rty

I will be flying southwest airlines and will have an 2 to 3 hours layover at BWI. Will I be able to get to the lounge without having to go through TSA again after going to the lounge?

mia

Post 64 in this thread mentions that you would have to clear security. The post is from 2017, leaving open the possibility of change:

Using Priority Pass when flying WN

Drummer

There is no airside connection between Terminal D (where The Lounge is) and A-B-C (where Southwest is). A-B-C are all connected airside.

ekozie

I don't see a newer thread on this lounge, but I may end up at BWI this week and the PP site says the following:

Anyone have any more information or know if this is even accurate?

HockeyCoachBen

The Club BWI has been closed for quite some time (since early May, I believe). Saw a post yesterday saying it’s scheduled to re-open on June 30th but don’t know how accurate that is.

DELee

Being discussed over in the Mid-Atlantic Forum as well:

Former Baltimore Airspace Lounge reopened as The Club BWI May 2017

David

gnetwerker

and it's closed again, with plastic over the doors and a ladder inside. I'd guess staff, but who knows. There's "Club Chesapeake" but it closes at 4pm to Priority Pass members (presumably to make way for Intl pax).

HockeyCoachBen

The Club at BWI is re-opening in less than a week (either June 30 or July 1). They had major plumbing and water issues. So I doubt there will be any expansion but I hope so.

Club Chesapeake is owned by British Airways and run by a management company on BA's behalf. I suspect that's why they were recently re-added back to Priority Pass as part of the other BA lounges that were added as well.

I hope both lounges remain as options for us PP users at BWI in the D/E concourse. It's always nice to have choice!

ccna101

I am heading back on 7/4 so I will update : I hope they fix the darn coffee machine ?! and add showers (!).

Club Chesapeake is PP-allowed ? nice, I will check it out if time permit .

EV-

HockeyCoachBen

Was just in The Club on Sunday morning, 7/24 and the coffee machine was only partially working. Some selections were labeled as out of stock. And the only thing new about The Club was some new carpet and paint/wallpaper. Apparently. the airport utilities in the ceiling above the lounge had a major rupture and flooded The Club overnight hence the sudden closure in June.

Made the trek over to E to visit this lounge just to say I did. Very disappointing. Had to ring the doorbell several times then knock on the door to be let in. I was the only person in the lounge for well over an hour with 2-3 staff members watching tv. No bar service and limited drink selection. Had to get an employee to turn the coffee machine on. Extremely limited food to speak of...packaged muffins, potato chips and a couple pieces of fruit. The info provided on the PP app is just plain wrong. There is no alcohol available any time of day for PP as per the employee on duty. PP app says otherwise. The furniture was old, stained and some chairs had ripped fabric. The table next to the chair that I sat in clearly had a soda spilled on it that no one every cleaned up and now its just a waxy coating on the table. Men's restroom entrance is directly across from the kitchen and when I entered the door was propped open, I attempted to close the door and the employee in the kitchen just yelled "leave the door open, please". Very awkward!

My favorite part of the lounge...in the "library"/business center there were a couple computers that weren't turned on but the best part of the area was a giant chest freezer in the middle of the floor, plugged in and buzzing away. I looked inside and it was empty.

Just a really strange lounge all around!

ccna101

I agreed with CoachBen, it is nice to see the only -decent- PP lounge in the area open: the food and booze were decent...

I will be back in the area next week: hope will check back with the same service.

EV-

mikena

is it still possible? (Flying from A-B-C and using lounge in D). Is the lounge open?