Day Pass to BA Lounge
Aug 25, 2014, 12:51 pm
#3
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Hampshire (LHR)
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Aug 25, 2014, 12:58 pm
#4
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Welcome to FT, ski8fan.
BA lounges can only be accessed if you have oneworld Emerald or Sapphire status, or are travelling in oneworld first or business class.
There is no BA lounge at ORY - BA use the Iberia VIP Lounge.
BA lounges can only be accessed if you have oneworld Emerald or Sapphire status, or are travelling in oneworld first or business class.
There is no BA lounge at ORY - BA use the Iberia VIP Lounge.
Aug 25, 2014, 12:58 pm
#5
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Aug 25, 2014, 12:58 pm
#6
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: EDI
Programs: BD*G -> BA Gold + A3*G (now dropped to BA Silver)
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As mentioned there's no lounge passes but keep an eye out for upgrade offers. You need to be in business class (Club World/Biz Bed) or higher for lounge access.
I'm guessing you're flying Openskies due to the Orly reference, but if you're flying BA mainline (i.e. via LHR) you could do a cheap CE upgrade ORY-LHR to get lounge access in Orly.
I'm guessing you're flying Openskies due to the Orly reference, but if you're flying BA mainline (i.e. via LHR) you could do a cheap CE upgrade ORY-LHR to get lounge access in Orly.
Aug 25, 2014, 1:01 pm
#7
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Gloucestershire
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In addition, while a cheap upgrade may be available, "cheap" may be a relevant term as it would be a change of fare basis (albeit I believe from Y to J). POUGs are not normally offered on multi-leg trips.
Aug 25, 2014, 1:56 pm
#8
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Welcome to Flyertalk ski8fan
I can't add much to the other esteemed Flyertalkers' comments, other than to say that I can see why you asked, it's very much the norm in North America to get day passes, and it's very much the norm to not have that facility elsewhere in the world. Some airports do have paid-for independent lounges, but your pair isn't so blessed. To be honest, I don't think you're missing too much at ORY at least. For JFK, we do have a Lounge meet-up thread you can try, you will find that via the Dashboard.
