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Old Jul 3, 2020, 10:51 am
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List of Lounges Currently OPEN to BA Passengers (open wiki for details)

This wiki includes details of open lounges accessible to premium (F/J or Gold/Silver) passengers travelling on BA operated services, either within the terminal BA depart from or accessible via airside transfer.

Other lounges may be accessible for passengers willing to transfer landside to other terminals or concourses, although this is generally not recommended due to time constraints as a result of needing to re-clear security. Additionally, some airports may offer pay-in lounges which are not otherwise accessible by BA premium passengers (either temporarily or permanently).

Most open lounges are operating with a limited food and beverage service, and other services may be unavailable or modified.

For opening hours, please check the oneworld lounge listing at https://www.oneworld.com/airport-lounges?location= which is now being regularly updated.

If your airport isn't listed below, this probably means there is no lounge available for BA premium passengers (either temporarily or permanently) - please check the oneworld listing for the most up-to-date information.

British Airways Lounges
Aberdeen British Airways Lounge
Boston British Airways Lounge (First Dining is unverified)
Cape Town British Airways Lounge
Chicago British Airways Lounge (First lounge is permanently closed)
Dubai British Airways Lounge (BA First passengers and oneworld Emerald members on BA flights only, The Bar is unverified)
Edinburgh British Airways Lounge
Geneva British Airways Lounge
Glasgow British Airways Lounge
Johannesburg British Airways Lounge (First Dining is unverified)
New York JFK British Airways/American Airlines Greenwich Lounge, Soho Lounge, Chelsea Lounge
New York Newark British Airways Lounge (First Dining is unverified)
Lagos British Airways Lounge
London Gatwick British Airways First Lounge, Club Lounge
London Heathrow Terminal 3 British Airways Galleries First, Galleries Club

London Heathrow Terminal 5 British Airways Concorde Room, Galleries First, Galleries Club South, Galleries Club North, Galleries Club T5B, Galleries Arrivals
Milan Linate British Airways Lounge
Philadelphia British Airways Lounge (First lounge and First Dining are unverified)
Rome British Airways Lounge
San Francisco British Airways Lounge (First Dining is "accessible". See post 4222: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/34492191-post4222.html)
Seattle British Airways Lounge (First lounge is unverified)
Singapore British Airways Lounge (The Bar is unverified)
Washington British Airways Lounge (First Dining is unverified)

Note that the BA-operated lounges at AMS, BHD, BRU, IAH, NCL, MAN and YVR have all closed permanently during the COVID-19 pandemic. Alternative oneworld or third party lounges are listed below. Note that the Elemis Travel Spas at LHR and JFK have been permanently closed.

Non-BA oneworld Lounges
Amman Royal Jordanian Crown Lounge
Atlanta
American Airlines Admirals Club North Terminal (AirTrain ride required)
Austin American Airlines Admirals Club
Bangkok Japan Airlines Sakura Lounge
Dallas American Airlines Admirals Club (multiple locations)
Denver American Airlines Admirals Club
Doha Qatar Airways Silver Lounge (BA Silver / OW Sapphire travelling in Y)
Doha Qatar Airways Al Mourjan Business Lounge (J class pax only - temporarily accepting BA Gold / OW Emerald in Y or W)
Doha Qatar Airways Al Safwa First Lounge (F class pax only)
Frankfurt Japan Airlines Sakura Lounge
Hong Kong Cathay Pacific The Wing, First (accepting F/J passengers and Gold/Silver cardholders)
Houston Terminal A American Airlines Admirals Club (airside transfer via AirTrain available to/from BA gates in Terminal D)
London Heathrow Terminal 3 Cathay Pacific Business and First Class lounges (open 05:30 to 17:30 Mon-Sat, 07:00 to 17:30 Sun)
London Heathrow Terminal 3 The Qantas International London Lounge (open daily 06:00 to 14:00)
Los Angeles Terminal 4 American Airlines Admirals Club & Flagship Lounge (airside walk to/from BA gates in TBIT)
Los Angeles Terminal 6 Alaska Lounge (airside walk to/from BA gates in TBIT)
Los Angeles Tom Bradley International Terminal OneWorld Lounge/Qantas Business & First Class Lounge
Madrid Iberia Premium Lounge Dalí / Iberia Premium Lounge Velázquez
Mexico City American Airlines Admirals Club
Miami American Airlines Admirals Club (multiple locations)
Miami American Airlines Flagship Lounge / Flagship First Dining Gate D30 ( Flagship First Dining only available to departing BA First Class passengers )
Nashville American Airlines Admirals Club
Paris Charles de Gaulle Terminal 2A American Airlines Admirals Club
Phoenix American Airlines Admirals Club (multiple locations)
Philadelphia Concourse B/C American Airlines Admirals Club (airside walk to/from BA gates in Concourse A)
San Francisco Terminal 1 American Airlines Admirals Club (airside walk to/from BA gates in International Terminal)
San Francisco Terminal 2 Alaska Lounge (airside walk to/from BA gates in International Terminal)
Sao Paulo Terminal 3 American Airlines Admirals Club
Singapore Qantas International Business Lounge

