Jul 3, 2020, 10:51 am
Last edit by: sigma421
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
Aug 3, 2021, 5:54 am
#2806
Join Date: Sep 2018
Programs: BA/VS Gold
Posts: 276
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..
I suppose AA could try opening the AC lounge, but LHR is BA's home court..
Aug 3, 2021, 6:00 am
#2807
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Austin
Programs: AA EXP +2MM- LT PLT! HH Diamond
Posts: 6,087
Yes, it's open as of today. We covered it in a vague sort of way (https://www.headforpoints.com/2021/0...-auto-convert/) but it's definitely open. Not sure about F though.
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Aug 3, 2021, 6:54 am
#2808
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: London
Programs: BA, VS, HH, IHG, MB, MR
Posts: 26,871
Just got the info on the BA lounge in T3 - opening hours are 6.30am to 7pm. The food menu has been cut back but will return to normal once BA flights resume. The earliest possible date for BA to move is now internally seen at 17th August but you should expect that to slip.
Aug 3, 2021, 6:57 am
#2809
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Falkirk, Scotland,VS Red, BA Gold, HH Diamond,UK Amex Plat
Programs: Master of the Privy Purse des Muccis
Posts: 17,921
Just got the info on the BA lounge in T3 - opening hours are 6.30am to 7pm. The food menu has been cut back but will return to normal once BA flights resume. The earliest possible date for BA to move is now internally seen at 17th August but you should expect that to slip.
Hi ,
Thanks for that Raffles. Do you know if it is just Galleries Club or both Galleries Club and First?
Regards
TBS
Aug 3, 2021, 7:23 am
#2811
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Location: London
Programs: BA, VS, HH, IHG, MB, MR
Posts: 26,871
Aug 3, 2021, 7:25 am
#2812
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Falkirk, Scotland,VS Red, BA Gold, HH Diamond,UK Amex Plat
Programs: Master of the Privy Purse des Muccis
Posts: 17,921
Aug 3, 2021, 7:39 am
#2813
formerly DreAAmliner
Join Date: Feb 2020
Location: DFW
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 419
Hello All,
I have done some research, and think i know the answer, but figured i would confirm with the BA experts here.
I am flying BA DFW-LHR-ORK in sept in J. my connection at LHR is long and i would like to potentially get some sleep, without having to deal with going through passport control.....
As i understand, there are no airside hotels at LHR, and the "No. 1 Lounge" looks to have sleeping rooms but they are unavailable on any day i try to book - leading me to believe they are closed. they wont answer the phone also.
So:
1) Does the BA arrivals lounge have sleeping rooms (no mention of them on BA website so assuming no)
2) does anyone know if the No1 lounge sleeping rooms are open?
3)anything im missing??
Thanks!!
I have done some research, and think i know the answer, but figured i would confirm with the BA experts here.
I am flying BA DFW-LHR-ORK in sept in J. my connection at LHR is long and i would like to potentially get some sleep, without having to deal with going through passport control.....
As i understand, there are no airside hotels at LHR, and the "No. 1 Lounge" looks to have sleeping rooms but they are unavailable on any day i try to book - leading me to believe they are closed. they wont answer the phone also.
So:
1) Does the BA arrivals lounge have sleeping rooms (no mention of them on BA website so assuming no)
2) does anyone know if the No1 lounge sleeping rooms are open?
3)anything im missing??
Thanks!!
Aug 3, 2021, 7:46 am
#2814
Join Date: Jul 2014
Programs: BAEC, VS Flying Club
Posts: 797
Hello All,
I have done some research, and think i know the answer, but figured i would confirm with the BA experts here.
I am flying BA DFW-LHR-ORK in sept in J. my connection at LHR is long and i would like to potentially get some sleep, without having to deal with going through passport control.....
As i understand, there are no airside hotels at LHR, and the "No. 1 Lounge" looks to have sleeping rooms but they are unavailable on any day i try to book - leading me to believe they are closed. they wont answer the phone also.
