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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 Sep 11, 2021, 1:44 am
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Originally Posted by mmxbreaks
Can confirm: BA no longer pays for lounge access at Munich so access prohibited.

That'll go down well on this flight which has 14 rows of Club.

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Disappointing. Maybe if they increase flights again they'll reinstate it. Meantime I might as well fly LH and avoid Heathrow altogether..
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Old Sep 11, 2021, 1:46 am
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Originally Posted by Genius1
A number of third party lounges are now open to BA passengers again - Dublin and Valencia to name two more in response to recent posts.
When did Dublin reopen and which one is it ?

I flew out on Wednesday Morning this week and was told no Lounge available.
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Old Sep 11, 2021, 2:02 am
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Going to FRA this week and Oneworld showing JAL Sakura lounge accessible to BA customers. Does anyone know if it's true? Thanks.
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Old Sep 11, 2021, 2:55 am
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Access to the Aspire lounge at ZRH has been reinstated for BA pax as of three days ago according to the lounge attendant.
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Old Sep 11, 2021, 2:58 am
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Originally Posted by The _Banking_Scot
Hi,

No app at Edi . You ask the staff for all the drinks inc alcohol and coffee ( apart from the self serve 500ml water bottles) but apparently no problem with multiple drinks at once as a gentleman in the row of seats in front of me had 2 cans of Heineken at once coming back from the bar area.

Also some bananas and tangerines available.

Regards

TBS
That's the same system GLA had a couple of weeks ago. They said they had only recently re-started serving sandwiches and didn't know when they would return to self-serve.

No real issues with being served but I usually like to taste the selection of wines which is easy if you're self-serving but too much of a pain (especially for others in the queue) so I didn't bother.

I can't see waiter service being sustainable in the long term especially in GCs in LHR. It's just far too busy and staff looked miserable and rushed off their feet. Money will dictate the decision of course so the balance of whether the additional staff cost more against the amount of additional drink/food is gobbled up when self-serve.
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Old Sep 11, 2021, 3:01 am
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Can confirm Bolero lounge at WAW is already accepting BA pax under the usual rules, seems to have been active for a few days but definitely BA is back on the sign today and no issues with entry.
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Old Sep 11, 2021, 4:00 am
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Flying from GVA to LHR on AA business class ticket to USA. Which lounge should I use in Geneva? Seems like the BA lounge is still closed. Thanks
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Old Sep 11, 2021, 4:23 am
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Originally Posted by Butts
When did Dublin reopen and which one is it ?

I flew out on Wednesday Morning this week and was told no Lounge available.
It is the Dublin Airport Executive Lounge in the Main Departures Area.
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Old Sep 11, 2021, 4:24 am
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Originally Posted by omaralt
Flying from GVA to LHR on AA business class ticket to USA. Which lounge should I use in Geneva? Seems like the BA lounge is still closed. Thanks
There’s currently no lounge available for BA passengers, but watch this space!
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Old Sep 11, 2021, 4:30 am
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Originally Posted by Tobias-UK
There’s currently no lounge available for BA passengers, but watch this space!
oh wow. I guess I’ll have to use a priority pass lounge
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Old Sep 11, 2021, 6:05 am
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Originally Posted by Butts
When did Dublin reopen and which one is it ?

I flew out on Wednesday Morning this week and was told no Lounge available.
It’s the pretty crappy DAA lounge which has limited opening hours so even though the contract has been re-signed you may not get access depending on the time of your flight
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Old Sep 11, 2021, 12:56 pm
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I used the Diamond lounge at BRU yesterday morning and it was packed... I was lucky to find a table in the end as they were turning other pax away soon after I got in!

The former BA lounge, which was also refurbished not long before the pandemic, is completely empty, all equipment and furniture gone. With one flight per day to LHR, I don't expect any changes. It doesn't help that you need to get tested and quarantine until you get a negative result.
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Old Sep 11, 2021, 1:16 pm
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Any prospect of the IAD lounge reopening? Am I correct that there is no other complimentary lounge option there for BA premium pax?
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Old Sep 11, 2021, 1:18 pm
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Originally Posted by Stripe
Any prospect of the IAD lounge reopening? Am I correct that there is no other complimentary lounge option there for BA premium pax?
IIRC, IAD is expected to reopen later this month.
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Old Sep 11, 2021, 1:56 pm
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Originally Posted by mahrmgb
Going to FRA this week and Oneworld showing JAL Sakura lounge accessible to BA customers. Does anyone know if it's true? Thanks.
If it's open, for sure. Why it would be open, I don't know given travel restrictions to Japan. It's a OW lounge after all, but not very impressive.
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