Manchester T2 lounge - Escape or Aspire?
Oct 17, 2018, 2:09 am
#1
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Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 18
Manchester T2 lounge - Escape or Aspire?
I'm at T2 for a VS flight to Atlanta on Monday 29th. Flying Economy, but thought I might try one of the lounges before the 10.40am flight. I see both have 'reputations'...!
Is there much difference? Would anyone recommend one ahead of the other?
Is there much difference? Would anyone recommend one ahead of the other?
Oct 18, 2018, 6:44 am
#3
Ambassador: Emirates Airlines
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Manchester, UK
Posts: 18,600
Both are fine, and a bit better than their T1 & T3 counterparts. It really depends what time you get there, and how many people are with you. I've never been refused access to the Escape lounge - I just ignore the sign and ask politely, and they've always let me in (I'm generally on my own travelling for work).
Oct 31, 2018, 8:39 am
#4
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: MSP
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We were on the same flight, due to a cancellation/reroute in our case. Did you get in? We went to the regular Aspire as we were there at stupid o’clock due to our flight change (DL C+ to VS PE. Winning!!) and I believe I heard the nice young man say to his colleague that we were the last people in. It was not worth paying for but was OK as a free lounge.
Jun 24, 2019, 2:16 pm
#5
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Blue Ridge, GA
Posts: 5,502
MAN T2 Escape Lounge turned away PP cardholders today, just as it has every time.
I surrendered my card in exasperation. "Just keep it....I'm now 0/7 with partner lounges and the card is useless."
The Escape staff notified VS and had me paged at the gate to come back and pick it up. Which I ignored.
I surrendered my card in exasperation. "Just keep it....I'm now 0/7 with partner lounges and the card is useless."
The Escape staff notified VS and had me paged at the gate to come back and pick it up. Which I ignored.