Manchester Airport Lounges

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Going away soon and want to book this, never bothered before for a number of reasons but thought might aswell give it a go, I usaully spend well more than 40 quid on ale and the airport bars are always rammed, so..Who's used them then ?? I need to know really what's the differencve between the couple they have, if we're flying from termnal 2 can we use the lounge in terminal 1 ?? also anyone got any tips for parking there for the week, possibly a hotel and park thing for the night before, cheers peeps.

[Section_31]

Hotel and car parking? Ouch, can't someone just drop you off?

[Strontium]

 

Hotel and car parking? Ouch, can't someone just drop you off?

 

Dunno about Manchester, but Liverpool Airport are even now charging just for dropping off.

 

Airports are the biggest scam merchants going, by some considerable distance.

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Yeah, we probably could get dropped off, but there's nothing better than coming out to your own car after flying from somehwere and not having to wait aorund for people. If we did the hotel thing it wouldn't be for convinience or anything, just for the sake of staying in a nice hotel and that, I was thinking it would be about 50 to park and maybe around 90 for the hotel aswell.

[Ezekiel 25:17]

 

 

Dunno about Manchester, but Liverpool Airport are even now charging just for dropping off.

 

Airports are the biggest scam merchants going, by some considerable distance.

 

 

I'd put cinemas justa bove them, but theya re fucking woeful.

[FanchesterCity]

Even from Merseyside, you'd be better getting a taxi. Most firms do airport deals.

I have friends in Southport who always get a taxi to Mcr - not that's it's proof of the best deal, but I suspect it is.

 

I think T1's the best bet - Runway Bar, but that's from memory.  None of them are really the sort of place I'd be spending 40 quids worth of beer money on.

[FanchesterCity]

Cheaper parking can be had at one of those slightly more distant massive parks, with a (provided) bus every 10 minutes... it's about about 3 minutes ride though... it's really no hassle at all. Cost is 60 a week or 75 for two weeks

[Section_31]

Yeah there's some good shuttle deals out there. Usually around 60 for drop off and pick up. Last time we priced airport parking it was in JLA and it was 20 notes for a night.

[Rico1304]

From memory I think Bewleys at the airport do deals on accommodation and parking. Give them a try.

 

As for lounges I think we paid £30 a head, you are limited on time though, I think about 3 hours before departure.

[Stu Monty]

Have you considered buying a house a £10 taxi ride from the airport?

 

No?

 

Ah well, never mind.

[Rico1304]

Have you considered buying a house a £10 taxi ride from the airport?

 

No?

 

Ah well, never mind.

Yes.

[Stu Monty]

*High fives*

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Cheers goons, we're gonna park and ride in a car park just outside which I can book through work for 42 quid, and the lounge is 18 each.

[Spy Bee]

Zeek I can borrow you a couple of free cards, PM me

[TheBitch]

Stay at chez Montagu, might help him fund some of the building work he's had done.

[Stouffer]

I love the lounge; proper challange though getting just drunk enough so they let you fly.

 

Was flying to Muscat once and I'd had a nightmare a few nights before that I had died in a plane crash; I got super wasted in the lounge as I was sitting myself.

 

Everyone thought I wouldn't be allowed on the plane. I staggered to the gate then stood bolt upright as if I was the most sober person in the world and wished the gate crew and flight attendants a good evening before calmly finding my seat.

 

To this day I'll never know how I managed it.

 

Anyways; the lounge is fucking ace and if you have one of those premium bank accounts you are often entitled free entry so check up on it.

[Section_31]

What's the score with the lounge anyway? Might look at booking the one in JLA, what do you get for your money?

[Stouffer]

Depending on the airport it's normally complimentary booze; snacks, wifi, 'papers, tv and shower facilities.

 

Some of the ones I've been to in the middle east were more luxurious than the best holidays I've had however.

[TheBitch]

I used one once, it was help yourself to warm bottles of Stella and Heineken.

[Section_31]

Free booze all the way? For 18 quid? Fuck.

[Stouffer]

I've only ever had cold beers and good spirits with nice mixers (I love a Canadian Club with a mini can of ginger).

 

It's cheaper than going to the bar in the airport even if you pay.

[Liverpool lad]

I though the Spoons in JLA was the lounge

[Red_or_Dead]

They're usually only small cans or small(ish) bottles.  There was a guy in Germany who booked a first class flight with Lufthansa (which gave him full lounge access).  Would have a meal and booze, then postpone his flight.  Did it about 15 times in total, ended up being sued though.

[Red_or_Dead]

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-02/no-free-lunch-at-lufthansa-as-court-fines-lounge-food-freeloader.html

 

 

 

[Nunavut Patrick]

I fly enough that I qualify for lounge access on Air Canada and Star Alliance but I haven't used it mainly because I loathe airports and always make sure connections are over two and under three hours.

I know myself too well that anynore than 3+ hour stopover and free drinkies is a recipe for disaster.

 

AIr Canada has free drinks on trans Atlantic and me and this Swedish lad ran the galley of beer and ended up drinking wine. We were lucky we had a young flight attendant (AC is unionized and full of skyasuaras, fucking rude old stewardesses...you are lucky if you get a female one under 55 and they are all grumpy twats) because it was over the holiday season between Dec 26-Jan 1 so we had free run on it.

 

 

I could barely stand lining up at Customs and managed to keep it together.