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Old Aug 4, 2019, 12:13 pm
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EDI lounge closed due to flood
On the LHR flight tonight and gone to the lounge and told it is closed but they are giving out £30 vouchers in place of this to use in any of the retailers apart from superdrug in the terminal.

Thought this was pretty generous.

Looks as if it’ll be closed for a number of days
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Old Aug 4, 2019, 12:33 pm
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The irony. I've been there eight times in the last nine weeks. My flight this coming week is with....FlyMaybe, so I can't use it anyway. Must be fate....
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Old Aug 4, 2019, 12:40 pm
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What is it with BA and lounge flooding? I see these threads very often. Try googling Flood Flyertalk and you'll see what I mean.
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Old Aug 4, 2019, 12:42 pm
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What is it with BA and lounge flooding? I see these threads very often. Try googling Flooding Flyertalk and you'll see what I mean.
This one is a roof leak so I’d assume this fault will sit with the airport and I suspect BA will be billing them for the vouchers they’re giving out
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Old Aug 4, 2019, 1:26 pm
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There was quite heavy thunderstorms in central Scotland today. I believe Edinburgh shut for arrivals for around 30 minutes around 3pm.

Not much BA can do about this and I would think that the generosity is due to what they can claw back from the airport (If I'm being cynical).
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Old Aug 4, 2019, 1:46 pm
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Originally Posted by ScottEdin


This one is a roof leak so I’d assume this fault will sit with the airport and I suspect BA will be billing them for the vouchers they’re giving out
That explains why it's £30. If it was BA's fault, it would be £10.
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Old Aug 4, 2019, 5:02 pm
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Why can they not be used at Superdrug?!
(Just curious)
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Old Aug 4, 2019, 5:08 pm
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£30 seems a ridiculously high amount to me. A miscommunication perhaps?
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Old Aug 4, 2019, 5:22 pm
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Why can they not be used at Superdrug?!
(Just curious)
No idea, just what the lounge team told me when I got it
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Old Aug 4, 2019, 5:24 pm
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£30 seems a ridiculously high amount to me. A miscommunication perhaps?
I thought it was really high too but it seemed to be an automated voucher they printed off the system onto a boarding card. Looks as if it was some sort of drop down menu to get it after they scanned my boarding pass
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Old Aug 4, 2019, 5:41 pm
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Originally Posted by HIDDY
£30 seems a ridiculously high amount to me. A miscommunication perhaps?
Can GGLs still guest five?
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Old Aug 4, 2019, 11:50 pm
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Is there someplace in the airport that sells good champagne?
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Old Aug 5, 2019, 12:55 am
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This is interesting - flying back to London tomorrow night and would be great to get a £30 voucher given I wouldn't be spending too much time in the lounge anyways. On the other hand, with the festival I'm sure the concourse will be heaving!
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Old Aug 5, 2019, 1:39 am
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Originally Posted by MSPeconomist
Is there someplace in the airport that sells good champagne?

hi.

there is a champagne bar airside ( flutes and tails iirc)
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Old Aug 5, 2019, 1:42 am
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Originally Posted by The _Banking_Scot
hi.

there is a champagne bar airside ( flutes and tails iirc)
but have not tried it . There are a couple of priority pass lounges ( aspire and no1) which might be useful but paid for champagne. Lounges could be busy
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