Originally Posted by layz

I don't think anyone has mentioned it, but the Aspire lounge is the former BA lounge (and ex-bmi lounge if you remember that far back) and former Aspire lounges combined. Just before covid BA handed over management to Aspire and it was originally continued to be run as a separate BA lounge next to the Aspire. After covid it was decided to merge and refurbish the lounges.
The BA lounge in Newcastle is similar. The space the BA lounge used to occupy has been taken over by Aspire and now what was an awful Aspire lounge has been refurbished into one of the best. In Amsterdam there was also a BA lounge next to an Aspire lounge, a bit of jiggling of space was needed but now the BA lounge has been replaced by a larger oneworld lounge next to a smaller Aspire lounge (but I believe but managed by Aspire).