Aspire Executive Lounge
Johannesburg O R Tambo Airport (JNB)
O R Tambo International Airport
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Relax in style in our Aspire Lounge at O R Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, which has been designed to optimise your comfort and make your journey effortless and stress free before you fly.
Our Aspire Lounge at Johannesburg Airport features tasteful wooden furniture and panelling throughout the lounge, with artwork of the African bush and claypot ornaments adding warmth and texture to the ambiance of the lounge. Soft lighting creates a relaxing atmosphere and highlights the natural colours and tones often found in the South African landscape.
It has a range of seriously comfortable seating options for individuals, small groups and families to relax in, including sleep pods and blankets, and is the ideal place to get some pre‑flight work completed too. Aspire travellers also enjoy a range of carefully selected complimentary hot dishes, light bites and snacks, as well as a choice of international beers and South African wines.
Whether you spend your time working, simply relaxing or enjoying a hot meal from our carefully selected range of menu options, you will find everything you need to make your stay at the Aspire Airport Lounge at O R Tambo International Airport an enjoyable one.
Work or simply relax with Aspire, your pre-flight time has never been this good.
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Duration
Up to 4 hours
The duration of the booking prior to your 'Standard Time of Departure'.
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Opening Hours
Every traveller knows that flight delays can be part of their journey, and having to leave the comfort of your airport lounge is incredibly disruptive and inconvenient.
Book directly with us and you’ll benefit from Aspire’s guaranteed delay cover. If your flight is delayed you can stay in our Aspire Lounge in Johannesburg’s O R Tambo Airport for no additional charge, you keep relaxing in comfort until your flight is ready to go.
Keeping you comfortable is what we do.
Our Aspire Lounge in Johannesburg is designed to help you relax, with seriously comfortable seating and a range of furniture settings to suit your pre-flight needs, whether that’s enjoying a meal, working or simply relaxing.
Travellers of all types will enjoy the calming ambiance and comfort levels of our Aspire Johannesburg lounge. With unlimited access to our WiFi network, excellent food and seriously refined comfort, our Aspire Lounge at O R Tambo Airport will leave you feeling refreshed and relaxed before you fly.
The Aspire Lounge in Johannesburg Airport offers you a range of carefully selected hot dishes, light bites and snacks designed to satisfy the tastes of all Aspire travellers. With a range of dining seating options, all Aspire travellers can dine in comfort whether you are travelling in a small group or individually.
Amenities
Aspire Airport Lounges are designed to make your journey a seamless one.
Our Aspire Lounge at O. R. Tambo International Airport doesn’t just offer a high level of comfort, it’s designed to help you stay productive before you fly. There’s a range of seating for individual work, sleeping pods for those who need a quiet rest, charging points throughout the lounge, and unlimited WiFi so you can catch up on emails, social media or entertainment.
We’ve created the right space for you, right before you travel.
Free, Super Fast WiFi
Charging Points
Complimentary Food & Drinks
Major Card Schemes Accepted
Guaranteed Flight Delay Cover
Free Cancellations and Amends
Complimentary Media
Restrooms Available
Flight Information Screens
Aspire Food & Drink
Aspire Airport Lounge teams are serious about good food. Each Aspire Airport Lounge offers a thoughtful selection of complimentary hot dishes, soft drinks and alcoholic beverages to give all travellers a true variety of dining options when they visit us.
Directions
We are Approximately 2-10 minutes from All Gates
After clearing Security, pass through into the Duty Free Mall.
Follow signs for Gates 7-30, keep walking straight through the Duty Free area.
As you approach the main escalator that leads down to the International Pier, you will find the Aspire Lounge at O R Tambo International Airport just before the start of the escalator, on your left side.
Aspire Lounge at O R Tambo International Airport Highlights
We design each Aspire Airport Lounge to put you at ease with our tasteful furniture settings and contemporary décor, often highlighting local landmarks and artworks.
Our Aspire Johannesburg Lounge in Tambo International Airport has all the features you need to make sure you stay comfortable and relaxed before you fly. We offer extremely comfortable seating, with sleeping pods for those guests that need a peaceful rest, and quiet spaces that are convenient for catching up on some pre-flight work.
Aspire travellers can enjoy a range of hot and cold dishes, and our wines are chosen for us by our wine experts, Nicholson Smiths, giving Aspire travellers the chance to enjoy a taste of regional South African wines.
