Clinic Thread - Lounge access rules
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Had a look at the website and still not clearer in my head.
Am travelling with the GF on a flight to the US in First (thank you Chase - not starting any fights ) and happen to have a couple of freinds that are travelling on the same flight in punter class.
I have silver status, but GF has none. Will be able to invite our frinds into the lounge with us? I know I can get one in with card benefits, but not sure if we can get two.
Can anyone clairfy?
Cheers
Am travelling with the GF on a flight to the US in First (thank you Chase - not starting any fights ) and happen to have a couple of freinds that are travelling on the same flight in punter class.
I have silver status, but GF has none. Will be able to invite our frinds into the lounge with us? I know I can get one in with card benefits, but not sure if we can get two.
Can anyone clairfy?
Cheers
Just with your (one) silver card you would have been allowed into the Terraces only, and with one guest (which would be your GF).
With a boarding pass in F (of which you have two, you and GF) you are both entitled to use either the Terraces, the Flounge, or the CCR - and each of you are allowed one guest (total of two guests).
So, bottom line, there can be 4 of you in any of BA's lounges you choose - they are all accessible to you with a seat in F.
Now, whether you can walk out (and "forget" your guests inside) and reappear with new guests... is entirely a function of which lounge it is, how busy they are, whether it is the same person, and how alert everyone is.
And of your own sense of justice/nerve :-S
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#48
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That has not been my experience with BA. At Heathrow, perhaps, but not everywhere. I once arrived at SFO in J and was connecting to a Virgin America flight, which also uses the int'l terminal, so I had airside access to the BA lounge. The reaction was something very close to "What? You must be joking."
My experience (albeit limited) has been BA being more accommodating than they technically had to be (letting me use F lounge on a next-day AM connection when departing in J).
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CCR Access Question
This one is for the BAEC experts here, as I was unable to locate a clear answer to my question in the stickies and through searching.
I will be flying AUS-DFW-LHR-DXB next month. AUS-DFW-LHR will be AA segments, while LHR-DXB will, of course, be on BA. The ticket will be a paid discounted J fare (I-fare), and I will be upgrading the AA international segment to F (A-fare bucket) using SWUs.
Given that DFW-LHR is a JBA flight that is also sold as a BA codeshare, with revenue seats in the A bucket, would this be enough to allow me access to the CCR?
In order to use the SWU, the DFW-LHR segment would have to be booked as an AA flight number, but the LHR-DXB segment can be booked as either an AA or BA flight number. I understand that some here have reported being able to access the CCR based on an incoming flight in F even if the connecting departure is not in F, and I know that this is supposed to apply to BA flights only... but I wasn't sure whether the presence of the North American JBA, metal neutrality, and AA/BA codesharing on these routes had an impact on this.
I will be flying AUS-DFW-LHR-DXB next month. AUS-DFW-LHR will be AA segments, while LHR-DXB will, of course, be on BA. The ticket will be a paid discounted J fare (I-fare), and I will be upgrading the AA international segment to F (A-fare bucket) using SWUs.
Given that DFW-LHR is a JBA flight that is also sold as a BA codeshare, with revenue seats in the A bucket, would this be enough to allow me access to the CCR?
In order to use the SWU, the DFW-LHR segment would have to be booked as an AA flight number, but the LHR-DXB segment can be booked as either an AA or BA flight number. I understand that some here have reported being able to access the CCR based on an incoming flight in F even if the connecting departure is not in F, and I know that this is supposed to apply to BA flights only... but I wasn't sure whether the presence of the North American JBA, metal neutrality, and AA/BA codesharing on these routes had an impact on this.
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You will, however, get access to galleries first by virtue of your inbound flight in F.
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Thanks. I usually stop by GF anyhow, which I already have access to by virtue of my EXP/OWE status. Not that I'll miss much since it will only be a ~2 hour connection with a T3-T5 transfer thrown in.
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CCR - Can you enter on arrival from travelling First?
My itinery is DXB-LHR-MAN.
On arrival at LHR (travelling DXB to LHR in F) can I use the CCR before my flight to MAN?
Thanks
On arrival at LHR (travelling DXB to LHR in F) can I use the CCR before my flight to MAN?
Thanks
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London Heathrow Terminal 5
British Airways Galleries Arrivals Lounge
Eligible for complimentary access:
Not eligible for complimentary access:
There is no mechanism in place to pay for access into the Galleries Arrivals lounge
British Airways Galleries Arrivals Lounge
Eligible for complimentary access:
- A First or Club World passenger arriving into T5
- A BAEC Gold who has arrived into T5 on a BA operated long haul service, irrespective of class of service
- An AAdvantage Executive Platinum who has arrived into T5 on a BA operated BA/AA Joint Business transatlantic service, irrespective of class of service
Not eligible for complimentary access:
- A first or business class passenger who has arrived into T3
- An AAdvantage Executive Platinum or BAEC Gold card holder who has arrived into T3 on an AA operated flight
- A BAEC Gold or QFFF Platinum card holder who has arrived into T3 on a BA/QF operated Kangaroo service
- A category of passenger not otherwise described in the list of eligible passengers above
- Guests
There is no mechanism in place to pay for access into the Galleries Arrivals lounge
Last edited by DWFI; Aug 4, 2011 at 9:20 am
#60
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T5 to T3 transfer
I hope this is the right place to ask this.
My 78 yr-old dad is arriving in CW at T5 and then heading to T3 for flt to LIS.
I want him to experience as much as possible with a minimum of stress.
What would be the best strategy for him to take advantage of Arrivals Lounge/Spa/Galleries etc?
He has a healthy 4.5 hrs between flts.
Thanks to the experts for any tips!
My 78 yr-old dad is arriving in CW at T5 and then heading to T3 for flt to LIS.
I want him to experience as much as possible with a minimum of stress.
What would be the best strategy for him to take advantage of Arrivals Lounge/Spa/Galleries etc?
He has a healthy 4.5 hrs between flts.
Thanks to the experts for any tips!