The new Bristol Airport lounge will still be in Priority Pass

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• Mike says:

  9 May9 May 04:04

  At some point PP, LK and DP will be totally useless unless there’s a shake up in the market. No-one wants to go find the lounge and then find they can’t get in. I’ve generally been lucky and always got in a lounge because I’ve been using my business or first class ticket at busy lounges that have been turning away card holders or I’ve used PP or LK and it’s been quiet. If lounges continue to be oversubscribed then the providers need to bifurcate their offerings; a guaranteed entry card and an available space card with appropriate pricing (and expectation).

  • Rob says:

    9 May9 May 08:26

    I’d reread that again 🙂

    You’re basically saying that no-one goes to Ibiza now because its too busy.

    • Mike says:

      9 May9 May 10:50

      I’m more saying that there’s no point in a lounge access card that doesn’t get access. If they aren’t going to guarantee access (barring acts of God), then maybe it’s time for a card that will guarantee access and a cheap one than is walk up and take your chance. Basically acknowledge the current situation. This could be a revenue generator for the lounge card companies.

      • Peter K says:

        9 May9 May 13:29

        A card that guarantees access? There is something like that already. It’s paying the lounge directly in advance. The level that Collinson would have to pay to guarantee access for every person with it would make getting a card from them too expensive to be worthwhile getting.

        • Mike says:

          9 May9 May 15:27

          Hence why I suggested two cards, obviously one would be much more premium and expensive (and guaranteeing access). AMEX may feel that a premium card for Platinum that reduces the complaints to them about lack of access and a lower card for golds that could be knocked back is a goer.

    • Vasco says:

      9 May9 May 12:24

      No one goes there anymore, it’s too crowded.

• Mmmbop says:

  9 May9 May 06:33

  I was in Bristol at the end of April. They had signs up in the old aspire lounge saying this was not the one for “on the beach”. I spoke to the woman on the desk and there was no suggestion that the lounge was going to stop being open to PP. I suspect the old aspire lounge is remaining pretty much as is, with the other previously premium lounge is turning to on the beach.

  • Chris L says:

    9 May9 May 09:00

    I doubt it….the premium lounge is tiny…more of a snug than a lounge!

• paul says:

  9 May9 May 07:06

  I no longer see any benefit to the lounge at BRS.

  It used to be handy as we’d get there early to park, check in luggage and get through security – with perhaps 2hrs in the lounge.

  However, the key airlines Easyjet and Jet2 now allow check-in and bags to be dropped the night before (by 9pm and with free parking while doing so).

  It’s far easier to do that, book a cheap hotel (if you live farther away) and avoid the queues the morning of the flight – arriving later, without being sat around as long.

• SammyJ says:

  9 May9 May 07:45

  The 1.1p Avios doesn’t seem to work at lowest levels – 1,500 Avios (the smallest amount) costs £21 (1.4p) and it seems to gradually reduce the more you buy. Think it’s somewhere in the 30k-ish range that it gets to 1.1p, I didn’t bother to work it out!

  • G says:

    9 May9 May 08:08

    Still more expensive than the IAG Avios subscription after the price rices

• No Longer Entitled says:

  9 May9 May 09:15

  If the 1903 lounge at Bristol is of the same quality as Manchester then it is very much worth the £8 premium over the Escape Lounge. Whether it is worth £45 or not is a different matter.

  Speaking of CAVU, any chance HfP could put some of it’s weight towards obtaining an exclusive article on the HfP award winning Premair and plans to reopen it, or otherwise, as air travel normalises?

• Roger says:

  9 May9 May 11:09

  I see that Amex Platinum allows access to Escape Lounges elsewhere. Does anyone know if Amex Platinum will gain access to the Bristol Escape? I also have PP but Amex may have a higher priority?

  • Rob says:

    9 May9 May 11:28

    Good question. Don’t know anyone who ever tested this – the whole thing is illogical because I think all Escape lounges are in Priority Pass anyway.

• Soso says:

  9 May9 May 12:11

  Cautionary tale about leaving your avios in your Qatar account. I got locked out of my privilege account for MONTHS at this point. Tried to get it escalated with 0 success. Their customer service is a bit of a joke so would really advise letting your avios sit there (I have 120k points there I’m not sure I will ever see again).

• Flyman says:

  9 May9 May 17:17

  Thanks for the “Bits” on buying Avios. I was about to buy a flight with Q for all my Avios plus £4k, but after reading the article I bought the difference and paid fully in Avios (plus usual charges). Saved myself £1000+

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