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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 19, 2021, 10:24 am
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Originally Posted by Tobias-UK
I was in the CCT yesterday and this was the rest of the day menu. It appears to include a similar number of options to previous menus. Was your menu different?


My wife enjoyed the Jerk Chicken and Fishcake.
seems to be the same. while i do not recall the fishcake (was probably available) i did miss the chicken wings two weeks ago, and the nachos were better then too.
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Old Jun 19, 2021, 10:53 am
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Originally Posted by KARFA
I would just like to make clear my actions in the lounge are in no way related to Aspire now refusing BA passengers


What happened?
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Old Jun 20, 2021, 3:46 am
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Club pax were handed out invites to the lounge at MLA today.

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Old Jun 20, 2021, 4:34 am
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With all the lounge closures plus the possible withdrawal from LGW, BA is living up to its nick name Heathrow Airways.
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Old Jun 20, 2021, 7:10 am
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Disappointed that the BA IAD lounge is still closed given that recent flights have been 85%+ full in CW - plus any other status pax in other cabins. Yes, they usually have two flights, but the numbers ('data'!) would suggest they have the custom for limited opening (similar numbers as at BWI or other one-flight per day places) - and it's THEIR lounge. The only conclusion you can draw is that BA is penny-pinching in not having to pay the operating costs, and pocketing the $ people are paying for that service... .
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Old Jun 20, 2021, 7:25 am
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Lounge at GLA, any chance it will reopen soon?

Maybe I'm wrong but AFAIK the lounge at EDI is open but GLA remains shut. Is GLA likely to reopen soon or will it be going the same as NCL?

TIA
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Old Jun 20, 2021, 8:05 am
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Originally Posted by johnaalex
Maybe I'm wrong but AFAIK the lounge at EDI is open but GLA remains shut. Is GLA likely to reopen soon or will it be going the same as NCL?

TIA
The Edinburgh Airport website says "Please note, the Aspire, No1 and British Airways lounges are currently closed".
https://www.edinburghairport.com/pre...lities/lounges
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Old Jun 20, 2021, 8:06 am
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Both EDI and GLA were rumoured to reopen in the next few weeks, but I suspect the recent events in terms of travel may have delayed that.
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Old Jun 20, 2021, 8:56 am
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Chicago?

Was “switched” over to BA J from AA after schedule pull down for August. Do you think the Terraces ORD will be reopening anytime soon? As of now… they have two flights late August.
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Old Jun 20, 2021, 11:28 am
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Originally Posted by freebeernwine
Was “switched” over to BA J from AA after schedule pull down for August. Do you think the Terraces ORD will be reopening anytime soon? As of now… they have two flights late August.
No chance for BA's US lounges to be reopened until the US is on the UK's Green List (or Amber List doesn't require quarantine for fully vaccinated travellers), and the Presidential Proclamation is lifted for inbound UK visitors to the US.
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Old Jun 20, 2021, 11:41 am
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Originally Posted by Genius1
No chance for BA's US lounges to be reopened until the US is on the UK's Green List (or Amber List doesn't require quarantine for fully vaccinated travellers), and the Presidential Proclamation is lifted for inbound UK visitors to the US.
If that's BA's logic, then BA is doomed to fail. If their flights are pretty full (as I noted above) and they do not provide what they should, and others do offer, then pax will go elsewhere. The flights don't have to be full of UK pax for the lounges to be open! (Note that as of 1 July ALL covid-related restrictions in Maryland are ending - and I suspect many other states also).
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Old Jun 20, 2021, 11:48 am
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Originally Posted by KARFA
not only the LHR flights now, also the new BACF ones to the regions too.

EDIT: the ba sign has gone

Passed through yesterday and the lovely staff were encouraging folk to contact and complain to BA about the change.
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Old Jun 20, 2021, 12:46 pm
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Originally Posted by KARFA
Both EDI and GLA were rumoured to reopen in the next few weeks, but I suspect the recent events in terms of travel may have delayed that.
This afternoon an agent at GLA told me there are no plans to reopen the lounge in the near future. Mind you I was told a few weeks ago 21/6 ( tomorrow) was the planned reopening date, so who knows.
Seems odd there seems to be no plan particularly as the number of flights has increased significantly recently.
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Old Jun 20, 2021, 12:56 pm
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Originally Posted by Joshm300
Out of interest were you in 1F on this morning's BA1414, I thought I saw an FT tag on the back pack...
Yes that was me! Sorry, I should have said hello.
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Old Jun 20, 2021, 4:40 pm
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Madrid Barajas

Sala Velázquez reopened last week. For the moment the opening hours are limited - 07:30 to 17:30. Sala Dali is open from 06:00 to 23:00 though
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