Bad news - BA's NCL lounge reportedly to close permanently
Aug 5, 2022, 9:11 am
#332
Join Date: May 2022
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Yes back to what it was pre covid with fridges and better food options.
Aug 5, 2022, 9:18 am
#333
Join Date: Jul 2014
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I agree that it’s a downgrade for BA but I am still amazed this thread continues to jump to the top of the forum.
Aug 7, 2022, 9:18 am
#335
Join Date: Jul 2018
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Visited the Aspire lounge today. Courtesy of Club Europe tickets. Entry to Plus was available by means of paying a £15/person surcharge. We didn't bother and the normal lounge was OK. No queues for the bar, plenty food and relatively clean - except for the toilets.
Aug 7, 2022, 9:25 am
#336
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Plus, what happens when you've got status and in CE?
Aug 7, 2022, 11:23 am
#337
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We now seem to have competing accounts of whether Club Europe passengers are given free access to the Plus side. I suspect they are just making it up. I wonder what BA pays for.
Aug 7, 2022, 12:05 pm
#338
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The person in the lounge was back and forth asking someone else. I tried my best but she wouldn't budge.
Aug 7, 2022, 12:29 pm
#339
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Also, if the staff member was going back and forwards checking, they clearly didn't kno, so could be a case of total confusion.
Aug 7, 2022, 1:43 pm
#340
Join Date: Jul 2015
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I would rather BA pay eligible customers a tenner for a beer and a Boots meal deal than fork out for this dungeon. Plus or non-plus, it’s an awful lounge.
Aug 9, 2022, 2:13 am
#341
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Aug 9, 2022, 3:07 am
#342
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Aug 9, 2022, 12:44 pm
#343
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As a regular at Wetherspoon's myself I'm certainly not meaning to cast any aspersions! Hell even at airport prices I think I'd rather a substantial voucher for there than access to most lounges.
Aug 14, 2022, 7:07 am
#344
Join Date: Sep 2017
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As another update - we've just been told that BA don't pay for the plus side anymore & been directed to the main lounge.
Whole place is like a zoo.
Whole place is like a zoo.
Aug 14, 2022, 7:33 am
#345
Join Date: Jul 2015
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Better to stay upstairs in the main terminal. That may also be like a zoo, but at least it’s a bigger zoo with plenty of natural light and good views of the apron, despite lack of seating. If the non-plus side is chronically bad, I would be tempted to buy food and drinks upstairs and send BA the bill.