Originally Posted by
subject2load
Is it possible, I wonder, to somehow get to the roof of T5 and then abseil down the side of the building, directly into the lounge ......
A certain amount of effort needed (and might perhaps attract the attention of the security services) ; but could prove less complex a procedure than some of the suggestions offered so far.
There really isn't any need for facetiousness.
I merely wanted to show that is is possible to be airside with two seperate boarding passes having met conformance on both. No one is going to contact security and even if they did then you haven't broken any rule, law or contract.
Obviously you'd be nuts to do so unless there was a bloody good reason why you had to be in the BA GC lounge rather than at the F&M bar or the Aspire Lounge.
I guess if one had a substantial layover but not quite long enough to justify a trip out of the airport (say 4-5h), plenty of avios knocking around, the ability to use the e-gates and perhaps a group of friends or family already in GC (but no ability to guest) then I
might just see that someone would do it.
A couple of meals, somewhere quiet to sit/work and access to an open bar for 4-5h could well be worth £25 plus 8k avios plus 30mins of faffing around.