Can I guest someone for a meeting in T5 arrivals lounge
May 3, 2013, 1:38 am
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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.
May 3, 2013, 1:42 am
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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.
There is always Costas at North Terminal departures, a favourite meeting place for BA staff, also the Sofitel has many seating areas.
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May 3, 2013, 1:49 am
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May 3, 2013, 1:54 am
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Yes, sorry I misadvised in the first version since corrected! They are very tight on guests there, due to space concerns, that I can't see them allowing non travellers through, they have to scan boarding passes to let them in.
May 3, 2013, 1:57 am
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Failing access to the lounge, is Costa nice enough for a comfortable 1 hour meeting or would the Sofitel be a much better choice?
May 3, 2013, 2:01 am
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If it is a casual meeting then Costas is easy to find, has a great view of the runway, and has a variety of seating arrangements (but the window seats are a premium). However you can be overheard there, and there's a bit of clattering going on. So the Sofitel is better for a more formal discussion, and there are lots of different places (e.g. the Zen garden and the salon de th) for a more private discussion.
May 3, 2013, 2:08 am
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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
Quite a contrast to BA arrivals where they made a colleague's wife stand in the corridor until he was out of the shower
May 3, 2013, 2:34 am
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May 3, 2013, 2:40 am
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(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)
May 3, 2013, 2:58 am
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So now the question is where to meet at T1. I have plenty of time so I could make my way over to T5.
May 3, 2013, 3:37 am
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May 3, 2013, 7:41 am
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The only landside Costa at T5 is on the arrivals level, and has a view of the car park.
May 3, 2013, 7:51 am
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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
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