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Old May 27, 2019, 4:15 am
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Originally Posted by snaxmuppet
I arrived a few weeks ago to T5 and wanted to go to T5 to meet someone in the lounge but I was departing T3 and only had a T3 BP I could not get through the official channels at T5A Flight Connections they just would not let me though with a T3 BP in spite of me have 5hrs transit time.

I have to say that in spite of great efforts by c-w-s and others to explain this whole issue of switching terminals for lounge access I am still totally confused as to what is allowed, what isn't... what is possible and how and what isn't. Sorry. I also have the feeling it also depends on getting compliant staff to actually achieve it.

I have decided that for now I will stick to the lounge in the terminal for which I have a BP!
The reason is that you cannot be airside T5 without a T5 boarding pass ('Ready to Fly'), so attempting to get through security after having landed at T5 will not work. The other way (ie into T3) is possible.
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