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Old Feb 6, 2017, 8:33 am
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Open 05:15 to 20:00 hrs daily, for Gold/Emerald and First passengers, plus guest, usual oneworld rules apply.

Buffet from 05:15, menu food from 7am

For the Gatwick South BA User Guide, click here.
Details on the Club lounge can be found here:http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...ub-lounge.html

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Old Apr 14, 2019, 2:26 pm
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Kippers this week
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Old Apr 14, 2019, 2:27 pm
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I'm sure these kippers are getting smaller! Last week's seemed bigger!
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Old Apr 24, 2019, 9:22 am
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New crisps at Gatters Flounge this week.


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Old May 31, 2022, 7:00 am
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Is the Gatwick BA First Lounge now open?
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Old May 31, 2022, 7:01 am
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Originally Posted by simonsmith
Is the Gatwick BA First Lounge now open?

HI,

Yes it is

Regards

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Old May 31, 2022, 7:03 am
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Originally Posted by simonsmith
Is the Gatwick BA First Lounge now open?
yes. It’s quiet around 12. So if you could choose for an afternoon departure the better.
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Old Sep 23, 2022, 12:09 pm
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The LGW F lounge was closed early tonight as ‘there weren’t enough people’ which really doesn’t actually cut it anymore even by BA’s short changing of service standards
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Old Sep 23, 2022, 12:25 pm
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Originally Posted by E14 26C
The LGW F lounge was closed early tonight as ‘there weren’t enough people’ which really doesn’t actually cut it anymore even by BA’s short changing of service standards

Not enough guests …… or not enough staff …… ? 🤔
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Old Sep 23, 2022, 12:33 pm
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Originally Posted by subject2load
Not enough guests …… or not enough staff …… ? 🤔
Guests

One server is handling the golds scattered amongst the riffraff bringing wine, champagne and food off the F menu
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Old Sep 23, 2022, 1:29 pm
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Will hit gold for the first time at the end of Oct

As Gatwick is my local airport
what is different with Gatwick first over Galleries?

What champagne do they serve?
Scotch?

Does anyone have a recent menu or is there one online?

Is it buffet breakfast..... muffin, bacon etc as per next-door, or is there something different?
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Old Sep 24, 2022, 11:44 am
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I was there last sunday for the lunchtime flight to Malta. They had both a buffet and waiter served breakfast. I ordered the full English which was very good. I then ordered a cream tea when the menu changed. Not crowded at all (but neither was the Club side) and definitely a nice experience.

Can't remember what the champagne was but it was different to that available in Club and on the plane in CE. The food and drinks are a notch above the Club side (They had Johnny Walker Black and Red I think) but otherwise its more or less the same as Club but smaller and more intimate if not busy.

Sadly I am just about to loose my Gold status
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Old Sep 25, 2022, 9:54 am
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I am on an 06.15 flight in a couple of weeks time. Is the First Lounge open early enough to use it before boarding?
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Old Sep 25, 2022, 11:53 pm
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Originally Posted by JSM8
I am on an 06.15 flight in a couple of weeks time. Is the First Lounge open early enough to use it before boarding?
Yes the first lounge opens at 05:00
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Old Sep 26, 2022, 3:19 am
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Originally Posted by markmac
Yes the first lounge opens at 05:00
I have to admit, although I enjoyed the space very much, I can’t quite see the point of it anymore – there are no first class flights from Gatwick as far as I know. I suspect that very soon it will simply become a quiet end of the main lounge and all be opened up. Enhanced-away – I think we call it.
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Old Sep 26, 2022, 4:49 am
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Originally Posted by SxMan
I have to admit, although I enjoyed the space very much, I can’t quite see the point of it anymore – there are no first class flights from Gatwick as far as I know. I suspect that very soon it will simply become a quiet end of the main lounge and all be opened up. Enhanced-away – I think we call it.
You may be right, but BA through the double tier points offer and their desire to rebalancr from business to leisure premium is creating a lot of gold leisure travellers who will expect something more than the club lounge and checkin at LGW. With leisure long haul destinations transitioning back to Gatwick I suspect the lounges will increase in use over the winter.
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