An update on the cost of the three new Leeds Bradford Airport lounges

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Last week I wrote about the the three new lounges which were about to open at Leeds Bradford International Airport.

Full details are on the airport website here where you can also book.

You have:

The Yorkshire Lounge £24.95 adults, £15.95 children (3-11)

Treat yourself to our leisure lounge
Sit back and enjoy the runway view
Delicious snack menu
Open bar serving soft drinks, wine, beers and spirits
Selection of speciality teas, Yorkshire Tea and Fair Trade coffee
Relax and unwind with newspapers and magazines

The White Rose Suite £29.95 adults, £21.95 children (3-11)

A relaxing retreat for business and leisure
Enjoy the excellent runway view
Barista coffee made to order, selection of speciality teas and Yorkshire Tea
Freshly prepared buffet food
Open bar serving wines, local craft beers and premium spirits
Relax and unwind with newspapers and magazines
Dedicated washroom

The 1432 Runway Club £34.95 adults, £27.95 children (3-11)

A first-class lounge experience
Admire superb runway views
Made to order hot food menu including local speciality pies and cheese boards
Premium drinks range including Prosecco, quality wines, spirits and local craft beer
Selection of Fair Trade coffees, speciality teas and Yorkshire Tea
Relax and unwind with newspapers, magazines and television
Dedicated washroom

The photographs here (click to enlarge) were sent in by three different readers and show The White Rose Suite. This is the Priority Pass / Lounge Club lounge – interestingly, they are using the ‘middle’ one in terms of pricing.

The feedback so far is average – “nice furniture”, “sterile”, “much bigger than before”, “very quiet”, “tiny toilets”, “run of the mill food”, “table too close together”, “not the best quality”, “sawdust smell”, “only a couple of plugs”, “extremely sad and dry bacon rolls”.

It is certainly nothing to convince me that The White Rose Suite is worth £30 cash. It is still early days though.

You can pre-book for cash for on the Leeds Bradford website here.

Getting airport lounge access for free from a credit card

How to get FREE airport lounge access via UK credit cards (December 2021)

As a reminder, here are the three options to get FREE airport lounge access via a credit or charge card:

The Platinum Card from American Express

30,000 points and an unbeatable set of travel benefits – for a fee Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express comes with two free Priority Pass cards, one for you and one for a supplementary cardholder. Each card admits two so a family of four gets in free. You get access to all 1,300 lounges in the Priority Pass network – search it here.

You also get access to Plaza Premium, Delta and Eurostar lounges. Our American Express Platinum review is here. You can apply here.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & two airport lounge passes Read our full review

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold is FREE for the first year. It comes with a Priority Pass card loaded with two free visits to any Priority Pass lounge – see the list here.

Additional lounge visits are charged at £20. You get two more free visits for every year you keep the card.

There is no annual fee for Amex Gold in Year 1 and you get a 20,000 points sign-up bonus. Full details are in our American Express Preferred Rewards Gold review here.

HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard

A huge bonus, but only available to HSBC Premier clients Read our full review

HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard gets you get a free LoungeKey card, allowing you access to the LoungeKey network. Guests are charged at £20 although it may be cheaper to pay £60 for a supplementary credit card for your partner.

The card has a fee of £195 and there are strict financial requirements to become a HSBC Premier customer. Full details are in my HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard review.

PS. You can find all of HfP’s UK airport lounge reviews – and we’ve been to most of them – indexed here.

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S says:

17 Apr17 April 03:34

re LBA lounges. Do they take Priority Pass?
- Rob says:
  
  17 Apr17 April 07:32
  
  Read the article!
  - KP says:
    
    17 Apr17 April 07:37
    
    Rob it’ll be good to add that BA-G/OWE &CE get the White Rose and BA-S/OWS get the Yorkshire Lounge
    - Alexis says:
      
      17 Apr17 April 09:39
      
      That’s not what I have heard. AL BA J or OWS/OWE passengers get the WRS.
    - Alexis says:
      
      17 Apr17 April 09:40
      
      In fact I can confirm that is the case, the WRS for all BA passengers. I spoke to a BA SCH yesterday who was in there and was directed to the WRS.
      - Rob says:
        
        17 Apr17 April 11:01
        
        Thanks
  - LB says:
    
    17 Apr17 April 07:57
    
    Does the lounge have a sawdust smell Rob ;).
    - Rob says:
      
      17 Apr17 April 08:10
      
      It did last Wed apparently!
C says:

17 Apr17 April 03:36

OT: Thank you very much for the advice yesterday re: overbooked flight from Dubai. At the airport, BA confirmed they had oversold CW as well and that some passengers would have to be put in the 1:30am overnight. No upgrades from WT to CW and only £250 compensation per head, presented as a take it or leave it. Is statutory comp not €600 for a delay of what would be 18 hours? Thanks again.
- Rob says:
  
