Originally Posted by
jlemon
First, a quick question....
Are the shower facilities in the North & South Galleries lounges in T5 at LHR open?
And now some additional information along with a further enquiry....
We shall be arriving into LHR in business class on AA from DFW with a scheduled arrival time at T3 of 6:20 am. We'll then be connecting to a BA flight from T5 to Rome in business class with a scheduled departure time of 9:35 am. Thus, we'll have three hours and 15 minutes to make our connection from T3 to T5.
I would dearly love to take a quick shower before we board our flight to FCO. However, my experience with the Galleries lounges in T5 is they tend to be rather busy. And if the shower facilities are open, perhaps I might have to wait a bit before one becomes available.
Your thoughts and advice are much appreciated.
if your flight arrives on time I would be tempted to pass immigration and go landside at T3 and use the AA arrivals lounge. You can have a shower and a decent breakfast there.
You then catch the hex to T5 and come in through fast track security to catch your connection and not have to worry about getting a shower at T5.
Interestingly, the T5B lounge showers are apparently open again.