So:
1) Does the BA arrivals lounge have sleeping rooms (no mention of them on BA website so assuming no)
2) does anyone know if the No1 lounge sleeping rooms are open?
3)anything im missing??
Thanks!!
I have done some research, and think i know the answer, but figured i would confirm with the BA experts here.
I am flying BA DFW-LHR-ORK in sept in J. my connection at LHR is long and i would like to potentially get some sleep, without having to deal with going through passport control.....
As i understand, there are no airside hotels at LHR, and the "No. 1 Lounge" looks to have sleeping rooms but they are unavailable on any day i try to book - leading me to believe they are closed. they wont answer the phone also.
So:
1) Does the BA arrivals lounge have sleeping rooms (no mention of them on BA website so assuming no)
2) does anyone know if the No1 lounge sleeping rooms are open?
3)anything im missing??
Thanks!!
They depart from Terminal 2, whereas your BA flight from DFW will arrive at Terminal 5. You will need to take a bus, airside, to get between the two and won’t have access to any T5 lounges.
Therefore your only lounge options will be airside in T2 and there are no sleeping options there AFAIK.
The BA arrivals lounge in T5 is landside, and currently closed anyway. There is no No.1 Lounge in T5 or T2, I think the only one is in T3 to which you won’t have access.
So if a few hours’ sleep is an absolute must, you’ll probably have to go landside and book a hotel day room. There is a Hilton Garden Inn adjacent to T2 which may fit the bill, assuming you are indeed departing from there.
Last edited by GumshoeW12; Aug 3, 2021 at 7:55 am
Aug 3, 2021, 7:56 am
#2815
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Mostly UK
Programs: Mucci Extraordinaire, Hilton Diamond, BA Gold (ex BD)
Posts: 11,209
BA doesn’t serve ORK so I’m guessing that leg will be a codeshare operated by Aer Lingus.
They depart from Terminal 2, whereas your BA flight from DFW will arrive at Terminal 5. You will need to take a bus, airside, to get between the two and won’t have access to any T5 lounges.
Therefore your only lounge options will be airside in T2 and there are no sleeping options there AFAIK.
The BA arrivals lounge in T5 is landside, and currently closed anyway. There is no No.1 Lounge in T5 or T2, I think the only one is in T3 to which you won’t have access.
So if a few hours’ sleep is an absolute must, you’ll probably have to go landside and book a hotel day room.
They depart from Terminal 2, whereas your BA flight from DFW will arrive at Terminal 5. You will need to take a bus, airside, to get between the two and won’t have access to any T5 lounges.
Therefore your only lounge options will be airside in T2 and there are no sleeping options there AFAIK.
The BA arrivals lounge in T5 is landside, and currently closed anyway. There is no No.1 Lounge in T5 or T2, I think the only one is in T3 to which you won’t have access.
So if a few hours’ sleep is an absolute must, you’ll probably have to go landside and book a hotel day room.
As Ireland is CTA you have to go through immigration control at Heathrow anyway.
Aug 3, 2021, 8:10 am
#2816
formerly DreAAmliner
Join Date: Feb 2020
Location: DFW
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 419
BA doesn’t serve ORK so I’m guessing that leg will be a codeshare operated by Aer Lingus.
They depart from Terminal 2, whereas your BA flight from DFW will arrive at Terminal 5. You will need to take a bus, airside, to get between the two and won’t have access to any T5 lounges.
Therefore your only lounge options will be airside in T2 and there are no sleeping options there AFAIK.
The BA arrivals lounge in T5 is landside, and currently closed anyway. There is no No.1 Lounge in T5 or T2, I think the only one is in T3 to which you won’t have access.
So if a few hours’ sleep is an absolute must, you’ll probably have to go landside and book a hotel day room. There is a Hilton Garden Inn adjacent to T2 which may fit the bill, assuming you are indeed departing from there.
