Leeds Bradford Airport £100m Regeneration Programme

[Aviador]

Met a mate for a pint yesterday and he was telling me about his experience in The Avro Lounge. I don’t use the lounges myself being a pleb, but he always uses them and he travels a lot.
To say he was scathing about it would be an understatement. I must have looked incredulous because he told me to check Tripadvisor and see what others had to say. I’ve just done that and, well, dearie dearie me. How could they have got it so very wrong?
Out of 71 reviews, 68 have rated the lounge experience as terrible with a score of 1 out of 5.
Is this a temporary lounge or something?(not that that would excuse it)
Check it out yourself,

Is this because the current LBA offering is aimed at short haul holiday punters not long haul business travellers? The airport seems to refurb the lounges almost annually so if the flight offering were to change in the future I'm sure the lounge offering will change too.

 

[Cookridge resident]

Is this because the current LBA offering is aimed at short haul holiday punters not long haul business travellers? The airport seems to refurb the lounges almost annually so if the flight offering were to change in the future I'm sure the lounge offering will change too.

I genuinely don’t know. It seems very poorly thought out. The airport was responding to some of the criticisms on Tripadvisor but seems to have given up.
FWIW, my mate said the old lounges were very good although they’d started to become quite busy. Mind you, he’s a bit of a snob
Regardless, it’s not a good look for a brand new terminal. Hopefully it’s just a temporary location until the refurbishment is finished. It still shouldn’t be as poor as this though.

 

[alpha.alpha]

I don't think it matters if the airport are catering for short haul or long haul passengers. The reviews say it all. I personally think a big problem is 3 drink limit. It puts me off paying for it. Clearly the forward bookings are not strong as I've had 2 emails offering discount rates to use it.

 

[Seasider]

Can we put a stop to this, please.
It is a lot easier for members to navigate the forum if we post in the appropriate thread.

 

[SierraHotel]

Can anyone confirm whether the domestic arrivals hall is still in use as I'm due to fly in from BFS in 3 weeks time and was rather hoping to experience the new baggage hall facilities?

 

[EX9]

Domestic arrivals is still in the same place. The new area will not be open until late 2026.

 

[Bigjflo]

Not sure if it's already been reported but LBA have removed the 3 drink limit from the lounges following 'feedback'

 

[SierraHotel]

Seemingly revenue is more important than in flight safety. At least substandard rags such as the YEP will have more sensationalist material to work with.

 

[louis_walton]

Domestic arrivals is still in the same place. The new area will not be open until late 2026.

When we arrived from Dublin as a domestic arrival we walked straight into the new baggage reclaim. Not sure if it’s the same for all domestic arrivals? I just assumed that was the new norm.

 

[alpha.alpha]

Not sure if it's already been reported but LBA have removed the 3 drink limit from the lounges following 'feedback'

As they should, clearly the lack of bookings for the lounges and discounted pricing they are offering and promoting. I don't condone drunk on board an aircraft however, I don't know of the top of my head any other airport that offers this.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

As they should, clearly the lack of bookings for the lounges and discounted pricing they are offering and promoting. I don't condone drunk on board an aircraft however, I don't know of the top of my head any other airport that offers this.

Its like the 'no smoking' policy, not a bad idea but we should not be the first airport to introduce it.

 

[alpha.alpha]

As mentioned no way do I support hammered brits on board disrupting aircraft and compromising safety, some other members may disagree which is fine but its evident the lounges are not preforming as expected due to this rule, I personally wouldn't be forking out just for 3 drinks max. The lounges are an important revenue stream and an easy one for the airport. So revisiting the rules and dropping them is a sensible approach.

 

[BCFC]

And they both serve alcohol now, whereas before it was just one.

 

[alpha.alpha]

Another terminal evacuation today, could be building works or it could be the more likely vaping in the toilets (as passengers do on the AC). Causing a lot of problems, maybe these frequent events could encourage the airport to look into reopening a facility.

 

[leedslad]

I've never seen a worse TripAdvisor rating for any venue anywhere!! Literally the worst reviews (almost all 1*) I've ever seen.

 

[BCFC]

I've never seen a worse TripAdvisor rating for any venue anywhere!! Literally the worst reviews (almost all 1*) I've ever seen.

The old ones were awful but the new ones seem even worse. I have a Priority Pass where I can go in most airport lounges free but not at LBA, the knock you £13 off the price. Ridiculous. We are flying to FAO on the 2nd Sept at 17:00 and I’ll be having something to eat and drink anywhere but those lounges.

 

[Snackbar]

It’s like the 'no smoking' policy, not a bad idea but we should not be the first airport to introduce it.

LBA isn’t - plenty of UK airports don’t have smoking areas after security….https://www.aph.com/community/holidays/can-i-smoke-cigarettes-e-cigarettes-gatwick-heathrow-manchester-birmingham-major-uk-airports-details/amp/

 

[LBAYORKIE]

LBA isn’t - plenty of UK airports don’t have smoking areas after security….https://www.aph.com/community/holidays/can-i-smoke-cigarettes-e-cigarettes-gatwick-heathrow-manchester-birmingham-major-uk-airports-details/amp/

Leeds is a smoking free airport. There will be no smoking lounges before OR after security.

 

[Snackbar]

The old ones were awful but the new ones seem even worse. I have a Priority Pass where I can go in most airport lounges free but not at LBA, the knock you £13 off the price. Ridiculous. We are flying to FAO on the 2nd Sept at 17:00 and I’ll be having something to eat and drink anywhere but those lounges.

The Avro lounge is free - or it is on my Dragon Pass app. You only have to pay a fee if you want to make a reservation…..That said I find most of the lounges on Dragon and Priority passes fairly poor even the ones at LHR…Always packed and the food isn’t usually up to much so tend not to bother with them anymore.

Leeds is a smoking free airport. There will be no smoking lounges before OR after security.

You can still go outside and smoke before security. https://www.leedsbradfordairport.co... one designated,allowed on board the aircraft.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

The Avro lounge is free - or it is on my Dragon Pass app. You only have to pay a fee if you want to make a reservation…..That said I find most of the lounges on Dragon and Priority passes fairly poor even the ones at LHR…Always packed and the food isn’t usually up to much so tend not to bother with them anymore.


You can still go outside and smoke before security. https://www.leedsbradfordairport.co.uk/at-the-airport/facilities/smoking#:~:text=There is only one designated,allowed on board the aircraft.

I believe that was removed when phase 2 was started.