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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 Jul 31, 2021, 9:39 am
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Also, on our way back (late Aug) we have almost the reverse with both legs op by BA not AA (AA is codeshare)
So: BA ATH-LHR (J class bec no offer of 1st) and 2nd leg: LHR-LAX is 1 class op by BA.
We have quite the layover. Would we be able to use Concorde 1st lounge? At least, given the current lounge openings. Thanks again.
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Old Jul 31, 2021, 11:57 am
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Originally Posted by bvmcginnis
Also, on our way back (late Aug) we have almost the reverse with both legs op by BA not AA (AA is codeshare)
So: BA ATH-LHR (J class bec no offer of 1st) and 2nd leg: LHR-LAX is 1 class op by BA.
We have quite the layover. Would we be able to use Concorde 1st lounge? At least, given the current lounge openings. Thanks again.

Hi,

On this leg LHR-LAX ( op by BA 1st class) you can use the Concorde Terrrace ( not sure if the Concorde Room itself will be open then) with no problem.

Regards

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Old Jul 31, 2021, 11:59 am
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Originally Posted by bvmcginnis
We did have 1 class Aug 5 flt BA/AA code share op by BA LAX -LHR flight but a short while back the first flight was chged to AA operated by AA, (still codeshare, but...) with the 2nd leg going on BA operated, J class only to ATH bec 1st wasn't offered. So, which LHR lounge will I be entitled to since now I am actually AA 1st leg? Should I show my BA (codeshare) ticket in the hopes of getting into 1 class Concorde? I realize I will prob have to chg terminals to get to T 5 (for 2nd leg). Terminal chg for AA arrival is planned to be T3 at the moment. God only knows if that will be true next week.
Thought I had this all figured out until the changes this flight has made. Not to mention the cancellation...part of life rt now.
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Hi,

On this I 'm not sure but I do not think so (as you are arriving on AA first not BA first). However you will be able to use Galleries First.

Regards

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Old Jul 31, 2021, 12:10 pm
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Hi,

On this I 'm not sure but I do not think so (as you are arriving on AA first not BA first). However you will be able to use Galleries First.

Regards

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So happy, appreciative to use either at this point. Thank you for your info/response. Cheers, Vicky
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Old Aug 1, 2021, 4:38 am
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As we all know, the Scottish lounges have now reopened. Although the Glasgow lounge is a better place to wait than the terminal, don't expect anything too special in the way of food. The beverages are much the same as before though.

Also, the portable air conditioning units didn't exactly give off the 'calm and tranquil' atmosphere that BA like to advertise when talking about their lounges.

For a slightly more detailed look, and pics, see here:

https://www.inflightwithjames.com/po...ounge-glasgow/
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Old Aug 1, 2021, 11:58 am
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Lounge at JFK opened today. While I am not taking a BA flight (NH flight in the early afternoon), here is some pictures of the lounge.


Chicken salad

Lasagna, focaccia, and grilled veggies


Sitting area

Dining area

Wine selection

Red wine selection

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Old Aug 2, 2021, 10:57 am
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So with no CCR at LHR and no lounge at Chicago open it would seem (including a reduced First service on board) that maybe I ought to postpone the trip a third time?

With the caveat that it means something to me for the holiday and I've only ever done F back from Boston so haven't done the CCR yet?

Wrap that up with the hassle of one of us having a mask exemption and all the grief that will probably come with that?

Such a shame.
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Old Aug 2, 2021, 11:50 am
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Originally Posted by Atuchan
Lounge at JFK opened today. While I am not taking a BA flight (NH flight in the early afternoon), here is some pictures of the lounge.

Chicken salad

Lasagna, focaccia, and grilled veggies


Sitting area

Dining area

Wine selection
Funny. My wine guy recommended the New Zealand Matua in lieu of my favorite Sea Pearl as a cooking/drinking Sauvignon Blanc as they are having issues stocking the latter. Must be good if it's served at a BA lounge. . Haven't tried it yet, so no subjective taste notes to offer.
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Old Aug 2, 2021, 12:40 pm
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Funny. My wine guy recommended the New Zealand Matua in lieu of my favorite Sea Pearl as a cooking/drinking Sauvignon Blanc as they are having issues stocking the latter. Must be good if it's served at a BA lounge. . Haven't tried it yet, so no subjective taste notes to offer.
£9 a bottle.....prob more cooking than drinking....
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Old Aug 2, 2021, 12:54 pm
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Originally Posted by PGberkshire
£9 a bottle.....prob more cooking than drinking....
Price is frequently not an accurate reflections of quality for anything. Value is perceived in most cases. But, nevertheless, the Sea Pearl goes for $10 (USD) at my grocery store, and is excellent for cooking (say cheese fondue), and good for drinking. The Matua, is $8.59. I wouldn't expect BA paying those prices anyways buying bulk, but glad they aren't going for the cheapest options. Things do bottom out at some point.
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Old Aug 2, 2021, 1:44 pm
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Originally Posted by RockyRobin
So with no CCR at LHR and no lounge at Chicago open it would seem (including a reduced First service on board) that maybe I ought to postpone the trip a third time?

With the caveat that it means something to me for the holiday and I've only ever done F back from Boston so haven't done the CCR yet?

Wrap that up with the hassle of one of us having a mask exemption and all the grief that will probably come with that?

Such a shame.
The First service isn’t too far off normal, but if your purpose of travel is for the lounges and soft product then yes, perhaps now is not the time to travel. For my part, I’m still being frustrated because I’m prevented from travelling to places I need to go to, in the grand scheme of things I don’t care that much about lounges or on board service, I’d much rather be allowed to travel to where I need to go, when I need to go irrespective of what ancillary services are offered to me - just get me there, mask or no mask!
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Old Aug 2, 2021, 2:45 pm
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I'm in the same boat, Tobias-UK . Can't get to Sweden or the US which is hugely frustrating.

It's nice that my client in MAN wants to see me every week so I can hop up and down on a frequent basis but I really don't want to lose my other clients and I hope out of sight isn't out of mind...

That said, the staff in the CCT were on form this afternoon. They did mention that the steak pie was not huge so ordered me two, and then also insisted that I try the spiced chicken... at least that meant that I freed up a choice of meal on the plane. I could hardly move 😂. Plus the CCT was a nice haven away from GF which does get very very busy in the afternoon when GC is closed.

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Old Aug 3, 2021, 3:28 am
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INV Aspire open to BA pax

Good news is that the Aspire lounge in INV is open to eligible BA passengers. It’s a tiny lounge which was packed, but the service was stellar.
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Old Aug 3, 2021, 5:20 am
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BA Lounge(s) at LHR T3?

Any noises about opening the BA T3 lounge)s) at LHR since many of the OW airlines, including most AA flights have been moved back there recently? Not sure CX or QF are ready to open their lounges anytime soon due to the strict lock downs both in Hong Kong and Australia that appear to continue for the foreseeable future.

I suppose AA could try opening the AC lounge, but LHR is BA's home court..
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Old Aug 3, 2021, 5:24 am
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Originally Posted by teemuflyer
Any noises about opening the BA T3 lounge)s) at LHR since many of the OW airlines, including most AA flights have been moved back there recently? Not sure CX or QF are ready to open their lounges anytime soon due to the strict lock downs both in Hong Kong and Australia that appear to continue for the foreseeable future.

I suppose AA could try opening the AC lounge, but LHR is BA's home court..
Hi,

On the aa forum there is mention that the ba lounge in t3 is reopening as it will be the lounge for aa pax but no official confirmation as yet iirc

Regards

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