Seattle Alaska Lounge (airside transfer via AirTrain available to/from BA gates in Concourse S)
Tampa American Airlines Admirals Club
Tokyo Haneda Japan Airlines First Class Lounge (accepting F/J passengers and Gold/Silver cardholders)

The AA forum has further details of open Admirals Club lounges: Link

Third Party Lounges with active BA contracts
Accra Adinkra Lounge
Amsterdam Aspire Lounge
Athens Skyserv Aristotle Onassis Lounge
Antigua Executive Lounge
Atlanta The Club at ATL
Barcelona AENA Joan Miro Lounge
Bahrain The Pearl Lounge
Basel EuroAirport Skyview Lounge
Belfast Aspire Lounge
Berlin Lounge Tempelhof
Bologna Marconi Business Lounge
Bordeaux Salon des Vignobles

Bridgetown Airlines Executive Lounge / IAM Jet Centre
Brussels Diamond Lounge Pier B
Copenhagen Eventyr Lounge

DalamanCIP Lounge
Dallas The Club at DFW
Delhi Plaza Premium Lounge
Doha Oryx Lounge
Dubai Terminal 1 Marhaba Lounge
(BA Club World passengers and oneworld Sapphire members on BA flights only)
Dublin Dublin Airport Executive Lounge (reduced hours - 04:00-18.30 only, see here for latest details)
Düsseldorf Open Sky Lounge (Terminal C)
Faro ANA Lounge (non-Schengen only)
Florence Aeroporti VIP Club
Gibraltar Calpe Lounge
Grenada IAM Jet Centre

Hamburg Hamburg Airport Lounge
Hong Kong Plaza Premium Lounge
Houston HAS Executive Club

Ibiza VIP Sala Lounge
Istanbul IGA Lounge
Inverness Aspire Lounge
(open part-time, see post 3357)
Jersey Executive Lounge
Johannesburg Shongololo Lounge
Keflavík Saga Lounge
Krakow Business Lounge
Kingston Club Kingston
Larnaca Aspire Aphrodite Lounge
Las Vegas The Lounge at LAS (T3)
Lisbon ANA Lounge
Ljubljana Business Lounge
Lyons Salon Mont Blanc

Malaga Sala VIP Lounge
Male Leeli Lounge
Malta La Valette Club
Manchester T3 The Escape Lounge
Marseille Salon Cezanne Non-Schegen Lounge opposite gate 10

Milan Malpensa Montale Non-Schengen Lounge
Montreal National Bank Lounge
Moscow DME Domodedovo Airport Business Lounge
Mumbai MALS Premium Lounge
MunichAirport Lounge World
Nairobi TAV Lounge

Nassau The Lignum Club Lounge
Newcastle Aspire Lounge

Nice Infinity Lounge
Nuremberg Dürer Lounge
Oslo OSL Lounge
Palma Sala VIP Lounge
Phoenix Escape Lounge

Port Louis ATOL Lounge
Prague MasterCard Lounge
Rio de Janiero Plaza Premium
Riyadh Premier Lounge
Rotterdam Prima Vista Lounge
San Diego Aspire Lounge
(Sun, Mon, Wed, Fri departures only)
Sao Paulo LATAM VIP Lounge
Sofia Preslav Lounge

Southampton Spitfire Lounge
Split Business Lounge

St. Lucia (UVF) Iyanola Lounge
Stockholm (ARN) Norrsken Lounge

Tenerife Sala VIP Lounge
Tel Aviv Dan Lounge
Thessaloniki Manolis Andronikos Skyserv Lounge
Toronto Plaza Premium Lounge

Toulouse La Croix du Sud Lounge
Valencia Sala VIP Joan Olivert
Vancouver Plaza Premium Lounge
Warsaw Bolero Lounge

Zagreb Primeclass
Zurich Aspire Lounge
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Old May 13, 2021, 9:31 am
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T3 will further improve its title of best lounges at Heathrow.