  17 Apr17 April 07:31
  
  You get Euro 600 EU261 too.
- Charlie says:
  
  17 Apr17 April 09:25
  
  Yes, but be prepared to fight to get BA to follow the law (though sometimes they pay in days when filling in their online claim form). As Rob says 600 Euro per person should be result.
- Doug M says:
  
  17 Apr17 April 15:38
  
  You always take what they offer, it doesn’t impact your statutory rights under 261.
kk says:

17 Apr17 April 04:59

they say only for singaporeans…….. not sure if they would eventually check lol
- kk says:
  
  17 Apr17 April 05:00
  
  … and foreigners. never mind.
  - Hugh says:
    
    17 Apr17 April 08:08
    
    Seems a bit ambiguous, if its open to foreigners surely that is everyone who meets the other criteria!
    - Sam G says:
      
      17 Apr17 April 08:38
      
      The way it is worded I think their intention is for it to be open for foreigners resident in Singapore (we are still referred to as foreigners, you don’t become a resident in local speak until you get permanent resident) – but they’ve worded it incorrectly
      - Rob says:
        
        17 Apr17 April 11:04
        
        No. I was emailed by the hotel and the competition is open to anyone globally. The press release calls it “a world-wide competition”.
    - Kenneth says:
      
      17 Apr17 April 13:46
      
      ‘Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents, and foreigners who are at least 21 years old.’.
      
      It should be read as:
      1) Singapore Citizens;
      2) Singapore Permanent Residents; and
      3) foreigners who are at least 21 years old.
      
      My interpretation is that it is open to Singapore citizens and Permanent Residents of any age, and foreigners who are at the age of 21 or above.
      - Rob says:
        
        17 Apr17 April 13:47
        
        It is. The original press release was very clear.
- Alan says:
  
  20 Apr20 April 22:08
  
  Must be for everyone otherwise they wouldn’t have country drop down for address with lots of countries listed 😉
Londonbus says:

17 Apr17 April 06:46

The prospect of the Yorkshire Lounge reminds me of Hale and Pace – and Yorkshire Airlines..
- TripRep says:
  
  17 Apr17 April 07:14
  
  Thanks for that had forgotten that gem, v amusing, how did I forget mushy peas, presumably the lounge will have a soup container filled with them.
  
  Here’s the Hale & Pace sketch, well worth 2mins for a good giggle…
  https://youtu.be/zgifactcoj8
  - Mike says:
    
    17 Apr17 April 07:22
    
    Thank you so much for brightening my morning with the Yorkshire airlines sketch – fabulous
TripRep says:

17 Apr17 April 07:08

Ay Up, waats al this will t’Yorkshire laange?

Conjures up images of bread dipping, yorky puds, etc. Dress code flat cap mandatory, whippet n pigeons optional.

Fun aside good to see it has more selection, the food could be very good, but I wonder just how much will really be sourced locally, will be interesting to see future feedback.
Dougie Forde says:

17 Apr17 April 08:13

Competition doesn’t ask for IHG Rewards number – is that important?
- Chris says:
  
  17 Apr17 April 09:00
  
  It also says it is only for non rewards club members but that you will be signed up as a condition of entering. ( after you have gone to the trouble of filling the entire form in)
  
  Boo hiss. I’ve entered anyway and I’ll see if they sign me up again or if they are clever enough to see that my details match.
  - Chris R says:
    
    17 Apr17 April 09:04
    
    Not quite. It says “if not already a member……..”
- Chris R says:
  
  17 Apr17 April 09:02
  
  I’m guessing if you were to win, they’d ask for it !
  The T&Cs say you need to sign up of not already a member.
kk says:

17 Apr17 April 10:52

IS THERE A WAY TO ENTER A DATE (In the IHG promotion) WITOUT CLICKING LIKE AN IDIOT 120 TIMES?
- Rob says:
  
  17 Apr17 April 11:07
  
  No 🙂
  - Memesweeper says:
    
    17 Apr17 April 12:25
    
    Might want to correct the ‘30 seconds’ estimate above!
    
    If any HFPers win and don’t take the two free days let me know — happy to oblige 🙂
    - pixielott46 says:
      
      17 Apr17 April 13:17
      
      my 98 yo gran with parkinsons has applied faster!
  - Alan says:
    
    20 Apr20 April 22:09
    
    good way to cut down applications 😀
Olly says:

17 Apr17 April 14:56

I have done the multiple clicks to get to the right date but I can’t get the form to submit! Have tried phone and desktop. Unless it submits it without any confirmation message or anything?
- Peter K says:
  
  17 Apr17 April 17:24
  
  It tells you when you submit in a small pop-up box at the top of the page.