Blue Lounge

ANA Lounge in T1 replaced Blue Lounge as the BA/AA contract space

Blue Lounge in Lisbon T1 mostly lives on in reviews as the “before” picture. Regular BA and AA flyers on FlyerTalk point to the ANA Lounge upgrade as a clear step up from the old Blue Lounge setup those airlines used in Terminal 1.

This Blue Lounge is an independent lounge in T1, not tied to TAP, BA, or AA. It sits airside in the main Terminal 1 departures area, serving assorted contract passengers and paid-access users while ANA Lounge now handles most premium BA/AA traffic.

Hours for independent lounges at LIS T1 typically track the main bank of departures from around 05:00 to late evening, but check your exact flight time in Terminal 1 because schedules shift with season and demand.

The key data point: one BA/AA regular on FlyerTalk calls ANA Lounge “a big improvement on the previous offering from the Blue Lounge,” which signals weaker comfort, food or seating here compared with the newer ANA space in T1.

Prices to buy-in at independent lounges at LIS commonly sit in the €30–€45 range for about 3 hours, so if you’re paying cash at Terminal 1, compare that against grabbing a €12–€15 meal and a drink in the public T1 restaurants instead.

Don’t expect premium Champagne or made-to-order dishes in Blue Lounge; think basic self-serve snacks, simple cold items, and house wine or beer that line up with contract-lounge standards elsewhere in Europe rather than flagship offerings in Terminal 1.

What regulars do: BA and AA frequent flyers now steer straight to ANA Lounge in T1 when their ticket or status allows, and they reference abandoning the previous Blue Lounge option as soon as ANA opened for their flights.

Watch out for: if your boarding pass lists ANA Lounge and a staff member at Terminal 1 tries to redirect you to Blue, double-check the contract printed on your BA or AA document at the gate before accepting the switch.

The practical play: in T1 at LIS, use Blue Lounge only if it’s the only option your card or ticket unlocks, otherwise walk the extra few minutes toward ANA Lounge and treat Blue as the backup, not the target.