jlemon

We will be flying in CE from LHR to MUC on a Sunday evening and will most likely arrive at Heathrow in the mid afternoon that day (via Heathrow Express). It appears our flight will depart from T5 and it's my understanding we will be able to use the Galleries Club lounge on a complimentary basis. As a Priority Club member, we will also have access to the Aspire lounge in T5 but, of course, would have to pay for the privilege.....which I'm willing to consider if the Aspire lounge is demonstrably superior to the Galleries Club lounge. We've never visited either lounge at T5. Thoughts?

BobServant

jlemon

Sounds like a plan. Thank you, sir!

corporate-wage-slave

These things are subjective, but I would doubt many people would willingly choose Aspire over Galleries Club, it's not a good lounge. Plaza Premium, which doesn't take Priority Pass, would be another matter altogether. GC South to my mind is the better lounge, but if you have plenty of time, use the B lounge and read up on the Passageway guide in the Dashboard. Using that lounge potentially adds an extra 5-10 minutes to time between lounge and gate.
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jlemon

Many thanks, CWS!

Dad to Rei

Question about access on a specific situation:
OWE traveling from PHL --> LHR --> HYD on AA flight Numbers but BA metal.
PHL --> LHR in F, LHR --> HYD in J

Traveling companion also OWE in J on both flights

Will I have CCR access in LHR, and will I be able to guest traveling companion in (I think Yes/Yes)?
Would they have access to CCR on their own (I think no)?

corporate-wage-slave

Yes, the First traveller can use CCR and guest someone into CCR after the PHL-LHR sector. However without the First traveller to hand, the Club World traveller would only have access to the 3 Galleries Club lounges airside (and Arrivals landside) off their own reservation.

Dad to Rei

Thanks CWS. Very much appreciate the confirmation.

The _Banking_Scot

Hi,

In addition to c-w-s comments

If the travelling companion is in CW but a OWE (Emerald), then they can access Galleries First also ( and the Galleries club)

Regards

TBS

ThrowingBoeing

I'm assuming the answer is no, but if I have a BA boarding pass from LHR-MAN on the same day as a non OW flight from DXB to LHR am I able to use the BA lounge at DXB by virtue of the fact I have an onward same day boarding pass for a OW market and operated flight and I am OWE? Or does onward in this case mean from the airport in which you are wanting to gain lounge access?

flyalways

Yes...your onward flight originating from that airport should be OW...

Gagravarr

Next week, I'm flying with some sort of IAG airline from London Gatwick (LGW) to Vienna (VIE). Depending on who I ask, it might be Level, it might be Vueling, or it might be Anisec. It's all a bit of a mess really! I think it's a Level branded, Anisec operated, Vueling ticketed flight, but who knows... The boarding pass doesn't really help - it looks like a Vueling one, standard Vueling layout, but has an out-of-place green Level logo slapped in the top left, and no ticket numbers anywhere!

Anyway, lounge wise. I'm assuming that if I turn up at the BA lounges in Gatwick, with a GGL card and my boarding pass, I'm going to be politely told No. Is my understanding of the lounge rules correct, or is there some sort of "but we're all the same company" clause I've missed that'd get me in?

The _Banking_Scot

Hi,

I think you will be politely turned away. If the flight was BA coded ( BA flight number ie BA 5XXX) then with your GGL ( or gold card) you could get to the BA lounge I believe

If you have a priority pass card with your Amex Plat then you should get a PP lounge access

Regards
TBS

Carlos9

We will be flying in First (class Z) from NRT to LHR (terminal 5) with British Airways.

Later, in the same day, we will have another flight from LHR (terminal 5) to MAD with Iberia



Will we have CCR access in LHR?

Vasco Pridat

yes... you will... keep your First boarding passes