Aspire Executive Lounge
Belfast City Airport (BHD)
Belfast City Airport
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Make your pre-flight experience effortless, stress free, and tailored to your needs in our Aspire Belfast City Airport Lounge.
Whether you spend your time working, simply relaxing or enjoying a hot meal from our carefully selected range of dining options you will find everything you need to make your pre-flight stay with us memorable.
Not only does our Belfast City Airport lounge offer a quiet and peaceful space for all travellers to work in or relax, with our floor-to-ceiling windows, it also offers fabulous panoramic views of both runways and the iconic Titanic Dockyards of Belfast Harbour.
Work or simply relax with Aspire, your pre-flight time has never been this good.
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Duration
Up To 3 Hours
The duration of the booking prior to your 'Standard Time of Departure'
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Opening Hours
Book directly with us and you'll benefit from Aspire's guaranteed delay cover. If your flight is delayed, you can keep relaxing in comfort until your flight is ready to go* for no extra charge.
The lounge isn’t just furnished with contemporary furniture and décor, it draws its design inspiration from the beautiful Antrim and Giant’s Causeway coastlines and has been designed specifically to maximise your enjoyment and improve your pre-flight productivity.
Effortless travel is our priority.
Our Belfast City Aspire Lounge doesn’t just offer complimentary drinks and snacks, we provide a delicious range of seasonally inspired hot cooked meals too. Our lounge menu often features local or regional specialities from Belfast and the Northern Ireland region for our guests to enjoy.
Amenities
Aspire Airport Lounges are designed to make your journey a seamless one. Whether you need a space to work or want to start your journey in style you will find our Belfast Aspire Airport lounge appointed with the needs of all travellers in mind.
Stay connected with our free, high speed WiFi and enjoy a range of comfortable seating options for working, dining or relaxing, including our stylish, ergonomic lounge chairs for enjoying the superb panoramic runway view. In our Belfast Aspire lounge you can work or relax with everything you need at your fingertips.
We’ve created the right space for you, right before you travel.
Free, Super Fast WiFi
Charging Points
Senior discount (65+)
Complimentary Food & Drinks
Major Card Schemes Accepted
Complimentary Media
Runway Views
Guaranteed Flight Delay Cover
No Hidden Fees
Restrooms Available
Flight Information Screens
Business Facilities
Aspire Food & Drink
Th Aspire Lounge team take good food seriously. Each Aspire airport lounge offers a carefully curated selection of complimentary food, soft drinks and alcoholic beverages designed to satisfy every taste.
Our Belfast City Airport lounge team work with regional food and beverage specialists to bring something different to our range of high quality meals and snacks. At Belfast City Airport you will enjoy regional specialities like Irish Stew and quality bacon and sausages sourced from local butchers.
Directions
We Are Less Than 1 Minute From All Boarding Gates
After Security Checks, take the stairs or escalator to the 1st Floor and proceed through the Duty Free Shop. Continue past retail outlets and down the corridor until you see the Aspire Belfast City Airport Lounge.
For ultimate convenience, BA airbridge users can board directly from the Aspire Belfast lounge to Gate 4a.
Belfast City Airport Aspire Lounge Highlights
We don’t just create a relaxing space in our Aspire Airport Lounges, we also try and reflect aspects of the city and the local regional environment too. So our Aspire Belfast City Airport lounge design has notable artwork and contributions from local and regional artisans and craft food companies too.
Loved by our Aspire Lounge Guests:
- Floor to ceiling views of the iconic Titanic Dockyard and runways
- Tasteful local artwork and mural wallpaper, creating a relaxed ambiance
- Unique floor tile pattern in the shape of the Giants Causeway
- Our lounge carpeting, created for us by Ulster Weavers of Belfast
- Our nourishing and hearty Irish Stew, created for us by professional chefs
- Coffee roasted by the UK’s renowned coffee expert, Matthew Algie
- Our much loved Mawhinney Butcher’s fresh pork sausages and home cured bacon for breakfast
- Northern Ireland’s favourite crisps, Taytos from County Armagh
Attentive Customer Service
Our customer service team is focussed on making your stay in an Aspire Airport Lounge an exceptional one.
You will find our exemplary customer service puts your needs first so you can spend your pre-flight time relaxed, doing what you need to do before you fly. We love to help, so always ask our Belfast City Airport lounge team how we can make your stay even better. If you need any information about Belfast City Airport or the Belfast area, make sure to check in with our Belfast lounge team, they are ready to help you with your journey.
Start relaxing now with Aspire.
Aspire Senior Discount 65+
Senior travellers relax for less with our Aspire Lounge 65+ senior discount. If you meet the criteria, then be sure to take up this offer at our Belfast City Airport Lounge by simply prebooking your reservation with us. You get all the benefits of relaxing in comfort but for less with our Aspire Discount scheme.
You get all the benefits of relaxing in comfort but for less with our Aspire 65+ discount scheme.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes, you definitely can. But you must bring a few things with you to gain access.
If you’ve reserved a place at our Belfast City Airport lounge using a Dragonpass, Priority Pass or Bank cardholder scheme, you will be asked to present your card in addition to your confirmation upon arrival at the airport lounge.
Anyone who fails to provide a valid lounge access card will, unfortunately, be denied entry to the lounge.
If you have reserved for more than one person, but do not have enough credits on your card for this on the day, you will be asked to pay the walk-up price at the lounge or you will be denied entry.
Please note, you must still reserve your place in our Aspire Airport Lounges as a Dragonpass Holder, Priority Pass Holder or a similar airport lounge bank card scheme due to each lounge having a mandated person capacity.
