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
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
BA lounges : COVID-19 closures and reopenings
Jun 8, 2021, 6:38 am
#2326
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 3,440
I’m looking for some advice of that’s ok.
I am going to book a 1/2 night break for Jan/Feb. I’ll probably only go for CE one way as I don’t need TPs.
Should I pick
LUX (with CE on outbound flight from LHR)
WAW (with CE on inbound flight to LHR)
I would prefer Warsaw, however I know outstation lounges are still few and far between, whereas they’re always open at LHR. What would you do?
I am going to book a 1/2 night break for Jan/Feb. I’ll probably only go for CE one way as I don’t need TPs.
Should I pick
LUX (with CE on outbound flight from LHR)
WAW (with CE on inbound flight to LHR)
I would prefer Warsaw, however I know outstation lounges are still few and far between, whereas they’re always open at LHR. What would you do?
Jun 8, 2021, 6:50 am
#2327
FlyerTalk Evangelist
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Posts: 17,921
I’m looking for some advice of that’s ok.
I am going to book a 1/2 night break for Jan/Feb. I’ll probably only go for CE one way as I don’t need TPs.
Should I pick
LUX (with CE on outbound flight from LHR)
WAW (with CE on inbound flight to LHR)
I would prefer Warsaw, however I know outstation lounges are still few and far between, whereas they’re always open at LHR. What would you do?
I am going to book a 1/2 night break for Jan/Feb. I’ll probably only go for CE one way as I don’t need TPs.
Should I pick
LUX (with CE on outbound flight from LHR)
WAW (with CE on inbound flight to LHR)
I would prefer Warsaw, however I know outstation lounges are still few and far between, whereas they’re always open at LHR. What would you do?
Hi,
To be honest I would pick the destination for the destinations sake rather than worrying about a ( likely third party) lounge with limited facilites that you would spend a max of 2 hrs or so. Lux is interesting but would chose Warsaw all other things being equal.
I went to VCE last Aug and the lack of a lounge at Marco Polo airport did not bother me.
Club inbound might be better ( esp if oyu could get a paid lounge access at LHR)
Regards
TBS
Jun 8, 2021, 6:50 am
#2328
Join Date: Oct 2019
Programs: BAEC Silver, Volare Executive / Skyteam Elite+
Posts: 672
I’m looking for some advice of that’s ok.
I am going to book a 1/2 night break for Jan/Feb. I’ll probably only go for CE one way as I don’t need TPs.
Should I pick
LUX (with CE on outbound flight from LHR)
WAW (with CE on inbound flight to LHR)
I would prefer Warsaw, however I know outstation lounges are still few and far between, whereas they’re always open at LHR. What would you do?
I am going to book a 1/2 night break for Jan/Feb. I’ll probably only go for CE one way as I don’t need TPs.
Should I pick
LUX (with CE on outbound flight from LHR)
WAW (with CE on inbound flight to LHR)
I would prefer Warsaw, however I know outstation lounges are still few and far between, whereas they’re always open at LHR. What would you do?
if you have lounges due to status I'd do club on the way back - you can be surer of getting something reasonable to eat at Heathrow than on the way back.
Surely you're in the second group??
Jun 8, 2021, 6:52 am
#2329
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: WAW ✈ LHR ✈ GLA
Programs: BA GfL/GGL/CCR, HH Diamond, IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 2,504
I’m looking for some advice of that’s ok.
I am going to book a 1/2 night break for Jan/Feb. I’ll probably only go for CE one way as I don’t need TPs.
Should I pick
LUX (with CE on outbound flight from LHR)
WAW (with CE on inbound flight to LHR)
I would prefer Warsaw, however I know outstation lounges are still few and far between, whereas they’re always open at LHR. What would you do?
I am going to book a 1/2 night break for Jan/Feb. I’ll probably only go for CE one way as I don’t need TPs.
Should I pick
LUX (with CE on outbound flight from LHR)
WAW (with CE on inbound flight to LHR)
I would prefer Warsaw, however I know outstation lounges are still few and far between, whereas they’re always open at LHR. What would you do?
If you were flying *A then both Polonez (main LOT lounge) and Mazurek (non-Schengen) are open serving hot food and full bar service, although it's a manned bar now with slow/inexperienced staff.
Jun 8, 2021, 6:55 am
#2330
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: London
Programs: BAEC GGL/CCR, HH Diamond
Posts: 1,916
Warsaw you will get a hot dinner onboard and chance to enjoy the free bar properly. Outbound to LUX seems pointless, it may well be back in T3 by then too and presume you have access via status.
Jun 8, 2021, 7:54 am
#2331
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: London, UK
Programs: IHG Platinum; Marriott Silver; Avis president's: Hertz President's
Posts: 226
I just noticed my GIB flights on June 26th are ex T3. Any formal news on how long after T3 reopens until the lounge is partially operational?
Jun 8, 2021, 7:56 am
#2332
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold, Accor Live Limitless Gold, Hilton Honours Gold, Avis Preferred Plus
Posts: 1,807
T3 is currently a designated Red List country arrival terminal. I highly doubt that it will be operational for normal flights any time soon, much less flights to Green list countries!
