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LHR / London Heathrow Int'l. Airport British Airways Galleries First and Galleries Club Lounges (Terminal 3)
Link to aa.com information for LHR.
Link to LHR website.
Link to oneworld website Lounge Access and Lounge Finder tool
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)
#16
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: SFO, LON
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, Bonvoy Tit, Hilton Dia etc etc
Posts: 2,354
That chicken pic you posted in the BA forum is indeed diabolical. When I go back to what is on offer these days in the GF lounges, drinks aside, I am not sure I wouldn't be happier nibbling in the FL
Which I suppose is the point of all this exercise on the part of BA
#17
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: BOS
Programs: Recovering AA flyer, LT PLT 2.6 MM
Posts: 1,543
Having flown BA for 25 years, becoming a US flyer when BA partnered with them and then an AA flyer when they switched, I cannot get out of my head the association between BA lounges and little packets of Walker's biscuits.
#18
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: BOS
Programs: Recovering AA flyer, LT PLT 2.6 MM
Posts: 1,543
The entitlement matrix is here.
Follow the second column down to the Elemis Travel Spa and BA Arrivals Lounge rows.
Last edited by sinanju; Aug 18, 2013 at 9:45 am Reason: Edited link based on Prospero's correction. Thanks!
#19
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club, Iberia Airlines, Airport Lounges and Environmentally Friendly Travel
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: London, UK
Posts: 22,200
Politely ask them to look at their rule book. OW Emeralds have T5 arrival and Elemis Spa access when arriving on long haul flights marketed and operated by BA.
The entitlement matrix is here.
Follow the second column down to the Elemis Travel Spa and BA Arrivals Lounge rows.
The entitlement matrix is here.
Follow the second column down to the Elemis Travel Spa and BA Arrivals Lounge rows.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...uidelines.html
#20
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: SFO, LON
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, Bonvoy Tit, Hilton Dia etc etc
Posts: 2,354
Should have been clearer: I have been allowed use of the Spa when traveling Long Haul BA, but not when traveling with or connecting from an AA as more typically happens when I am in T3. Appreciate the clarification that the BA access applies regardless of class of service on BA.
#21
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: DCA | DEN
Programs: AA EXP/2.9mm | Marriott LT Titanium 1.6k nights | NEXUS
Posts: 981
I haven't been back there since December, but definitely yes at that time. Champagne , especially.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...idated-61.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...idated-61.html
#22
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: SBA
Programs: UA & AA 1 million miler
Posts: 1,134
I will be on AA 136, arrive at LHR term 3 @ 2:15pm, and then connect to CDG on BA from term 5.
It seems both AA/BA arrival lounge close at 2pm, so I can't use both. my choises are Galleries Club Lounge/Galleries First at term 5? Is that right?
It seems both AA/BA arrival lounge close at 2pm, so I can't use both. my choises are Galleries Club Lounge/Galleries First at term 5? Is that right?
#23
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Austin
Programs: AA EXP +2MM- LT PLT! HH Diamond
Posts: 6,074
P.S. The showers sound funny, almost like gurgling, but otherwise just fine.
#26
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: SFO, LON
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, Bonvoy Tit, Hilton Dia etc etc
Posts: 2,354
Because we have no interest in trying something inferior just to try it when there are known better options available. The food/drink in the BA F lounge fit the way we eat better than the other places (noodles, while they can be tasty, just don't work for us from a healthful eating standpoint). So, we just stay with the best option for us rather than traipsing about to lounges of less quality (for our tastes).
In our case, that's way.
Cheers.
In our case, that's way.
Cheers.
Champagne in the BA GF is transitioning to lesser known brands, such as Castelnau, for both the rose and the regular, apparently. When I was there this last week both times it was Castelnau Rose, but still the Taittinger 2005 as well. LPGS is a distant memory.
And the last BA LH flight (to BKK) will leave T3 soon, too. That being the case I wonder how long this lounge will remain for T3 in its current form. Certainly the BA flights now are fewer and fewer ...
#28
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They have in the past.
Originally Posted by nologic
Do they serve JW Bule is this lounge?
#29
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BOS/OAK
Programs: AA EXP, UA 2P
Posts: 35
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?
As an aside, does anyone happen to know BA's standby policy in case I get tired of the Galleries F Lounge (yeah, right) and want to catch BA1452?
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?
As an aside, does anyone happen to know BA's standby policy in case I get tired of the Galleries F Lounge (yeah, right) and want to catch BA1452?
#30
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: SFO
Posts: 1,746