Can I guest someone for a meeting in T5 arrivals lounge
As a GGL, I am wondering if I guest someone for a meeting in the arrivals lounge? I cannot find a reference to this not being allowed.
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Edit! Yes you are allowed one guest, but they must be a oneworld (maybe even BA?) traveller.
There is always Costas at North Terminal departures, a favourite meeting place for BA staff, also the Sofitel has many seating areas. |
Originally Posted by corporate-wage-slave
(Post 20691318)
I am afraid no guests are allowed in Arrivals, I don't think even Prems are allowed guests there.
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Originally Posted by economyman
(Post 20691326)
GGL's are 100% allowed one guest in arrivals. My question is whether that could be someone who didn't travel that day?
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Originally Posted by corporate-wage-slave
(Post 20691318)
Edit! Yes you are allowed one guest, but they must be a oneworld (maybe even BA?) traveller.
There is always Costas at North Terminal departures, a favourite meeting place for BA staff, also the Sofitel has many seating areas. Failing access to the lounge, is Costa nice enough for a comfortable 1 hour meeting or would the Sofitel be a much better choice? |
Originally Posted by economyman
(Post 20691347)
Failing access to the lounge, is Costa nice enough for a comfortable 1 hour meeting or would the Sofitel be a much better choice?
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If you have a choice over your flights and arrival terminal, then the AA Arrivals Lounge in T3 is more friendly to guests, though of course it is not as nice of a lounge, especially compared to the sitting-in-F options at T5 arrivals. Although guests aren't allowed into the T3 lounge, which is good as I wouldn't want it to fill up, they do have a nice waiting area for guests / drivers just to the right after the entrance. If you need to meet someone they will usually let you sit there with them and may offer your guest a cup of tea or coffee while they wait.
Quite a contrast to BA arrivals where they made a colleague's wife stand in the corridor until he was out of the shower :rolleyes: |
Originally Posted by corporate-wage-slave
(Post 20691318)
Edit! Yes you are allowed one guest, but they must be a oneworld (maybe even BA?) traveller.
Do TLV/CAI/etc count as long haul now, if you want to schlep over from T1? |
Originally Posted by economyman
(Post 20691326)
My question is whether that could be someone who didn't travel that day?
(I talked nicely to the lounge guardian on entry, and was quite prepared to go elsewhere but they let it happen. At the time I was GGL, and he CCR if that makes a difference) |
Originally Posted by paulwuk
(Post 20691420)
Do TLV/CAI/etc count as long haul now, if you want to schlep over from T1?
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Originally Posted by economyman
(Post 20691326)
GGL's are 100% allowed one guest in arrivals. My question is whether that could be someone who didn't travel that day?
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Originally Posted by economyman
(Post 20691463)
I have plenty of time so I could make my way over to T5.
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Originally Posted by corporate-wage-slave
(Post 20691318)
There is always Costas at North Terminal departures, a favourite meeting place for BA staff, also the Sofitel has many seating areas.
The only landside Costa at T5 is on the arrivals level, and has a view of the car park. |
Originally Posted by Genius1
(Post 20692293)
I think you mean the Caffe Nero at the Northern end of T5 check-in, overlooking the North runway?
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Starbucks: green, bad coffee
Nero: blue, good drinks, OK food, slow service Costa: feels cheap, IME quite dirty In London you've got all three one next to the other - that's how I sort them :D |
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