BA T5 Arrivals Lounge
May 10, 2016, 5:47 am
#107
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I have a quick (maybe also silly) question.
I will be arriving into T5 in J on an overnight flight from Brazil around 07:20 and I will have three hours before an onward flight to Oslo. Will any bags I checked in at the airport in Brazil need to be collected when I go landside at T5 or will I be able to go through passport control etc and into the arrivals lounge and back through security without having to worry about checked baggage? I am assuming my bags will be checked in all the way to Oslo so won't appear on the baggage carousel at T5 but just wanted to double check!
Thanks
I will be arriving into T5 in J on an overnight flight from Brazil around 07:20 and I will have three hours before an onward flight to Oslo. Will any bags I checked in at the airport in Brazil need to be collected when I go landside at T5 or will I be able to go through passport control etc and into the arrivals lounge and back through security without having to worry about checked baggage? I am assuming my bags will be checked in all the way to Oslo so won't appear on the baggage carousel at T5 but just wanted to double check!
Thanks
May 10, 2016, 5:56 am
#108
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Your bags should be checked through so you won't have to see them at T5.
If you have right of entry to the UK there is no reason you can't go landisde and to the arrivals lounge between flights. Obviously make sure you make your way back through security well before 35 minutes before your flight to OSL.
If you have right of entry to the UK there is no reason you can't go landisde and to the arrivals lounge between flights. Obviously make sure you make your way back through security well before 35 minutes before your flight to OSL.
May 10, 2016, 6:05 am
#109
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I will be arriving into T5 in J on an overnight flight from Brazil around 07:20 and I will have three hours before an onward flight to Oslo. Will any bags I checked in at the airport in Brazil need to be collected when I go landside at T5 or will I be able to go through passport control etc and into the arrivals lounge and back through security without having to worry about checked baggage? I am assuming my bags will be checked in all the way to Oslo so won't appear on the baggage carousel at T5 but just wanted to double check
There is no need to formally enter the UK - you can getremain in transit and will only need to go through a additional security check. Once inside the departures area, you will proceed to the Galleries lounge complex, which offers showers and food/drink etc.
The Arrivals lounge is landside and is mostly used by those whose journey is completed.
May 10, 2016, 8:17 am
#110
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I have a quick (maybe also silly) question.
I will be arriving into T5 in J on an overnight flight from Brazil around 07:20 and I will have three hours before an onward flight to Oslo. Will any bags I checked in at the airport in Brazil need to be collected when I go landside at T5 or will I be able to go through passport control etc and into the arrivals lounge and back through security without having to worry about checked baggage? I am assuming my bags will be checked in all the way to Oslo so won't appear on the baggage carousel at T5 but just wanted to double check!
Thanks
I will be arriving into T5 in J on an overnight flight from Brazil around 07:20 and I will have three hours before an onward flight to Oslo. Will any bags I checked in at the airport in Brazil need to be collected when I go landside at T5 or will I be able to go through passport control etc and into the arrivals lounge and back through security without having to worry about checked baggage? I am assuming my bags will be checked in all the way to Oslo so won't appear on the baggage carousel at T5 but just wanted to double check!
Thanks
You'll also have access to the BA lounges at your departing terminal (not sure if it is T3 or T5). These lounges also have showers, and breakfast offerings, and this way you don't need to spend the time with immigration and likely longer security lines coming in from landside vs. going through connections.
May 11, 2016, 8:11 am
#112
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Your bags should be checked through so you won't have to see them at T5.
If you have right of entry to the UK there is no reason you can't go landisde and to the arrivals lounge between flights. Obviously make sure you make your way back through security well before 35 minutes before your flight to OSL.
If you have right of entry to the UK there is no reason you can't go landisde and to the arrivals lounge between flights. Obviously make sure you make your way back through security well before 35 minutes before your flight to OSL.
The main reason for wanting to go to the arrivals lounge is to check out the illusive bath cabanas, I am just very curious about them haha.
May 11, 2016, 8:14 am
#113
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Indeed, good idea. No baths in the airside lounges. I haven't tried the baths in the arrivals lounge so can't provide any comments, but others seem to like them.
May 11, 2016, 8:27 am
#115
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Also, as you are silver travelling J I think that you get a much better breakfast offering in the arrivals lounge (more the standard of GF) than you would in GC, so that is another reason to go. Plus (I am told) it is significantly easier to get appointments at the arrivals spa than in the airside Elemis area. ^
May 11, 2016, 11:26 am
#116
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Also, as you are silver travelling J I think that you get a much better breakfast offering in the arrivals lounge (more the standard of GF) than you would in GC, so that is another reason to go. Plus (I am told) it is significantly easier to get appointments at the arrivals spa than in the airside Elemis area. ^
Yes it will be interesting to see, I have only seen photos. I do think it is a really nice idea though.
May 11, 2016, 12:59 pm
#117
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It was one of my normal tongue-in-cheek comments that was more about the terrible water pressure, rather than your connection time! You should be fine, but get the bath on as soon as you get to the lounge, then wander off for a leisurely breakfast before coming back for your bath. It's designed to be left on once you're in, with water flowing over the side.
May 11, 2016, 5:12 pm
#118
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I have a quick (maybe also silly) question.
I will be arriving into T5 in J on an overnight flight from Brazil around 07:20 and I will have three hours before an onward flight to Oslo. Will any bags I checked in at the airport in Brazil need to be collected when I go landside at T5 or will I be able to go through passport control etc and into the arrivals lounge and back through security without having to worry about checked baggage? I am assuming my bags will be checked in all the way to Oslo so won't appear on the baggage carousel at T5 but just wanted to double check!
Thanks
I will be arriving into T5 in J on an overnight flight from Brazil around 07:20 and I will have three hours before an onward flight to Oslo. Will any bags I checked in at the airport in Brazil need to be collected when I go landside at T5 or will I be able to go through passport control etc and into the arrivals lounge and back through security without having to worry about checked baggage? I am assuming my bags will be checked in all the way to Oslo so won't appear on the baggage carousel at T5 but just wanted to double check!
Thanks
May 11, 2016, 5:54 pm
#119
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I did once get one when inbound in W, after much sucking of teeth, but that was pretty late in the morning when the lounge was pretty deserted.
May 13, 2016, 1:50 pm
#120
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Question about luggage in cloakroom atea
Hi all,
All the info here has been exceptionally useful esp the pics by c-w-s. Thanks
I have a question about how we leave our baggage securely. I will be travelling with 3 suitcases so wanted to know where I could leave them in the arrivals lounge and is it secure? Like is the baggage locked away or is the cloakroom area manned by an attendant?
Thanks all.
All the info here has been exceptionally useful esp the pics by c-w-s. Thanks
I have a question about how we leave our baggage securely. I will be travelling with 3 suitcases so wanted to know where I could leave them in the arrivals lounge and is it secure? Like is the baggage locked away or is the cloakroom area manned by an attendant?
Thanks all.