Jun 30, 2015, 3:57 am
Last edit by: S_W_S
European BA destinations without lounge access.
As investigated by FlyerTalk's very own c-w-s. (See post.)
No lounge, and no other lounge in airport: Typically these airports also have very limited facilities airside
BGO, BIA, BIQ, CFU, CHQ, CMF, EFL, EGC, FDH, FSC, FUE, GNB, GRX, JSI, JTR, KGS, KLX, LEI, LIG, MAH, MJV, NTE, OVD, PUY (their VIP lounge isn't available to passengers), PVK, UIP, ZTH (LCY has an external lounge in a separate building, so in the CIP category).
No lounge, but vouchers provided
LPA perhaps temporarily as of 1 May 2019
No lounge for BA, but there is for other airlines / Priority Pass
ACE, CAG (see this post), CGN (route suspended), FNC, HER (lounge opening times restricted), HUY (route suspended), KRK, OLB (BA charter CE can use lounge however), OPO, NUE (lounge is airside but register landside)SKG , SPU, STR, SVQ. For RHO (see this post), TLL (route suspended).
No lounge for BA, but airport CIP lounge available
BDS (but very limited in scope, €25 online), BJV (€25 walk up fee), JMK (also PP), LCY (separate building), MPL (€18),
New routes with lounge
AAL, BIO, FLR, INV, KRK, VLC.
As investigated by FlyerTalk's very own c-w-s. (See post.)
No lounge, and no other lounge in airport: Typically these airports also have very limited facilities airside
BGO, BIA, BIQ, CFU, CHQ, CMF, EFL, EGC, FDH, FSC, FUE, GNB, GRX, JSI, JTR, KGS, KLX, LEI, LIG, MAH, MJV, NTE, OVD, PUY (their VIP lounge isn't available to passengers), PVK, UIP, ZTH (LCY has an external lounge in a separate building, so in the CIP category).
No lounge, but vouchers provided
LPA perhaps temporarily as of 1 May 2019
No lounge for BA, but there is for other airlines / Priority Pass
No lounge for BA, but airport CIP lounge available
BDS (but very limited in scope, €25 online), BJV (€25 walk up fee), JMK (also PP), LCY (separate building), MPL (€18),
New routes with lounge
AAL, BIO, FLR, INV, KRK, VLC.
BA Lounge Database | Europe
Nov 23, 2018, 3:13 pm
#751
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: UK - Hampshire & London
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Any recent reports on the Prague Menzies Lounge? I’m off to Prague in Jan to brush away the post-Christmas blues. I’m expecting a standard European contract lounge and sure it will be a come down after CX in T3!
Nov 24, 2018, 1:09 am
#752
Join Date: Sep 2016
Programs: Hilton/Diamond, BA/Gold
Posts: 158
Sure this has been mentioned, but the old BA lounge at MUC T1 has now closed. BA travellers can use the "Airport Lounge World" which is in Module B, go through security and turn left, lift or stairs to access.
Initial reactions are it's much more modern and open than the old BA lounge, better food selection (at least yesterday evening)
Initial reactions are it's much more modern and open than the old BA lounge, better food selection (at least yesterday evening)
Dec 29, 2018, 8:16 am
#753
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Jan 2, 2019, 4:22 pm
#754
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I used the Almost@Home Lounge at HEL this week because they still have a shower which the AY Lounges do not until they're finished being refurbished.
I actually found the place very comfortable to hang out at especially as it was quieter than AY's Lounge which is really small due to the refurbishment. They had some decent breads, cold cuts and cheese out as well as porridge. All alcohol is for pay.
Ahh that shower. After arriving from SIN I needed it badly.
I actually found the place very comfortable to hang out at especially as it was quieter than AY's Lounge which is really small due to the refurbishment. They had some decent breads, cold cuts and cheese out as well as porridge. All alcohol is for pay.
Ahh that shower. After arriving from SIN I needed it badly.
Jan 3, 2019, 5:09 am
#755
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Glasgow
Programs: BAEC Silver, Sixt Platinum, HHons Diamond
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I had missed your post so a visit to the TLS lounge in early December was a pleasant surprise. While downstairs is still pretty much the same, the toilets have been refurbished and upstairs has been totally transformed into a very large airy and light space with views. Catering is still the same offering as before although there were (unused) facilities for a hot buffet at the time of my visit (4pm on a Thursday). Definitely a huge and welcome improvement.
Feb 19, 2019, 12:14 am
#756
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Lincolnshire, UK
Programs: BA GGL - maybe only briefly!
Posts: 1,378
Currently in the Cathay lounge at CDG. Very similar to the AA Lounge next door with only minor food variations but more pleasant in here as it is almost empty due to flight timings. Might be worth noting in the info that the noodle bar only operates between 10:00 and 20:30.
Mar 6, 2019, 11:13 am
#757
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: MME (midway between NCL and LBA)
Programs: BA Gold, AF/KL Gold, Hilton Gold, Nordic Choice Gold
Posts: 742
TLL Tallinn
No lounge arrangement at TLL for BA passengers. Access to the airport operated Business Lounge is currently €30 per person (€7 for children aged 2 to 7). Note: BA Gold and Silver card holders travelling on AY flights are granted access to this lounge (plus 1 guest)
No lounge arrangement at TLL for BA passengers. Access to the airport operated Business Lounge is currently €30 per person (€7 for children aged 2 to 7). Note: BA Gold and Silver card holders travelling on AY flights are granted access to this lounge (plus 1 guest)
Lounge Dragon struggled to explain but clearly the "computer said no". Got in with my Priority Pass anyhow so no great issue.
