Feb 20, 2013, 3:09 pm
Last edit by: Genius1
London Heathrow Terminal 3 Landside Level 2
American Airlines Arrivals Lounge (Please note this is not a oneworld lounge)
Location: LANDSIDE. Exit to the right after Terminal 3 Immigration and the Customs Hall, and take the stairs or elevator / lift (faces forex bureaux) to Level 2.
Hours: 6:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (reduced hours - 2022)
Amenities:
See post #180 by CMK10 and post #291 by Genius1 for photos.
Access criteria
Arrivals Lounge One-Day Passes are available for purchase for USD $90 + VAT to all other passengers* flying to London Heathrow upon arrival.
For further details
Link to LHR airport information on aa.com
Link to LHR airport website
Link to oneworld website Lounge Access and Lounge Finder tool
Older or obsolete posts through the August 2016 Arrivals Lounge reopening have been archived to ARCHIVE: LHR / London Heathrow Int'l. Apt. Terminal 3 AA Arrivals Lounge
American Airlines Arrivals Lounge (Please note this is not a oneworld lounge)
Location: LANDSIDE. Exit to the right after Terminal 3 Immigration and the Customs Hall, and take the stairs or elevator / lift (faces forex bureaux) to Level 2.
Hours: 6:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (reduced hours - 2022)
Amenities:
- 29 shower suites with C.O. Bigelow products
- Hair dryers
- Valet ironing service
- Dental & shaving kits (by request)
- Full breakfast & lunch buffet
- Coffee, espresso & champagne (on request) bar
- Wi-Fi
- Temporary baggage stowage (while one visits)
- Business Centre with individual workstations
- Daily newspapers
See post #180 by CMK10 and post #291 by Genius1 for photos.
Access criteria
- First and Business Class passengers arriving on American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, and Qantas
- AAdvantage® Executive Platinum (including ConciergeKey)
- Access available for qualifying individuals only (no guests)
- Customers traveling on airline industry non-revenue tickets are not eligible for access without the purchase of an Arrivals Lounge Day Pass
Arrivals Lounge One-Day Passes are available for purchase for USD $90 + VAT to all other passengers* flying to London Heathrow upon arrival.
For further details
Link to LHR airport information on aa.com
Link to LHR airport website
Link to oneworld website Lounge Access and Lounge Finder tool
Older or obsolete posts through the August 2016 Arrivals Lounge reopening have been archived to ARCHIVE: LHR / London Heathrow Int'l. Apt. Terminal 3 AA Arrivals Lounge
LHR / London Heathrow Airport AA Arrivals Lounge (master thread)
Dec 2, 2017, 3:29 pm
#137
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Good news is I switched to flight 50 so I now arrive at 9:30. The bad news is that after further convo with said date it appears she is flying to Sydney the day before. 
Dec 28, 2017, 12:41 pm
#138
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What is Lunch Like at AA LHR Arrivals Lounge?
Going to arrive around lunch time and plan on stopping by anyway, but wondering if the lunch offerings are worth planning on eating there, or moving on into the city? On the AA site they mention both a buffet, and a "a la carte menu", but without any sample descriptions.
I know that I could find much nicer options once having checked into our central London hotel, but then it would be a late lunch and already have dinner plans so trying to space them out.
I know that I could find much nicer options once having checked into our central London hotel, but then it would be a late lunch and already have dinner plans so trying to space them out.
Dec 28, 2017, 2:06 pm
#139
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Going to arrive around lunch time and plan on stopping by anyway, but wondering if the lunch offerings are worth planning on eating there, or moving on into the city? On the AA site they mention both a buffet, and a "a la carte menu", but without any sample descriptions.
I know that I could find much nicer options once having checked into our central London hotel, but then it would be a late lunch and already have dinner plans so trying to space them out.
I know that I could find much nicer options once having checked into our central London hotel, but then it would be a late lunch and already have dinner plans so trying to space them out.
The post-TATL shower was well worth the stop for me.
Jan 1, 2018, 9:54 pm
#141
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 476
Going to arrive around lunch time and plan on stopping by anyway, but wondering if the lunch offerings are worth planning on eating there, or moving on into the city? On the AA site they mention both a buffet, and a "a la carte menu", but without any sample descriptions.
I know that I could find much nicer options once having checked into our central London hotel, but then it would be a late lunch and already have dinner plans so trying to space them out.
I know that I could find much nicer options once having checked into our central London hotel, but then it would be a late lunch and already have dinner plans so trying to space them out.
There are plenty of pictures of the menus in this review:
LHR: London Heathrow American Airlines Arrivals Lounge
Don't miss you free booze too if so inclined: decent bloody mary, and champagne to follow.
Jan 2, 2018, 12:31 pm
#142
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It's definitely more breakfast-y, other than the chicken curry & rice, and some pita & Mediterranean spreads and cheese/charcuterie they had during my June visit (don't recall pasta though). The a la carte menu then only had eggs benedict, protein pancakes, bacon or sausage butty, organic porridge, and a soup of the day (after 10:30am).
It's pretty good for lounge food, and certainly enough to tide yourself over until dinner.
It's pretty good for lounge food, and certainly enough to tide yourself over until dinner.
Jan 21, 2018, 10:47 am
#143
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LHR Arrivals lounge - how crowded in the morning?
Typically, is there a long wait for the showers at the AA arrivals lounge at LHR?
I am arriving at 6:20 AM, which I believe is the first American arrival into Heathrow. But BA pax can also use the arrivals lounge, correct?
I am arriving at 6:20 AM, which I believe is the first American arrival into Heathrow. But BA pax can also use the arrivals lounge, correct?
Jan 21, 2018, 11:01 am
#145
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It’s not apt to be busy at that time of day.
We have merged your query into the existing thread. /Moderator
May 8, 2018, 4:09 am
#150
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Isn't there a volume control and a channel selector, on the wall just beside the entry door?