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All travellers can choose from our range of carefully selected complimentary hot meals, light bites and snacks. We have worked closely with our food and drink partners to provide travellers with speciality local and regional products in our Aspire Belfast Lounge. You can see are sample menu here.
However long you stay with us, we want you to experience some of the excellent locally produced food and refreshments available from the Belfast region.
So you will find products like Belfast’s renowned Thompsons Teas and our fresh roasted coffee is from Europe’s best coffee roaster, Matthew Algie, and that’s official! You can read about Matthew Algie’s award winning coffee here. Matthew roasts our coffee for us right here in Northern Ireland too, so you can enjoy it bean-to-cup, just add fresh milk.
We are really proud of our Irish Stew, which is created in partnership by the professional chefs from Henderson’s Kitchens using locally sourced produce.
Our bacon and sausages are by Mawhinney Butchers of Belfast and our bread is fresh baked for you by Orrs Bakery in Belfast.
A range of complimentary soft drinks, juices and alcoholic beverages are also available. Including Bushmills Irish Whiskey, Scott’s Irish Whiskey and, of course, Guinness Stout. We’ve also made sure you have Tayto crisps to enjoy with your drinks - NI’s leading crisp brand.
Aspire Airport Lounges operate a Fit2Fly policy which means we may remind you about alcohol consumption and your compliance required to safely board your flight.
Champagne, prosecco, cocktails and in specific locations premium food offerings are also available for an additional charge – please check with our Belfast lounge team for more information.
Please always report allergies or special dietary requirements to an Aspire Lounge Team member for advice or assistance.
We do cater for vegetarian and gluten-free guests but please note we do not specifically cater for kosher, dairy-free or halal dining requirements.
Please note that some of our food items are only available at selected times of the day and alcohol will not be served to under 18s. On occasion you may be asked politely for your proof of age in order to comply with local licencing laws.
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Our Aspire Airport lounges have a relaxed 'Smart-Casual' dress code as we appreciate that all our customers want to travel in comfortable clothing.
Prohibited items include:
- Dirty clothing
- Clothing with offensive slogans or images
- Fancy/carnival dress
- Onesies
- Swimwear
- Items that bare too much flesh for a family establishment
Restricted items:
- Football tops
- Items of clothing that bear too much skin
Permitted items:
- Smart shorts (Chino Shorts/Cargo Shorts)
- Sandals
- Smart Trainers
- Non-Sport Fashion Tracksuits
- Hooded Tops
- Smart T-Shirts
- Jeans
Guests are kindly requested to adhere to the Aspire Airport Lounge dress code by ensuring they are dressed appropriately at all times.
Please refer to our Terms & Conditions for more information.
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We are less than 1 minute from the airport boarding gates.
Travellers love the convenience of our location to the boarding gates. It makes the whole process of boarding your flight less stressful and much easier. You can spend longer enjoying the fabulous views of the airport runways and the iconic Titanic Dockyards until it is time to fly.
We want your stay with us to be as relaxing and stress free as possible. If you are unsure of where you are in relation to the boarding gates then please ask one of the Belfast Aspire Lounge team members to help you.
Please note that BA Airbridge travellers can connect with ease to Gate 4 directly from this Aspire Airport Lounge.
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Yes. Our aim is to provide relaxation, comfort and good food to every traveller that needs us.
We welcome all travellers and specifically design our Aspire Lounges to accommodate the needs of all types of travellers too. In our Belfast Lounge you will find a space designed to be calming, comfortable and relaxing, including private meeting booths if you do need a preflight meeting too.
It doesn’t matter which airline you fly with or whether it is economy or first class, you are welcome in our Belfast City Airport Lounge. You will need a valid boarding pass and simply agree to our terms and conditions of entry then start relaxing.
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Our standard ‘stay time’ in an Aspire Airport Lounge is 3 hours duration prior to the scheduled departure time of your flight.
Take advantage of booking directly with us and you will automatically receive Aspire’s Guaranteed Delay Cover. This ensures you stay comfortable and stress free in our airport lounge without any additional charges until your flight is ready to board.
Please refer to our Terms & Conditions for more information.
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Our aim is to create a relaxing and stress free environment for our Belfast Aspire lounge guests to enjoy before flying. Consequently, we do not make tannoy flight announcements in our airport lounges.
We do provide all the necessary boarding and flight information on our flight information screens located around our Belfast lounge, or you can choose to track your flight information via our Aspire ‘in-lounge’ digital platform.
If in doubt, always ask an Aspire Lounge team member for help or advice and do remember to always leave enough time to get to your boarding gate from the lounge.
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The Belfast City lounge does accept children into the lounge so long as they are accompanied by a guest with a legitimate reservation. We have catered for travellers with infants and babies with a dedicated baby changing facility to ensure your privacy, comfort and ease of access.
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Stag or Hen parties are not allowed into any of our Aspire Airport Lounges.
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Yes, we allow guide dogs for the blind, hearing dogs for the deaf, medical alert dogs, and emotional support & therapy animals
Behaviour and Handling:
- Assistance animals are trained to sit or lie quietly on the floor next to their owner
- They should not wander alone or jump up on furniture or other guests
- Colleagues and other guests should not pet, feed, or distract a working service animal
Important Distinctions:
- While many airlines permit 'pets' in the cabin, pets are NOT medical aids
- Pets should always be housed in an appropriate carrier and do not have the same rights as assistance animals
- No extra charge is applied for allowing an assistance animal to enter with a guest
Note: If a service animal is out of control, aggressive, or not properly house-trained, colleagues can ask the handler to remove it from the premises.