New Aspire lounge at Edinburgh Airport now open

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• John says:

  3 Nov3 November 06:21

  “ The new Aspire lounge at Edinburgh Airport opened roughly on schedule this week – a remarkable feat given how often such projects are delayed!”

  One has to assume you’ve been PR’ed Rob

  This lounge was originally scheduled to be open in August 2019. There were a number of subsequent delays thereafter.

  In summary, your observations are wholly BS.

  • The Original David says:

    3 Nov3 November 07:06

    In the context of opening things in airports, I’d say less than 3 months late is “roughly” on schedule…

  • Chrisasaurus says:

    3 Nov3 November 09:25

    “In summary, your observations are wholly BS.”

    In terms of observations – the article wasnt written by Rob anyway, so… glass houses and all that

    • John says:

      3 Nov3 November 09:42

      Just to put this out here – there are at least two people who comment as “John”

• Froggee says:

  3 Nov3 November 06:47

  Where is the second No. 1 lounge?

  • David D says:

    3 Nov3 November 08:01

    Closed and now part of the expansion of the Wetherspoons opposite gates 8 and 9, by the old domestic arrivals exit.

  • David says:

    3 Nov3 November 08:03

    Think there’s only one. The old one closed when the new one opened in the new part of the terminal.

    • Svotty says:

      3 Nov3 November 08:30

      Been closed for yonks, pretty poor research on this article

      • Rob says:

        3 Nov3 November 10:13

        Blame me for that, not Rhys. I edited it in.

        • Dan says:

          3 Nov3 November 10:15

          Surely not more than a 15 second bit of research though, Rob?!

        • Rob says:

          3 Nov3 November 10:17

          I have been on holiday for 2 weeks so running more ‘skin of teeth’ than usual. Normal service resumes after World Travel Market!

          I was actually in EDI in May which is why I thought I was correct!

• BJ says:

  3 Nov3 November 07:44

  If it’s from the insurance or BT broadband you will need to do bacs. So far my bonus has only been an extra 1260 avios due to payout restrictions while I had been hoping for about 24,000 including bonus if everything came through.

  • BJ says:

    3 Nov3 November 08:09

    Yes; I added the insurance due to your comment yesterday. BT based on my own experience trying to pay it out yesterday.

    • Shoestring says:

      3 Nov3 November 08:27

      I checked out the easy insurances again yesterday (£2-4/ month, 6 months minimum, £100 payout) yesterday and according to the rules in theory you can’t double dip on the same consolidator/ provider combo & trust to get payout (eg going for a repeat on More Than + Beagle St). These rules are often/ usually flimsy & need testing – & whilst waiting 9 months to test it isn’t attractive, £2/ month x 6-9 isn’t exactly a big deal if you are getting life insurance paid for & could get a £100 payout.

    • Shoestring says:

      3 Nov3 November 13:26

      I guess so (BS direct) but we’re most of us talking about doing a couple of £100 MTs with different providers, 1 of which might be BS (through MT)

  • Anna says:

    3 Nov3 November 09:18

    I’m confused – I’ve had a £100 waiting to be paid out for about 6 months, do you mean this can’t be converted to avios?

    • Shoestring says:

      3 Nov3 November 09:37

      depends on the T&Cs when you signed up, I’ve had mixed success

    • Jon says:

      3 Nov3 November 09:42

      Yes, if you read the T&Cs at the bottom it lists out all of the non payout options, which now include BAEC (Avios). I had naively always assumed you could pick whatever you wanted as assumed the end company paid for the “boost” eg the extra 25% Avios.

• Optimus Prime says:

  3 Nov3 November 07:51

  OT – Vitality removing BA discounts from 13-December.

  • Rob says:

    3 Nov3 November 10:14

    Thanks.

• BJ says:

  3 Nov3 November 08:04

  1 November – 15 December according to their own website.

• Dannyrado says:

  3 Nov3 November 08:07

  OT:
  Any news on the ability to book KLM/AF with VS miles?

  • Rob says:

    3 Nov3 November 12:06

    Keeps slipping. Looking a bit more like early 2020 now. I saw Oli Byers at the Flybe management conference the other week and he wasn’t rushing to give me a new date (last time he told me September).

• Ammar says:

  3 Nov3 November 08:33

  Ot- any lounge club accepting lounges in AMS I can access on my flight back to bhx with KLM. Read about the ba lounge but and leaving from terminal 2 after a connecting flight from kuwait so not sure can use the aspire ones. Never been to AMS before so advice appreciated.

  • David D says:

    3 Nov3 November 09:04

    Likely the only one you can access is the Aspire lounge next to the BA lounge at AMS if travelling to BHX. Follow signs for Lounge 41. Can be busy if a couple of Middle East or Non Skyteam Far East flights are due to depart within 2 hours.

    • Ammar says:

      3 Nov3 November 09:59

      Thanks David. That’s helpful.

  • Charlieface says:

    3 Nov3 November 11:48

    Terminal 2 is only landside. Airside in AMS only has 2 sections, Schengen and non-Schengen (plus a small extra Schengen section, M I think, which has no lounges)

• The Original Nick says:

  3 Nov3 November 08:35

  @Harry, which provider is offering £100 for contents?

  • Shoestring says:

    3 Nov3 November 08:37

    none as far as I know!

    £100 is for life insurance, see my 08.27 – consolidator + provider combo

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