Loved by our Aspire OR Tambo Lounge Guests:
- Fabulous coffee supplied by Le Fleur Café
- Sleeping pods with blankets
- Views of airport apron and aircraft services
- Individual work space seating options
- Two large tables for families or group meetings
- Very comfortable lounge seating
Aspire Lounges, making you more comfortable while you travel.
Attentive Customer Service
Our customer service team is focussed on your needs and making your stay in an Aspire Airport Lounge an outstanding one.
You will find our excellent O R Tambo Airport Lounge team puts you first, so you spend your pre-flight time staying relaxed and comfortable, doing what you need to do.
We love to help, so always ask our Aspire Lounge team members in Johannesburg Airport how we can make your stay even better.
Start relaxing now with Aspire.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes, you can. But you must bring a few things with you to gain access.
If you’ve reserved a place at the Aspire Lounge in O R Tambo International Airport and you are currently a Dragonpass Holder, Priority Pass Holder or some other 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 Aspire Airport Lounge at O R Tambo International Airport.
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 recognised Airport lounge bank card scheme due to each lounge having a mandated person capacity.
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We offer all travellers in our Aspire Lounge at Johannesburg’s O R Tambo Airport a range of carefully selected hot and cold dishes, light bites and snacks. You will find regional South African wines, international beers and spirits and range of complimentary soft drinks, juices and non- alcoholic beverages are also available.
Our coffee is from one of Johannesburg’s finest cafes, found in the Oxford Precinct, Le Fleur Café.
Aspire Airport Lounges operates a Fit2Fly policy which means we may remind you about alcohol consumption and your compliance required to safely board your flight.
Please always report allergies or special dietary requirements to an Aspire Lounge Team member for advice or assistance.
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 politely asked to show proof of your age, in line with local licencing laws.
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Our priority is to locate our Aspire airport lounges close to airline boarding gates to optimise convenience and time for our travellers. It makes the whole process of boarding your flight easier and stress free so you can spend more time enjoying the amenities in our Aspire Lounge at O R Tambo International Airport.
Gates A1-A10 – usually around 2-5 minutes
Gates A11-A30 – usually around 5-10 minutes
Times will vary depending on how much luggage you have, your travelling party and your individual health.
Directions:
After clearing Security, pass through into the Duty Free Mall.
Follow signs for Gates 7-30, keep walking straight through the Duty Free area.
As you approach the main escalator that leads down to International Pier, you will find the Aspire Lounge at O R Tambo International Airport just before the start of the escalator, on your left side.
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 Aspire Lounge team members to help you.
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Yes. We believe all travellers deserve a good meal, good food and a seriously comfortable seat.
We welcome all travellers and specifically design our Aspire Lounges to accommodate the needs of all types of travellers too. In our Aspire Lounge at O R Tambo International Airport, you will find seriously comfortable seating and dining arrangements to suit individuals, families and small groups.
There is a variety of very comfortable quiet spaces to get pre-flight work done, sleeping pods for those in need of a quiet rest, or take in the views of aircraft and airport operations
It doesn’t matter which airline you fly with or whether it is economy or first class, you are welcome in our Aspire Lounge at Johannesburg’s O R Tambo International Airport. 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 this Aspire Lounge is 4 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.
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Our aim is to create a relaxing and stress free environment for Aspire travellers at our O R Tambo International Airport Lounge. 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 in the Aspire Lounge at Tambo International Airport, 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 our Aspire Lounge at O R Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg.
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The Aspire Lounge in Johannesburg’s O R Tambo International Airport does accept children but they must be accompanied by an adult guest with a legitimate lounge reservation.
Baby changing facilities are also inside the lounge for your convenience.
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Yes, the Aspire Lounge at O R Tambo has exclusive in-lounge toilets for Aspire guests only.
We have also catered for those travellers with babies and infants by providing baby changing facilities for your comfort and ease.
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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.
This means we do allow items that are not typically associated with smart casual wear. You can travel comfortably in clothing such as: Smart shorts (Chino Shorts / Cargo Shorts), Sandals, Smart Trainers, Non-Sport Fashion Tracksuits, Hooded Tops, Smart T-Shirts, Jeans etc.
We don’t allow clothing such as (but not limited to); Vest tops for men, Football / Rugby Team Shirts, Clothing with offensive slogans, baseball caps, tour shirts, fancy dress or onesies
Guests are kindly requested to adhere to the Aspire Airport Lounge dress code by ensuring they are dressed appropriately at all times.