stall for people to fill up, it feels a shame that they don’t do that any longer. I may have snaffled a couple of sherbet lemons for later!





Another facet to the lounge is the at seat dining area where there are a dozen or so tables for two, and this is where I came for my morning pancakes and maple syrup.






One final observation on the AA first lounge, the staff are unfailingly pleasant and apparently cheerful, not something I expect to say about the BA lounge when we visit later!

And on that note it’s time to enjoy the fizz and the coffee for a little while before wandering off. Next stop, eventually, BA first lounge.