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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 Aug 3, 2021, 9:08 am
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Originally Posted by squeeler
Slightly off topic I realise, but is the F Wing security lane in T5 still closing mid-afternoon?

Originally Posted by The _Banking_Scot
Hi.

Last updates since I travelled up on 23rd july were that first wing security was still closing at around 215pm

Regards

Tbs

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Yes, it was still closed yesterday afternoon and there doesn't seem to be a date for this to change.
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Old Aug 3, 2021, 9:32 am
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Originally Posted by heelntoe
Understood and thank you!
The Plaza Premium lounge in T2 has "private resting rooms" according to their website, so if you want to stay airside try booking one of those maybe. I've spent 5 hours in the lounge on my connection a few weeks ago and when I asked about them they were all booked up, but you might have a better chance if you can book ahead of time.
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Old Aug 3, 2021, 1:31 pm
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Is the T-5 LHR Arrivals lounge past security?

If i use the Arrivals Lounge (provided it is open when i go in sept), will i have to go through security to get back in to LHR for a connection?

Thx
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Old Aug 3, 2021, 1:35 pm
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Originally Posted by heelntoe
Is the T-5 LHR Arrivals lounge past security?

If i use the Arrivals Lounge (provided it is open when i go in sept), will i have to go through security to get back in to LHR for a connection?

Thx
It is landside. It has been closed throughout the pandemic and as yet there’s no date for reopening. Even when it’s open it closes at 2pm so isn’t an option for an all-day stay. As mentioned upthread, the pay-to-enter Plaza Premium lounge in T2 might be a better option if you don’t want to book a hotel.

You will have to go through security before your onward flight whether you go landside or stay airside.

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Old Aug 3, 2021, 4:33 pm
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YYZ

Anyone know if anything is being offered to Club World passengers in lieu of lounge access at YYZ? It seems all lounges in International T3 are closed…..do BA perhaps provide access to the domestic Plaza Premium lounge since it’s essentially in the same terminal?
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Old Aug 4, 2021, 4:49 am
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Originally Posted by Altaflyer
Anyone know if anything is being offered to Club World passengers in lieu of lounge access at YYZ? It seems all lounges in International T3 are closed…..do BA perhaps provide access to the domestic Plaza Premium lounge since it’s essentially in the same terminal?
Per the wiki and oneworld website, sadly there are no lounges currently accessible for BA passengers at YYZ. BA do have an active contract with the Plaza Premium lounge in T3, but the lounge is closed.
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Old Aug 4, 2021, 12:42 pm
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Originally Posted by Raffles
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.
My flight to BCN for the 19th of Aug has just been moved to T5.
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Old Aug 4, 2021, 2:14 pm
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Antigua lounge

Pleased to report that the Antigua lounge has reopened today
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Old Aug 4, 2021, 2:39 pm
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Any word on when the CCR might reopen? I know there are increased numbers of TATL rotations starting next week.

Could this be the moment?
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Old Aug 4, 2021, 3:28 pm
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Originally Posted by HFHFFlyer
Any word on when the CCR might reopen? I know there are increased numbers of TATL rotations starting next week.

Could this be the moment?
Not yet, but watch this space 🤞🏻
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Old Aug 4, 2021, 6:26 pm
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Seattle lounge open

BA48 tonight and the lounge at SeaTac just opened today.

The First room isn’t open, but there’s only about 20 of us in the main lounge so far.


Seattle Lounge now open Aug 4 2021

Check out the food
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Old Aug 5, 2021, 1:19 am
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Are BA allowing guests onto CCT ? I have a flight coming up in First and friend in Club will she be able to join me on CCT?
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Old Aug 5, 2021, 1:22 am
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Seattle CW hard product?

For UrbanLegend or anyone else recently flying from SEA, can you update us on what the club world hard product is? I had heard that by now flights 48 and 49 were to be operating 787-10’s with club suites, but looking at bookings recently it appears they still are running 787-9’s with the old yin yang seats.

Glad to see more lounges opening up.
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Old Aug 5, 2021, 1:51 am
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Originally Posted by Chris9642
Are BA allowing guests onto CCT ? I have a flight coming up in First and friend in Club will she be able to join me on CCT?
Yes and yes, subject to there being space.
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Old Aug 5, 2021, 5:34 am
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Originally Posted by Tobias-UK
Not yet, but watch this space 🤞🏻
Come on Tobias-UK

Stop teasing and give us a clue.........
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