They depart from Terminal 2, whereas your BA flight from DFW will arrive at Terminal 5. You will need to take a bus, airside, to get between the two and won’t have access to any T5 lounges.
Therefore your only lounge options will be airside in T2 and there are no sleeping options there AFAIK.
The BA arrivals lounge in T5 is landside, and currently closed anyway. There is no No.1 Lounge in T5 or T2, I think the only one is in T3 to which you won’t have access.
So if a few hours’ sleep is an absolute must, you’ll probably have to go landside and book a hotel day room. There is a Hilton Garden Inn adjacent to T2 which may fit the bill, assuming you are indeed departing from there.
Yes, i am codeshare to ORK on Lingus...
they had two flights/day and recently cancelled the one i was on leaving a 7.5h transit.
So, to summarize to make sure i understand:
Because i am transiting through LHR, but to somewhere outside UK, i will in fact have to go through passport control anyway?
Because of this, i will have access to BA arrivals lounge, if i wish to use it and it is open (plus any hotel i want, as i am now landside)?
I'm assuming this will now require me to fill out a UK passenger locator form, as i will have no choice but to go through passport control to get to T-2?
Again, thank you all!
Aug 3, 2021, 8:14 am
#2817
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,997
Yes, so any connection at LHR whether staying airside or going landside will have to fill in a PLF, so no difference for that regardless of what you do in the end.
The only downside really is that arrivals are where the queues are, so depending on how it it when you arrive it may take a few minutes or 1-2 hours to clear immigration. If you stayed airside and just went to T2 then when you got to T2 you would go through immigration but there is a separate connections section for UK/Ireland flights which doesn't tend to be as busy.
The only downside really is that arrivals are where the queues are, so depending on how it it when you arrive it may take a few minutes or 1-2 hours to clear immigration. If you stayed airside and just went to T2 then when you got to T2 you would go through immigration but there is a separate connections section for UK/Ireland flights which doesn't tend to be as busy.
Aug 3, 2021, 8:23 am
#2818
formerly DreAAmliner
Join Date: Feb 2020
Location: DFW
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 419
Yes, so any connection at LHR whether staying airside or going landside will have to fill in a PLF, so no difference for that regardless of what you do in the end.
The only downside really is that arrivals are where the queues are, so depending on how it it when you arrive it may take a few minutes or 1-2 hours to clear immigration. If you stayed airside and just went to T2 then when you got to T2 you would go through immigration but there is a separate connections section for UK/Ireland flights which doesn't tend to be as busy.
The only downside really is that arrivals are where the queues are, so depending on how it it when you arrive it may take a few minutes or 1-2 hours to clear immigration. If you stayed airside and just went to T2 then when you got to T2 you would go through immigration but there is a separate connections section for UK/Ireland flights which doesn't tend to be as busy.
So potentially it would be wise to land, connect from T-5 to T-2 while airside, and go through the UK/Ireland dedicated passport control in T-2.
(Does LHR website have real-time passport control queue times so i can look this up when i land and make a decision?)
Then, once landside and if i wanted to, go back to T-5 BA arrivals lounge or any hotel?
Aug 3, 2021, 8:27 am
#2819
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
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Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,997
If you want to go landside realistically your option is exit on arrival on T5 and just hope the queues aren't bad.
If you want to stay airside and not go landside at all then head to T2.
Aug 3, 2021, 8:28 am
#2820
formerly DreAAmliner
Join Date: Feb 2020
Location: DFW
Programs: AA EXP
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No. once you are through the border via the UK/Ireland dedicated passport control in T2 you will be in the airside departures area and you can't just exit to landside
If you want to go landside realistically your option is exit on arrival on T5 and just hope the queues aren't bad.
If you want to stay airside and not go landside at all then head to T2.
If you want to go landside realistically your option is exit on arrival on T5 and just hope the queues aren't bad.
If you want to stay airside and not go landside at all then head to T2.