Feb 25, 2018, 2:00 am
Last edit by: Prospero
This gives the lounges options available for BA passengers departing from LHR T3. If you flight is departing from T3 you will not have access to the T5 lounges - including Concorde Room - since you must have a same-day T5 boarding pass to get airside in T5. If your flight is from T3, then you need to use the T3 lounges, your boarding pass will not work in T5. As it happens there is a good range of lounges available in T3, details below.
For breakfast options for BA Gold / Emerald / First travellers, there is a photo guide in post 291, click here. Note the Qantas lounge only opens at 08:00 hrs.
LHR Terminal 3 First Class Lounges
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LHR Terminal 3 Business Class Lounges
For breakfast options for BA Gold / Emerald / First travellers, there is a photo guide in post 291, click here. Note the Qantas lounge only opens at 08:00 hrs.
LHR Terminal 3 First Class Lounges
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cath...e-reviews.html
LHR Terminal 3 Business Class Lounges
Best T3 OneWorld Lounge
May 12, 2022, 6:08 am
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The CX F lounge was the busiest I have ever seen it yesterday morning. Very noisy passengers enjoying the alcohol available. Very less than the tranquil haven it used to be.
May 12, 2022, 6:10 am
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May 12, 2022, 6:25 am
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I’m flying BA for the first time ever tomorrow, I’ll have a pretty long layover flying into T3 and out of T5. What business class lounge gives the best shot at having an available shower? I was reading on some of the T5 lounges and a lot of people were saying the showers are always busy.
After a TATL flight the only thing I really care about is a shower and some coffee. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
After a TATL flight the only thing I really care about is a shower and some coffee. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
May 12, 2022, 6:33 am
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I’m flying BA for the first time ever tomorrow, I’ll have a pretty long layover flying into T3 and out of T5. What business class lounge gives the best shot at having an available shower? I was reading on some of the T5 lounges and a lot of people were saying the showers are always busy.
After a TATL flight the only thing I really care about is a shower and some coffee. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
After a TATL flight the only thing I really care about is a shower and some coffee. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Hi
Whilst with a long layover you could clear security in T3 use the lounges in T3 then take the flight connections bus to T5 and clear security again then go to T5 but I prefer to shower after the bus and security .
I found that T5B showers were quieter than those in T5a
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May 12, 2022, 6:36 am
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I’m flying BA for the first time ever tomorrow, I’ll have a pretty long layover flying into T3 and out of T5. What business class lounge gives the best shot at having an available shower? I was reading on some of the T5 lounges and a lot of people were saying the showers are always busy.
But I reckon that the answer to your question is probably the T5B lounge. However, there are some issues about using this lounge that you need to know about in advance, in particular about how to get from there to an A gate or a C gate if you need to. There are bear traps that could cause you to miss your flight if you were to fall into one. And I've only seldom had any problems getting a shower in a T5A (main building) lounge.
May 12, 2022, 6:45 am
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Hi
Whilst with a long layover you could clear security in T3 use the lounges in T3 then take the flight connections bus to T5 and clear security again then go to T5 but I prefer to shower after the bus and security .
I found that T5B showers were quieter than those in T5a
Regards
TBS
Whilst with a long layover you could clear security in T3 use the lounges in T3 then take the flight connections bus to T5 and clear security again then go to T5 but I prefer to shower after the bus and security .
I found that T5B showers were quieter than those in T5a
Regards
TBS
May 12, 2022, 6:51 am
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Arrivals and departures are separate at lhr and Flight connections security is separate from main security ( ie after check in to go into departures) Transferring airside between terminals will still involve a security check
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May 12, 2022, 12:46 pm
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May 12, 2022, 1:42 pm
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Visiting T3 lounges after arrival into T3 would require going through security twice - to enter T3 departures, and then to enter T5 departures.
May 13, 2022, 2:52 am
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