EDI lounge closed due to flood
Aug 5, 2019, 3:16 am
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It is only £15 for other oneworld airline passengers, the meanies.
The lounge reception area is still open, so those on HBO can collect their vouchers there or deal with out reservation enquiries. They also have put some newspapers out for collection too. The staff there said, deploying some edinbourgeois scepticism, that it may reopen tomorrow Tuesday. There is damage to the carpets, but the main concern is to the electrical wiring in the roof area.
Still, the No. 1 Lounge, which was in the old BA lounge, has now shifted over to above gate 16 and now has runway views. Entrance with Priority Pass. There is a new Aspire lounge coming soon too.
The lounge reception area is still open, so those on HBO can collect their vouchers there or deal with out reservation enquiries. They also have put some newspapers out for collection too. The staff there said, deploying some edinbourgeois scepticism, that it may reopen tomorrow Tuesday. There is damage to the carpets, but the main concern is to the electrical wiring in the roof area.
Still, the No. 1 Lounge, which was in the old BA lounge, has now shifted over to above gate 16 and now has runway views. Entrance with Priority Pass. There is a new Aspire lounge coming soon too.
Aug 5, 2019, 3:43 am
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Aug 7, 2019, 10:31 am
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The BA lounge has now re-opened for business.
Aug 7, 2019, 10:35 am
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Aug 7, 2019, 12:38 pm
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Aug 7, 2019, 1:01 pm
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Aug 7, 2019, 1:45 pm
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You will know the tarpaulin style roof to the tram station. The rainfall was so loud under it that people had to cover their ears. And it's not totally drip proof either.
Aug 7, 2019, 3:53 pm
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Wow! That was some rain.
Here in Falkirk it turned out to be a nice late evening and sunset.
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Aug 7, 2019, 3:54 pm
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Not sure how the lounge has fared this evening after the downpours but no road acces to the airport for a while due to flooding. The tram was operating but the 100 bus had to terminate before the roundabout.