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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 20, 2021, 10:38 am
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The Belfast lounge currently closes at 1730 which is a bit of a shame if you are on a later flight. The good news is from September opening hours should be extended to 2000.
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Old Aug 21, 2021, 10:40 am
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Originally Posted by Tobias-UK
I bumped in to Lurker Wilf a couple of times this week and I’m sure he mentioned there was now lounge access in GVA. I’ll contact him to verify.

EDIT: Come to think of it, it might have been NCL he mentioned, not GVA. I’ll check and revert.

EDIT 2: Confirmed that there is currently no lounge access available at GVA for BA qualified passengers. There are lounges available if you have Priority Pass though.
Originally Posted by marble35
It was still shut on 08/08. I ended up in the Marhaba lounge. Pretty rubbish. The Air France one looked nicer but was about to close.
Thank you both! Shame really as flights are picking up and the loads are busy so hopefully it will reopen soon...
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Old Aug 21, 2021, 10:57 am
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The ACE lounge is now open and accepting BA CE pax.

Pretty full, just a few seats blocked out for distancing, there's a range of simple snacks and drinks.
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Old Aug 21, 2021, 12:21 pm
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Any word on the Dublin Lounge access being reinstated as I've got three trips coming up there over the next month ?
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Old Aug 21, 2021, 12:46 pm
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If I'm reading things corectly, is it the case there's no present lounge offering for BA at YYZ?
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Old Aug 21, 2021, 1:21 pm
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Originally Posted by Thrifty Scotsman
If I'm reading things corectly, is it the case there's no present lounge offering for BA at YYZ?
Yes, BA have an active contract with the Plaza Premium lounge, but the lounge is unfortunately closed at the moment.
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Old Aug 21, 2021, 3:33 pm
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Is GLA open for the 2120 last flight to LHR? And any developments on provision of sandwiches?
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Old Aug 21, 2021, 5:02 pm
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Originally Posted by CatchThePigeon
Is GLA open for the 2120 last flight to LHR? And any developments on provision of sandwiches?
I was there the last Sunday. Can't comment on opening times.
Soup, crisps and fruit were available. I did overhear the staff saying "we hope to be able to offer a larger selection and get back to normal soon". Feel free to interpret that as you wish.

Thanks!
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Old Aug 22, 2021, 1:54 am
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Originally Posted by CatchThePigeon
Is GLA open for the 2120 last flight to LHR? And any developments on provision of sandwiches?
Per the oneworld website, the lounge closes at 21:00. Usually the lounge will stay open if the last flight is delayed.
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Old Aug 22, 2021, 3:13 am
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Lounge in Palma is now open. Sala VIP Lounge opposite gate A23.

Wiki updated.
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Old Aug 23, 2021, 10:41 pm
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Hi All - we are traveling business class LCA-LHR-SFO in three weeks and since we have 3 hrs at LHR T5 before connecting to BA287 - I was wondering which is the best lounge to use? Would we able to access the British Airways Galleries South Club, First Lounge and Concorde Terrace? We are oneworld Sapphire Tier if it makes any difference.
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Old Aug 23, 2021, 11:37 pm
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Originally Posted by HAF
Hi All - we are traveling business class LCA-LHR-SFO in three weeks and since we have 3 hrs at LHR T5 before connecting to BA287 - I was wondering which is the best lounge to use? Would we able to access the British Airways Galleries South Club, First Lounge and Concorde Terrace? We are oneworld Sapphire Tier if it makes any difference.
You will have access to the business class Galleries Club lounges. There are currently two, north and south, although north has rarely opened during the pandemic.

Only if it’s very quiet, and the Club lounge closes early, will you be invited to use the First lounge but that’s very unlikely for an early afternoon departure. You certainly won’t have access to the Concorde Terrace.
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Old Aug 24, 2021, 12:23 am
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Does anyone know the current opening (or closing times) of South Business lounge? And is there a printer in the lounge (I know there is one in First)? Thanks
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Old Aug 24, 2021, 1:04 am
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Originally Posted by Butts
Any word on the Dublin Lounge access being reinstated as I've got three trips coming up there over the next month ?
I passed through DUB yesterday morning and asked at the lounge entrance if the BA contract had been reinstated and they confirmed it had not been, so still no lounge access at present. From what I have seen via EF (and experienced first hand) over the last few weeks BA's 2 or 3 daily DUB flights are pretty much full both directions, so I would think an increase in service between them and EI come September should be expected, which would probably justify a lounge offering.

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Old Aug 24, 2021, 3:52 am
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SFO.yourmenu.cloud DNS entries have just been added. I could not pull up the menu, though.
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