Virgin Clubhouse
Cathay
Qantas
Centurion

Weird - it's a funny old terminal and considering LHR is "fortress Heathrow" for BA, a bit of a joke.

I assumed T3 was next in line to be knocked down / refurbed.
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Old May 13, 2021, 10:35 am
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The Amex Centurion lounge occupies the space that the CX lounge used to occupy until c.2010.

Originally Posted by PGberkshire
I assumed T3 was next in line to be knocked down / refurbed.
COVID notwithstanding, T3 can't be demolished until T2 is expanded.
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Old May 13, 2021, 10:49 am
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Originally Posted by Garimi
Terminal 3 will open at beginning of June
I would take that date with a pinch of salt - it will open when demand dictates, which may or may not be early June, depending on Green List developments.
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Old May 13, 2021, 11:49 am
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Originally Posted by Genius1
The Amex Centurion lounge occupies the space that the CX lounge used to occupy until c.2010.



COVID notwithstanding, T3 can't be demolished until T2 is expanded.
Phase 2 of T2, which is T1 revamp/rebuild?
Surely by the time this happens T6 will come online with Runway 3?
Then HAL can really restructure the airport.
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Old May 17, 2021, 3:46 am
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Did the T5 Club lounge reopen today or are they still allowing us lowly Silvers and Club passengers to use the First lounge?
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Old May 17, 2021, 7:41 am
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Yes Club South was open this morning. Quick service and champagne in glass. Club north closed but northern security was open with no queue. No fast track entrance that I could see from a very quick look!
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Old May 17, 2021, 7:50 am
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Originally Posted by rjhcambs
Yes Club South was open this morning. Quick service and champagne in glass. Club north closed but northern security was open with no queue. No fast track entrance that I could see from a very quick look!
Alcohol back then?
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Old May 17, 2021, 7:51 am
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Originally Posted by rjhcambs
Yes Club South was open this morning. Quick service and champagne in glass. Club north closed but northern security was open with no queue. No fast track entrance that I could see from a very quick look!
Are they back to actual Champagne in GC? last time we were in there back in December it was an English sparkling that was a bit on the rough side.
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Old May 17, 2021, 7:53 am
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Originally Posted by BJ787
Are they back to actual Champagne in GC? last time we were in there back in December it was an English sparkling that was a bit on the rough side.
Yes very rough stuff! I was hoping it wasn't a permanent removal of proper fizz in GC..
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Old May 17, 2021, 8:34 am
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Originally Posted by londonba2014
Yes very rough stuff! I was hoping it wasn't a permanent removal of proper fizz in GC..
Had a lucky guess of the code of the day, looks like it's back to Grand Duchene Champagne in GC which I believe is what you get in CW. A definite improvement!
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Old May 17, 2021, 9:31 am
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Originally Posted by BJ787
Had a lucky guess of the code of the day, looks like it's back to Grand Duchene Champagne in GC which I believe is what you get in CW. A definite improvement!
Isn't it is the same as the wifi password which is advertised in the BA app.
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Old May 17, 2021, 1:12 pm
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Not a huge gripe but I see from another thread lounge eligible passengers at LGW are getting vouchers to spend at the airport. I flew on a full flight from EDI today and wasn't offered anything. Any reason for the inconsistency?
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Old May 17, 2021, 1:15 pm
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Originally Posted by u01sss3
Not a huge gripe but I see from another thread lounge eligible passengers at LGW are getting vouchers to spend at the airport. I flew on a full flight from EDI today and wasn't offered anything. Any reason for the inconsistency?
LGW = long haul only. EDI = short haul only.
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Old May 17, 2021, 2:08 pm
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Originally Posted by PGberkshire
Isn't it is the same as the wifi password which is advertised in the BA app.
No, the wifi password changes monthly while the food password changes daily. It’s deliberately changed more frequently.

Ignore me, see below instead.

Last edited by Confus; May 17, 2021 at 2:20 pm Reason: I can’t keep up with BA’s changes!
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Old May 17, 2021, 2:10 pm
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Originally Posted by PGberkshire
Isn't it is the same as the wifi password which is advertised in the BA app.
It is now, yes.

EDIT: Crossed with Confus above. They've now aligned the two passwords, so the food password no longer changes daily.
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