A big plus for the private telephone conference rooms here - this would be a welcome addition for LHR Galleries (the worst culprits are found here in my experience).
Mar 6, 2019, 11:25 am
#758
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Just refused access to the TLL lounge. BA Gold on an AY flight number (not a BA codeshare fight) but on a 125 ticket. The AY boarding pass says that lounge access is available.
Lounge Dragon struggled to explain but clearly the "computer said no". Got in with my Priority Pass anyhow so no great issue.
A big plus for the private telephone conference rooms here - this would be a welcome addition for LHR Galleries (the worst culprits are found here in my experience).
Lounge Dragon struggled to explain but clearly the "computer said no". Got in with my Priority Pass anyhow so no great issue.
A big plus for the private telephone conference rooms here - this would be a welcome addition for LHR Galleries (the worst culprits are found here in my experience).
Mar 6, 2019, 11:36 am
#759
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: MME (midway between NCL and LBA)
Programs: BA Gold, AF/KL Gold, Hilton Gold, Nordic Choice Gold
Posts: 742
I guess it was the 125 ticket number that must have done it. It is a multi city NCL-LHR-ARN (flying in Y, BA flight numbers, BA metal) / TLL-HEL (flying in Y - no J on this flight, AY flight number, AY metal) / HEL-LHR-NCL (flying in J, both BA flight numbers, AY metal on HEL-LHR & BA metal on LHR-NCL).
The lounge is dead so no reason to refuse me (apart from dragon logic).
Mar 6, 2019, 11:38 am
#760
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Yes, on the details page on my digital BP it says "Frequent Flyer BA????????-EMERALD and underneath "Lounge Invitation WELCOME TO AIRPORT BUSINESS LOUNGE 2 PASSENGER TERMINAL SECOND FLOOR. The invitation is for 2 person(s)".
I guess it was the 125 ticket number that must have done it. It is a multi city NCL-LHR-ARN (BA flight number, BA metal) / TLL-HEL (AY flight number, AY metal) / HEL-LHR-NCL (BA flight number, AY metal on HEL-LHR & BA metal on LHR-NCL).
The lounge is dead so no reason to refuse me (apart from dragon logic).
I guess it was the 125 ticket number that must have done it. It is a multi city NCL-LHR-ARN (BA flight number, BA metal) / TLL-HEL (AY flight number, AY metal) / HEL-LHR-NCL (BA flight number, AY metal on HEL-LHR & BA metal on LHR-NCL).
The lounge is dead so no reason to refuse me (apart from dragon logic).
Mar 18, 2019, 7:22 am
#761
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: MME (midway between NCL and LBA)
Programs: BA Gold, AF/KL Gold, Hilton Gold, Nordic Choice Gold
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Originally Posted by Finnair Customer Relations
"I apologise that you could not access to lounge at the Tallinn airport on 6th March 2019. You should have had access to Tallinn Airport International Business Lounge at the Lennart Meri Airport. I sincerely apologise that access was denied from you....In recognition of the difficulties you encountered during your journey I would want to send you 2 x 20 Eur tax free vouchers. You can use the vouchers for Onboard and Pre-Order Shopping cataloques and Sky Bistro menu purchases on all Finnair flights when sales onboard, as well as the Finnair Travel Outlet Shop ( Helsinki Airport, Lentäjäntie 1, Helsinki, next to terminal 2). The voucher is valid for one year."
Mar 23, 2019, 5:20 am
#762
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Lincolnshire, UK
Programs: BA GGL - maybe only briefly!
Posts: 1,378
Which OTP Lounge?
OK, so I might be missing something or lack some understanding here. This excellent guide mentions 2 lounges at OTP and implies BA/OW access to both, whereas the OW site only mentions the Mastercard Lounge. Are they both actually available for BA pax and/or which one is recommended?
Mar 23, 2019, 7:07 am
#764
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PMI Sala Valldemossa closing for refurbishment
The Sala Valldemossa Lounge in PMI, which is closest to the A gates where BA (and all non-Schengen) flights arrive/depart, is closing for refurbishment from 01 April 2019. Reopening date not yet advertised, but would expect a couple of months closure.
Alternatives are the Sala Formentor near the D gates and Sala Mediterraneo in the C gates. Catering provision is pretty much the same in all three lounges. The alternative lounges are 5-7 mins walk further from the A gates than Valldemossa, total walk 8-12 mins from these lounges to A gates passport control (all lounges are after security but before passport control).
@Prospero - FYI
Alternatives are the Sala Formentor near the D gates and Sala Mediterraneo in the C gates. Catering provision is pretty much the same in all three lounges. The alternative lounges are 5-7 mins walk further from the A gates than Valldemossa, total walk 8-12 mins from these lounges to A gates passport control (all lounges are after security but before passport control).
@Prospero - FYI
Last edited by Oaxaca; Mar 23, 2019 at 7:29 am
Mar 23, 2019, 9:26 am
#765
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Location: Lincolnshire, UK
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