Jun 8, 2021, 8:03 am
#2333
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Come early next year, provided destinations are available to easily travel to/from (ie. open to visitors and quarantine-free both ends), I'd anticipate third party lounge contracts to have been restored - we're certainly seeing that happening now (slowly), even at destinations not on the green list.
Jun 8, 2021, 8:10 am
#2334
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: London, UK
Programs: IHG Platinum; Marriott Silver; Avis president's: Hertz President's
Posts: 226
According to BAEC over the phone yesterday, the red list arrivals are being separately taken to T3, including those arriving to T5 who are being bussed over, but arrivals and departures are separate, and flights will be going from T3 as normal. It seems that there is more detail than the news headlines, but I must say I share your doubts. (And hope you are correct). HAL have indicated that T3 red arrivals is a temporary measure whilst they get T4 ready for the same purpose. T3 was in the process of being demothballed (if that is a word) and so easier/quicker to get the temporary arrangements in place there. Measure your pinch of salt to suit your own views on that.
Last edited by umgowah; Jun 8, 2021 at 8:21 am Reason: typo
Jun 8, 2021, 8:28 am
#2335
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 3,440
Warsaw lounge situation isn't great at the moment. Both Fantazja (my favourite) and Bolero (non-Schengen non-StarAlliance) lounges are closed at the moment. Your only option would be Preludium which is rather average with cold food options as far as I know.
If you were flying *A then both Polonez (main LOT lounge) and Mazurek (non-Schengen) are open serving hot food and full bar service, although it's a manned bar now with slow/inexperienced staff.
If you were flying *A then both Polonez (main LOT lounge) and Mazurek (non-Schengen) are open serving hot food and full bar service, although it's a manned bar now with slow/inexperienced staff.
Personally given those options I'd fly out club if I was otherwise lounge-less; 3rd party outstation lounges are often available on PP/dragonpass/etc or direct payment (if you need them), assuming they're even open by the time you fly.
if you have lounges due to status I'd do club on the way back - you can be surer of getting something reasonable to eat at Heathrow than on the way back.
Surely you're in the second group??
if you have lounges due to status I'd do club on the way back - you can be surer of getting something reasonable to eat at Heathrow than on the way back.
Surely you're in the second group??
Hi,
To be honest I would pick the destination for the destinations sake rather than worrying about a ( likely third party) lounge with limited facilites that you would spend a max of 2 hrs or so. Lux is interesting but would chose Warsaw all other things being equal.
I went to VCE last Aug and the lack of a lounge at Marco Polo airport did not bother me.
Club inbound might be better ( esp if oyu could get a paid lounge access at LHR)
Regards
TBS
To be honest I would pick the destination for the destinations sake rather than worrying about a ( likely third party) lounge with limited facilites that you would spend a max of 2 hrs or so. Lux is interesting but would chose Warsaw all other things being equal.
I went to VCE last Aug and the lack of a lounge at Marco Polo airport did not bother me.
Club inbound might be better ( esp if oyu could get a paid lounge access at LHR)
Regards
TBS
The idea of a good breakfast in T5 appeals more than a few stale sandwiches at 7pm in Warsaw. But I do appreciate the flight time for Warsaw is considerably longer and I’ll get a hot meal and a long time to enjoy the bar.
This time last year I booked flights in CE for Xmas expecting everything to be ‘normal’, and of course that didn’t work out and outstation lounges remained closed. That’s why I’m being more thoughtful this time.
Jun 8, 2021, 8:46 am
#2336
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Posts: 16,356
According to BAEC over the phone yesterday, the red list arrivals are being separately taken to T3, including those arriving to T5 who are being bussed over, but arrivals and departures are separate, and flights will be going from T3 as normal. It seems that there is more detail than the news headlines, but I must say I share your doubts. (And hope you are correct). HAL have indicated that T3 red arrivals is a temporary measure whilst they get T4 ready for the same purpose. T3 was in the process of being demothballed (if that is a word) and so easier/quicker to get the temporary arrangements in place there. Measure your pinch of salt to suit your own views on that.
Last edited by Genius1; Jun 9, 2021 at 2:44 am
Jun 8, 2021, 11:37 am
#2337
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold, AA 1MM lifetime gold, Starwood gold, Marriott Gold Elite
Posts: 719
EDI lounge potential re-opening
The lady at check in mentioned June 26 as a date ‘they are looking at’ to reopen the EDI BA lounge.
Here’s hoping for that to be true🤞🏾
Here’s hoping for that to be true🤞🏾
Jun 8, 2021, 1:22 pm
#2338
Join Date: Dec 2012
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Posts: 1,129
Jun 9, 2021, 2:39 am
#2340
Join Date: Oct 2019
Programs: BAEC Silver, Volare Executive / Skyteam Elite+
Posts: 672
Is anyone particularly looking for T3 flights at the moment? Presumably if flights did depart from there at best the BA and maybe AA lounges might open depending on loads, but I don't see the lights coming on for the Cathay/Qantas lounges any time soon and beyond the lounges there's no reason I can think of to prefer it....