Executive Lounge

I have been offered 2 tickets totalling 拢36 for the executive lounge at Manchester airport which includes drinks and snacks.

Has anyone ever used this and is it worth it, or should I just stay in the departure lounge with the rest of the peasants?!?

Executive Lounge

The lounges are great but I think the going rate is about 拢18 - so the deal you have got there is no great shakes.

I have been in the BMI lounge at manchester many times and it is well away from the noise and excitement of departures.

Drinks, snacks, tv, papers, magazines and quiet. They call you for your flight and you walk back into it refreshed. When you have paid a lot for your flight and holiday accommodation the cost of the lounge is comparitively cheap and a great way to start.

You have got to get to the airport hours and hours before your departure so spending that time in a lounge is a good idea.

Executive Lounge

I haven%26#39;t used Manchester, but I%26#39;ve used Heathrow %26amp; Gatwick, it%26#39;s a nice start to your holiday, so much more peaceful than waiting in departures. Free drinks %26amp; snacks help too!

We usually fly business so the lounge is a nice perk but we%26#39;d never pay. We don%26#39;t think it%26#39;s worth it.

agree with Vegas here :-)

we have used the lounge at Manchester 3 times and would def consider it a worthwhile expense ... it is a way to chill a bit before your flight and not have to deal with all the noise and chaos of the terminal which can really set your nerves on edge - not a great mood to start a 9 hour flight in ..

i figure with what you have already spent its nothing and it makes you feel just that little bit more pampered which, lets face it, we could all do with a bit more of on our holidays as that few weeks a year is pretty important to recharge!

hope you have a great holiday either way!

angela

Guess the difference for us is considering what the lounge used to be before people could buy their way in. It%26#39;s taken a dive.

You are so posh IOWA.

You mean it was OKin the lounges before the poor people could buy their way into your lounge. No wonder the decor has suffered.

Oh! darling, I so understand!!!

Crumb I think both lounges at Manchester for the long haul flights are good and they seem in good nick to me. The BA lounge is also very good in the other terminal.

Lounges are okay but now a days most airlines allow check in on line and that cuts down on your time at the airport. We travelled Continental to TPA via EWR in December and by the time we had droppped the bags in and cleared security it was straight down to the plane. Bit like catching a bus and no hassles. Obviously depends on how you get to the airport and wether you want to %26#39;mooch%26#39; around the shops. We didn%26#39;t and arrived 90 mins before the flight and clear path no problems no waiting..

Thanks guys, think I%26#39;ll book the lounge. I agree 拢36 is nothing, so might as well enjoy myself a bit!

Spatan is lucky. I am usually there 3 hours before because I thought that was the rule. I do check in on line but that saves nothing for me.

I think you have made a wise choice Crumb. If you see IOWA there please take great care to proceed with manners and decorum - we do not want to lower standards any further for the travellers in First Claaarss.

IOWA will the one with the monogram Mulberry hold all (with leather piping).

I may feel the need to trash the lounge and spray graffitti!