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LHR / London Heathrow Int'l. Airport British Airways Galleries First and Galleries Club Lounges (Terminal 3)
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British Airways Galleries First and Galleries Club Lounges
LOCATION: Departure level after Passport Control, Terminal 3, located at Zone F
NOTE: Access to First Class Lounges is restricted to Emerald members or those travelling in First Class.
HOURS: 05:00 until last departure.
AMENITIES:
LOCATION: Departure level after Passport Control, Terminal 3, located at Zone F
NOTE: Access to First Class Lounges is restricted to Emerald members or those travelling in First Class.
HOURS: 05:00 until last departure.
AMENITIES:
- Complimentary WiFi
- Flat screen TVs
- Private shower suites
- Premium liquor, beer and wine
- Meal service throughout the day
- Computers with Internet access
Links to other LHR Terminal 3 oneworld Lounges threads:
[b]Also in the BAEC forum, see:[b]
(Thanks to jerry a. laska)
For lounge information about oneworld lounges for oneworld passengers departing Terminals 1 and 5, please see the BAEC Forum BA Lounge Database Dashboard for the United Kingdom here and / or the oneworld Lounge Access and Locator here.
[b]Also in the BAEC forum, see:[b]
(Thanks to jerry a. laska)
List of oneworld Airlines and Terminals at London Heathrow
List of oneworld airlines using LHR Terminal 3:Other oneworld airlines use:
List of oneworld airlines using LHR Terminal 3:
- American Airlines and US Airways
- British Airways (limited short hauls)
- Cathay Pacific
- Finnair
- Japan Airlines
- Qantas
- Royal Jordanian
- Terminal 1 - TAM, some British Airways
- Terminal 4 - Malaysia Airways and Qatar Airways
- Terminal 5 - most British Airways, all Iberia
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LHR / London Heathrow Int'l. T3 BA First & Galleries Club Lounges (master thread)
#31
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Also, ben78, you are correct, no Elemis SPA access - in theory. I have to say that these days with no Aussie flights going anymore from T3 the SPA looks a forlorn and empty place, so they may just be grateful for the work, so I'd give it a go and see what happens
#32
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I'm flying AA 136 LAX-LHR tomorrow in J and connecting to BA1454 (marketed as AA6696) LHR-EDI out of T5.
Am I correct in surmising that I won't be allowed into the Elemis Spa even though I'm OW Emerald and flew in J because the flight was AA-operated? Or will my connecting (single-cabin) flight on BA be sufficient combined with OW Emerald to get me in?
Am I correct in surmising that I won't be allowed into the Elemis Spa even though I'm OW Emerald and flew in J because the flight was AA-operated? Or will my connecting (single-cabin) flight on BA be sufficient combined with OW Emerald to get me in?
Arriving in AA J will allow you to access Galleries Club in Terminal 5 AND I assume also showers at Elemis SPA (only showers, nothing else).
Your oneworld Emerald status grants you access to Galleries First and for sure showers at Elemis SPA (only showers, nothing else).
#33
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: California
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You are incorrect.
Arriving in AA J will allow you to access Galleries Club in Terminal 5 AND I assume also showers at Elemis SPA (only showers, nothing else).
Your oneworld Emerald status grants you access to Galleries First and for sure showers at Elemis SPA (only showers, nothing else).
Arriving in AA J will allow you to access Galleries Club in Terminal 5 AND I assume also showers at Elemis SPA (only showers, nothing else).
Your oneworld Emerald status grants you access to Galleries First and for sure showers at Elemis SPA (only showers, nothing else).
#35
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#36
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Any other spa use required one to be flying in BA business or better. OW Emerald connecting from AA J to BA intra-Europe flight was a no go.
Bacon butty no longer on the GF menu but the waitress was happy to get one anyway. The lounge was completely empty when we arrived about 6:35 am but was filling up by the time we left 40 minutes later.
#37
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The lack of bacon butties has shattered my world though... I'm starting to wonder whether the mileage game is worth it now!
#38
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Location: London
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I fly LHR-LAX out of T3 on AA next week (first AA transatlantic in many years), and hadn't been planning to bother with the AC, but if it means a less painful experience at the gate than that which has been discussed recently on this forum then it would probably be worth my while...
#39
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Mildly OT, but when you refer to doing security check in the AC/FL, do you mean that you can address all the security theatre questions with the agents in the club rather than the security team at the gate area?
I fly LHR-LAX out of T3 on AA next week (first AA transatlantic in many years), and hadn't been planning to bother with the AC, but if it means a less painful experience at the gate than that which has been discussed recently on this forum then it would probably be worth my while...
I fly LHR-LAX out of T3 on AA next week (first AA transatlantic in many years), and hadn't been planning to bother with the AC, but if it means a less painful experience at the gate than that which has been discussed recently on this forum then it would probably be worth my while...
That said, secondary screenings at the gate can still happen.
#40
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This has been my experience. I never go to the transfer desks, always the AC. One side benefit is that I have done this so much with the same guy that last time he recognized his handwriting on the stickers on my passport and skipped the questions altogether!
#41
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#42
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#43
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#44
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#45
Join Date: Jun 2005
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Our intra-Europe BA flight arrives in the early afternoon in T3 and we depart the next morning on AA back to the US (less than 24 hours later). We will be entering the UK and spending the night in London. However, our upgrades back to the US still have not cleared. Assuming they still haven't cleared when we arrive at LHR I want to stop by the AC to make sure all is in order and find out where we are in the queue.
Will we be able to go through security, etc as though I was a normal transit connection, visit the AC, then go from there to immigration? I assume BA will have provided us our AA BPs when we check in at WAW.
Will we be able to go through security, etc as though I was a normal transit connection, visit the AC, then go from there to immigration? I assume BA will have provided us our AA BPs when we check in at WAW.