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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 Jun 29, 2020, 3:47 pm
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Originally Posted by corporate-wage-slave
That's already in the timetable from 7 July, operations being based in T5B, I suspect passenger numbers can easily be accommodated in First, at least in the early part of July.
would be good to see if AA F passengers are allowed on the Concorde Terrace in lieu of the Flagship First lounge
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Old Jun 30, 2020, 4:39 am
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Originally Posted by corporate-wage-slave

LGW: Still no news, but that is presumably due to the wider uncertainty on LGW. If and when flights start there my guess is that at least the Club lounge would open.
I just noticed on MMB that 'after check-in' we are now being directed to the LGW FIRST lounge...to ''catch up on work before you travel, enjoy a snack or simply unwind...'' It goes on to say that eligibility assumes a gold card! (we're both silver). This is for our August flight to FNC. It's all moot though as we are expecting a cancellation any second (or hopefully to be decanted across to Heathrow)
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Old Jun 30, 2020, 4:48 am
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Originally Posted by Robert279
I just noticed on MMB that 'after check-in' we are now being directed to the LGW FIRST lounge...to ''catch up on work before you travel, enjoy a snack or simply unwind...'' It goes on to say that eligibility assumes a gold card! (we're both silver). This is for our August flight to FNC. It's all moot though as we are expecting a cancellation any second (or hopefully to be decanted across to Heathrow)
I think we can put this down to a glitch. There’s a similar one for LHR where it invites you to use the CCR, then says dependent on Premier status.
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Old Jun 30, 2020, 5:30 am
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I know it's crystal ball territory, but yours is usually much clearer than mine Any idea if the First Wing is on the cards?
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Old Jun 30, 2020, 10:41 pm
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So what is opening on july 4?
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Old Jul 1, 2020, 2:37 am
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Originally Posted by nufnuf77
So what is opening on july 4?
The First Lounge will open, the staff are in today getting everything ready and undergo training and familiarisation. It is hoped a couple of lounges will be able to open, but not the CCR for a while yet.
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Old Jul 1, 2020, 3:08 am
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Originally Posted by Tobias-UK
The First Lounge will open, the staff are in today getting everything ready and undergo training and familiarisation. It is hoped a couple of lounges will be able to open, but not the CCR for a while yet.
TBH just a place to sit and wait, dont think we need the cocktails just yet. Hoping Q4 will be more forthcoming with countries reopening
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Old Jul 1, 2020, 3:43 am
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Originally Posted by nufnuf77
TBH just a place to sit and wait, dont think we need the cocktails just yet.
...I need those cocktails, now more than ever
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Old Jul 1, 2020, 4:02 am
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I'm not particularly bothered for cocktails myself, but assuming some sort of manned bar element as per previous CCR setup and government advice, cocktails shouldn't be that difficult?
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Old Jul 1, 2020, 4:05 am
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Any word on whether the First Wing will open alongside the First Lounge?
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Old Jul 1, 2020, 4:08 am
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Originally Posted by HFHFFlyer
Any word on whether the First Wing will open alongside the First Lounge?
I think the answer given previously was not yet - there isn't the demand.
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Old Jul 1, 2020, 5:56 am
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Originally Posted by flying_pig
...I need those cocktails, now more than ever
Heavens yes! I've had no alcohol in weeks and am looking forward to this cocktail more than anything!
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Old Jul 1, 2020, 8:33 am
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Originally Posted by Speedbird Julie
Heavens yes! I've had no alcohol in weeks and am looking forward to this cocktail more than anything!
Does that mean you only enjoy a tipple whilst travelling? I've been making Espresso Martinis, even had to reload on Kalhua (Ha! Remember that thread? ).
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Old Jul 1, 2020, 8:41 am
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Originally Posted by Tobias-UK
The First Lounge will open, the staff are in today getting everything ready and undergo training and familiarisation. It is hoped a couple of lounges will be able to open, but not the CCR for a while yet.
No news on LHR T5 galleries lounges (for club passengers / sapphires?)
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Old Jul 1, 2020, 8:44 am
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Originally Posted by alex67500
Does that mean you only enjoy a tipple whilst travelling? I've been making Espresso Martinis, even had to reload on Kalhua (Ha! Remember that thread? ).
Pretty much. Travelling or work events and those have been suspended too!

Expresso Martinis, mmm. Yes please!
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