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Old Jan 15, 2024 | 11:19 am
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Originally Posted by flyingcrooked
What counts as 'midweek' in the above? Also, I would have thought, say, Friday mornings were busier than midweek for EDI -- is that not the case?

FWIW I think what you're saying is overstated given my experience flying out of EDI about 15 times in the last year. A lot of these flights recently were as Star Alliance Gold, so I didn't access the lounge with Priority Pass, but it never seemed busy, e.g. loads of empty seats for example. I also had no problem entering the Aspire lounge any time I tried with PP, including Wednesday March 8, Wednesday April 12, Wednesday May 17, and Tuesday June 6 (may have been Star Gold with this last flight though, I can't quite remember when I hit it).

Agree though that EDI is very busy these days. Luckily it seems mostly to be the hard-drinking leisure travel crowd though who probably don't have lounge access.
FYI - I just checked EDI in the Priority Pass app. Both the Aspire lounges allow you to book through the App. Based on my experience at MAN, that would give you a reasonable chance of getting a lounge.
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