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London’s busiest airport is about to get a little more French. Air France has opened a chic new lounge at Heathrow Airport, designed to bring a refined slice of Parisian elegance to one of the world’s busiest aviation hubs.

Flying from Amsterdam Airport? This Lounge Might Be the Best £24 You'll Spend Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is one of Europe's busiest airports. That's fantastic when you're choosing destinations. Less fantastic when you're trying to find a seat near your departure gate. Thankfully, I found a much better solution. After a short seven-minute virtual queue, I was sipping a Heineken, charging my phone and watching aircraft taxi across the airfield from one of the best-value ai

British Airways calls this the Galleries Club South Lounge. I call it: The Lounge That Time Forgot. Tucked away inside Heathrow Terminal 5, somewhere between modern premium travel and a particularly ambitious Debenhams café, you'll find grey carpets, grey furniture, scrambled eggs and a giant plastic horse. Nothing says British Airways quite like a giant plastic horse. Add in the faint aroma of polyester, scrambled egg and aviation fuel drifting in from the ramp and you've

Aspire Luxe and Suite Newcastle? This was different. The geordie welcome was warmer than some five-star hotels. The cocktail tasted like a summer holiday. The Caesar salad was genuinely excellent. And somewhere between my second drink, chatting away to the brilliant lounge staff and watching Emirates passengers arrive for Dubai... I glanced up at the flight information screen and realised I'd become a little too comfortable.

According to the airport, guests will enter through a luxury five-star hotel-style reception area before stepping into a carefully designed lounge space overlooking the runway. One feature that immediately stands out is the focus on workspace. While many airport lounges simply offer a few desks tucked into a corner, the new lounge will include dedicated working areas and private booths designed specifically for business travellers.