Amenities, from 14 metrics
Main Terminal at Southampton Airport (SOU) has 1 lounge. Served by Aer Lingus, easyJet, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Loganair, TUI Airways.
- Lounges
- 1 open
- Best rated
- The Spitfire Lounge
- Airlines
- 5
- Details checked
- Not yet
Lounges
Best-rated lounge in Main Terminal
The Spitfire Lounge2.1
Amenity ratings
Security speed, bag delivery, the walk to your gate, and the rest of terminal life, each scored 1–5.
What a 5 means for each metric
- Security speed
- through the checkpoint in minutes, even at peak
- Check-in & bag drop
- short lines, plenty of kiosks, quick bag drop
- Baggage delivery
- bags on the belt by the time you reach it
- Walk to gates
- short walks, moving walkways where it's long
- Signage & wayfinding
- clear signs, easy to find your gate
- Cleanliness
- spotless floors, restrooms, and seating
- Food & drink
- real restaurants and good coffee, not just kiosks
- Shopping
- useful shops, not only duty-free perfume
- Wi-Fi
- free, fast, no captive-portal hassle
- Gate seating
- comfortable seats with power at every gate
- Power outlets
- outlets and USB at most seats
- Quiet
- no blaring announcements or gate-area chaos
- Restrooms
- clean, plentiful, never a queue
- Accessibility
- step-free routes, help easy to find
Airlines served
Quick answers
How many lounges are in Main Terminal at Southampton Airport?
Lounge Frog lists 1 lounge in Main Terminal at Southampton Airport (SOU): The Spitfire Lounge.
Which airlines fly from Main Terminal at Southampton Airport?
Aer Lingus, easyJet, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Loganair and TUI Airways fly from Main Terminal at Southampton Airport (SOU).
What is the best lounge in Main Terminal?
The highest-rated lounge in Main Terminal at Southampton Airport (SOU) on Lounge Frog is The Spitfire Lounge, at 2.1 out of 5.
Is Main Terminal a good terminal?
Lounge Frog rates Main Terminal at SOU 2.3 out of 5 overall, the average of 14 editorial metrics such as security speed and bag delivery.
Traveller reviews
What people who've been say. One review each; you can update yours.
Coverage
In the news
Independent reporting and primary sources used to keep this page accurate.
- The News (Portsmouth)
Expansion plans for Southampton Airport revealed with new passenger lounges helping to turbocharge its growth
- Time Out
This tiny English airport is getting new flights from the UK's biggest regional airline
- Time Out
Tui is returning to one of the UK's 'best' airports for the first time in 15 years
News
News about SOU Main Terminal
- Ranking
The 10 worst airport lounges in Europe: 2026
Lisbon's ANA Lounge sits alone at the bottom. The other nine are close together, and most have a better room at the same airport.
- Ranking
The 10 worst airport lounges in the UK and Ireland: 2026
Southampton's Spitfire Lounge rates 2.1, the lowest in either country. Most of the rest are crowded regional rooms that score between 2.6 and 2.9.
NewseasyJet adds five UK routes for summer 2027, led by a daily Southampton–Edinburgh flight
Southampton gets Edinburgh, Malaga and La Rochelle, while Gatwick adds Cagliari and Luton adds Rennes. Here is the schedule, and where to wait at each airport.