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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 31, 2021, 11:18 am
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You might be out of luck with migrating down to the F Lounge.
I’m there now (1815 hrs) and the F Lounge is quiet. Galleries Club still open
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Old Aug 31, 2021, 11:36 am
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Thank you for the update, Jed.

On a positive note that’s a sign that things are picking up slowly. If BA stops cancelling my flights in result I might reach G* and access won’t be an issue. Enjoy your time in the lounge.
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Old Aug 31, 2021, 11:51 am
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Does anyone know the situation wih the OW lounge at LAX. Any potential schedule for reopening in the next couple of months? I see Star Alliance have now reopening their LAX facilities, so OW need to take note and get a move on.... Even with reduced traffic, the whole point of an alliance lounge is that it is not dependent on one airline to feed it.
I booked a 5hr layover in October with the intention of using the QF Flounge (which clearly won't happen), but now find myself completely loungeless (ignoring the Admirals Club).
Couldn't even rebook to an earlier departure to LHR... as AA retimed our connecting flight

Is there any ability for OWE to access Flagship dining at the AA Lounge in absence of QF First lounge (I know not normally avaialble, but these are not normal times)??
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Old Aug 31, 2021, 12:03 pm
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JFK Concorde Room reopens tomorrow, Wednesday 1st September.
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Old Aug 31, 2021, 1:45 pm
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Am I correct in understanding that BA does not provide lounge access in OSL? Oneword.com doesn't list the OSL lounge as an option anymore. I have kind of a lengthly layover in OSL tomorrow connecting from Norwegian domestic to BA. Seems the OSL lounge also doesn't accept lounge key.
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Old Aug 31, 2021, 1:49 pm
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Originally Posted by GBOAC
Does anyone know the situation wih the OW lounge at LAX. Any potential schedule for reopening in the next couple of months? I see Star Alliance have now reopening their LAX facilities, so OW need to take note and get a move on.... Even with reduced traffic, the whole point of an alliance lounge is that it is not dependent on one airline to feed it.
I booked a 5hr layover in October with the intention of using the QF Flounge (which clearly won't happen), but now find myself completely loungeless (ignoring the Admirals Club).
Couldn't even rebook to an earlier departure to LHR... as AA retimed our connecting flight

Is there any ability for OWE to access Flagship dining at the AA Lounge in absence of QF First lounge (I know not normally avaialble, but these are not normal times)??
My hunch is that that the AA Flagship Lounge will open before the QF operated OW lounge, let alone the QF F lounge @ LAX. Since all OW qualified pax will be able to access the AA FL, which also normally serves US domestic Flagship flights (JFK, MIA) and have common behind the scenes operations with the already open T4 Admirals Club, it will be more efficient for all parties to go that route.

When (and if) the FFD will be opened, AA will happily allow OWEs there, should their airline be willing to pay for that privilege ..
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Old Aug 31, 2021, 2:37 pm
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Originally Posted by GBOAC
Does anyone know the situation wih the OW lounge at LAX. Any potential schedule for reopening in the next couple of months? I see Star Alliance have now reopening their LAX facilities, so OW need to take note and get a move on.... Even with reduced traffic, the whole point of an alliance lounge is that it is not dependent on one airline to feed it.
I booked a 5hr layover in October with the intention of using the QF Flounge (which clearly won't happen), but now find myself completely loungeless (ignoring the Admirals Club).
Couldn't even rebook to an earlier departure to LHR... as AA retimed our connecting flight

Is there any ability for OWE to access Flagship dining at the AA Lounge in absence of QF First lounge (I know not normally avaialble, but these are not normal times)??
October seems a little optimistic for LAX. The fact that they have not named the chef for the LAX lounge is not a good sign. Right now, you would have access to the Admirals Club and the Alaska Lounge.

https://news.aa.com/news/news-detail...8/default.aspx
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Old Aug 31, 2021, 2:51 pm
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I would be curious to know if the Cabanas open when the Concorde Room opens.
If anybody goes to the Concord Room, please advise if you can see the Cabanas being available again.

Much obliged,

LcS
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Old Aug 31, 2021, 3:01 pm
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Originally Posted by LCSinTexas
I would be curious to know if the Cabanas open when the Concorde Room opens.
If anybody goes to the Concord Room, please advise if you can see the Cabanas being available again.

Much obliged,

LcS
I don’t think so. There is ongoing work on the cabanas so I wouldn’t expect them to be open for a while. The pods should be available though.
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Old Aug 31, 2021, 3:14 pm
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Originally Posted by Tobias-UK
Sorry, I thought I’d updated this topic. The BA Arrivals Lounge will reopen tomorrow, 1st September, along with the Concorde Room.
Just checked in at YYZ. No date for the opening of the local lounge (agent made apologies), but she said the arrivals lounge in LHR would be open. Will report back if true.
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Old Aug 31, 2021, 3:21 pm
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Originally Posted by teemuflyer
When (and if) the FFD will be opened, AA will happily allow OWEs there, should their airline be willing to pay for that privilege ..
FFD never been an OWE lounge... so even if BA wanted to pay for it, AA wouldn't let that happen. I could see First class (and maybe CCR card holders) invited to the FFD once it open, but definitely not all OWEs.
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Old Aug 31, 2021, 4:35 pm
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Originally Posted by megaloman
FFD never been an OWE lounge... so even if BA wanted to pay for it, AA wouldn't let that happen. I could see First class (and maybe CCR card holders) invited to the FFD once it open, but definitely not all OWEs.
Very true. Little tongue in cheek since no airline would be willing to pay for this access for their OWEs. They've done arrangements for BA and CX F flyers at JFK.
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Old Aug 31, 2021, 11:29 pm
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Bit of cross-posting here but just to confirm in this thread that the LHR T5 CCR (Concorde Room) is now re-opened, from 1st September.
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Old Aug 31, 2021, 11:37 pm
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Greetings from the CCR

CCR is open, till 14:30, then pax will be moved to the terrace (CCR one).





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Old Sep 1, 2021, 12:06 am
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Originally Posted by megaloman
CCR is open, till 14:30, then pax will be moved to the terrace (CCR one).





Really not sure how we missed each other, considering there are about 8 passengers in here ! Did you have an espresso martini when I came to talk to the barman?
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