Airports in which you don't bother to use BA lounges
#31
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#33
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Oh I almost forgot this recent one: Bucharest
Though technically speaking it isn't a BA/OW owned lounge but a 3rd party lounge
#34
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#36
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Jersey was pretty hellish on the last two occasions I was delayed there (bad weather a perpetual occurrence).
#37
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My RDU flights always seem to go from C gates so I rarely bother with the Admirals Club (bus or back through security).
I skip WAW contract lounges. JW Red for goodness sake.
JFK T7 is atrocious but the terminal is just as bad so its a wash.
Not OW but if on UA from EWR C I wouldnt bother with the Club. The terminal area is far superior. The Polaris lounge looks nice but Im rarely in J in that direction sadly.
In a similar vein its galling to be in HKG when not on OW. The SQ dungeon I eschew when flying Star in favour of the terminal.
I skip WAW contract lounges. JW Red for goodness sake.
JFK T7 is atrocious but the terminal is just as bad so its a wash.
Not OW but if on UA from EWR C I wouldnt bother with the Club. The terminal area is far superior. The Polaris lounge looks nice but Im rarely in J in that direction sadly.
In a similar vein its galling to be in HKG when not on OW. The SQ dungeon I eschew when flying Star in favour of the terminal.
#38
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Certainly PEK. The CX lounge which BA agents usually don't tell you about is less terrible, but everything is awful in PEK regardless. The public areas are not better either, but they're good exercise.
(OTOH, Skyteam runs a wonderful lounge in PEK T2...)
SIN as it's predictable so you don't end up spending much time there anyway. Not a fan of GIG either.
(These are all contracted lounges though)
(OTOH, Skyteam runs a wonderful lounge in PEK T2...)
SIN as it's predictable so you don't end up spending much time there anyway. Not a fan of GIG either.
(These are all contracted lounges though)
#40
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Location: Dublin, Ireland
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That's because the lounge BA use in Dublin is an absolute shocker. The decor is putrid, the food selection tiny (but decent enough quality), and otherwise it's just bewildering in its hideousness. The fact that virtually every airline in Dublin uses it and seems to think it's okay is baffling to me.
#41
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#42
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If its morning I will often pop to Wagamamas in T5 for breakfast rather than eat in the lounge. Seriously better than the lounge offerings.
Last edited by gliderpilot; Sep 2, 2018 at 8:57 am
#43
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: UK (NE)
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I have in the past called in very quickly for a coffee and a bottle of water but after 4 weeks in the desert working on a dry facility I generally crave a bit more than that, so off to the cafe-bar in the main terminal for 5 cans of Heineken it is! Plus a lot of my colleagues I travel with do not have status so I'd only be sat alone...
#44
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In Bru i head to Diamond Lounge (across BA) in Ams to Aspire & in Dxb I head to DIH First Class lounge Or DIH business Class lounge.