Originally Posted by
AnonymousCoward
What is the distinction here between "no status access" and "status access"?
I've been in both the BA LHR T5 F lounge and BA JFK T7 F lounge (I'm assuming T7 is where QF108 departs from) when flying in J. I don't think the BA JFK F lounge was anything to write home about - I'd put it on par with the SIN QF/BA F lounge (except for the spa - but that's in the J area)
You are quite right -- really sub par. Which is why BA F pax don't use that lounge; they use the CCR which is much nicer. Status access gets you the "for everyone except our F pax" lounge. Luckily QF, CX and AA don't play this game with their F lounges (which actually are their best lounges). Oneworld forever (and BA keeps mumbling about pulling out from Oneworld if it buys IB).