Arriving JFK club world - lounge access
Jun 19, 2013, 11:00 am
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Arriving JFK club world - lounge access
Arriving JFK club world mid afternoon T7 from LHR with a connection on a separate booking on air Canada (coincedentally also T7) back to YYZ. Also Silver. Does anyone know if we will be able to use the BA lounge in T7 as we are not departing but arriving.
Jun 19, 2013, 11:08 am
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No, the BA lounges at JFK are all departure lounges, so you can only access them if departing on a oneworld carrier.
Jun 19, 2013, 11:39 am
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Air Canada use the United Airlines lounge in T7 (if you have a ticket/status which allows you access).
I don't know their access rules though (and BAEC membership is unlikely to get you access on its own).
I don't know their access rules though (and BAEC membership is unlikely to get you access on its own).
Jun 19, 2013, 11:53 am
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Is that from any terminal? I've a six hour lay-over in JFK in a few weeks, arriving on BA and flying onwards on AA. I was considering spending a while in the BA lounge before heading over to T8 - will I definitely get access even though I'm not departing from T7?
(or would it actually be better just to head straight to the Flagship Lounge anyway? I haven't had the pleasure of visiting this lounge in JFK before, so maybe I should give it my undivided attention...!)
(or would it actually be better just to head straight to the Flagship Lounge anyway? I haven't had the pleasure of visiting this lounge in JFK before, so maybe I should give it my undivided attention...!)
Jun 19, 2013, 12:01 pm
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Is that from any terminal? I've a six hour lay-over in JFK in a few weeks, arriving on BA and flying onwards on AA. I was considering spending a while in the BA lounge before heading over to T8 - will I definitely get access even though I'm not departing from T7?
(or would it actually be better just to head straight to the Flagship Lounge anyway? I haven't had the pleasure of visiting this lounge in JFK before, so maybe I should give it my undivided attention...!)
(or would it actually be better just to head straight to the Flagship Lounge anyway? I haven't had the pleasure of visiting this lounge in JFK before, so maybe I should give it my undivided attention...!)
You are not allowed to access the BA lounges on landing however unless you are connecting to a OW airline departing from T7 which I think means only CX connections work.
Jun 19, 2013, 12:47 pm
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If you are departing from T8, you can use the AA Flagship Lounge or the AA Admirals Club lounges.
Jun 19, 2013, 1:10 pm
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You won't physically be able to get to the BA lounges in T7 anyway, unless arriving on BA1, and even then you won't get access unless going CX or some very obscure code share. The arrivals area is separated from departure.
Jun 19, 2013, 1:46 pm
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Thanks all (and apologies to aircrashsurvivor for hijacking the thread). As it happens, I am arriving on BA1, but it sounds like that's a moot point anyway.
So it's straight to T8 and the Flagship Lounge for me...! ^
So it's straight to T8 and the Flagship Lounge for me...! ^
Jun 19, 2013, 2:48 pm
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If you have a UK-issued Priority Pass card, you could use the United Club lounge in T7.
Airport: new york (NY) - J.F. Kennedy International (JFK), Terminal 7
Lounge: UNITED CLUB
Location: Airside - the Lounge is located above Gates 7 and 8. Access restricted to passengers holding a boarding pass for a flight in Terminal 7.
Opening Hours: 05:00 - 20:30 daily ...
Note: Members holding a Priority Pass Select membership card and Priority Pass cardholders in the U.S. that receive their membership through a U.S. financial institution will not be allowed access to this Lounge.
Lounge: UNITED CLUB
Location: Airside - the Lounge is located above Gates 7 and 8. Access restricted to passengers holding a boarding pass for a flight in Terminal 7.
Opening Hours: 05:00 - 20:30 daily ...
Note: Members holding a Priority Pass Select membership card and Priority Pass cardholders in the U.S. that receive their membership through a U.S. financial institution will not be allowed access to this Lounge.