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
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cath...e-reviews.html
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
Jul 26, 2019, 5:39 am
#616
Join Date: Oct 2018
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Lounge Access at T3 Heathrow
BA silver here.
I'm flying Finnair to Helsinki from T3. I have a long layover and I was going to try out a few of the Oneworld lounges - is this possible? i.e. Cathay, Qantas and American Airlines for instance.
Or will it only allow me one lounge access, with one boarding pass? I.e. when the boarding pass is scanned, does that give access once?
I'm flying Finnair to Helsinki from T3. I have a long layover and I was going to try out a few of the Oneworld lounges - is this possible? i.e. Cathay, Qantas and American Airlines for instance.
Or will it only allow me one lounge access, with one boarding pass? I.e. when the boarding pass is scanned, does that give access once?
Last edited by tor; Jul 26, 2019 at 7:35 am
Jul 26, 2019, 6:28 am
#618
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Jul 26, 2019, 9:47 am
#620
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Gin is not my thing but the gin bar in the Qantas lounge looks amazing. The cocktail bar upstairs is excellent too.
Cathay wins for food offerings and general ambiance/decor IMO.
Cathay wins for food offerings and general ambiance/decor IMO.
Jul 26, 2019, 9:52 am
#622
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I'd certainly find your way to The Cathay lounge, but just be aware of your gate as it can take some time to get to/from once it's posted to the departure boards. They have great capacity controls which helps mitigate overcrowding. If you're flying in F on OW, whether fully paid or on miles/points, you will have a superior dining experience in their F lounge. Since you're a BA Silver (OW Sapphire), you are permitted 1 additional guest. You both must be ticked on a same-day, outbound OW (marketed or operated) flight. The business lounge is also superior to the other options in the terminal. The bathrooms and showers are some of the nicest I've used.
Jul 26, 2019, 10:25 am
#624
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Jul 26, 2019, 2:21 pm
#625
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The mods are a bit slow tonight in merging this latest T3 'which lounge' thread 
To be fair I've picked up a few nuggets along the way, never knew Qantas didn't count children, missed a trick there... and now none of my flippin' holiday flights go from that terminal. Typical...
To be fair I've picked up a few nuggets along the way, never knew Qantas didn't count children, missed a trick there... and now none of my flippin' holiday flights go from that terminal. Typical...
Jul 27, 2019, 2:23 am
#628
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Jul 27, 2019, 4:34 am
#629
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Makes one wonder what your assessment might be of the BA facility in T3 ..... the lounge which so few FT-ers even bother to mention. One notch below an average public school canteen, perhaps .....
Jul 27, 2019, 6:00 am
#630
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Personally, If I wanted something like eggs benny and had access to an F lounge, I'd probably choose AA. Though this is before the CX or QR lounges being open so never tried their choices...