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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 Oct 13, 2021, 6:01 pm
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Regarding AMS, I checked the One World website and I’d like to confirm what I’m seeing, as it doesn’t make too much sense to me. The BA lounge is still closed, but the Aspire Lounge, which is also One World, is open to 5 other member airlines.

Are business class passengers on AMS-LHR-JFK (BA & AA) given entrance to the aspire lounge while the BA lounge is closed?

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Old Oct 13, 2021, 7:48 pm
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Originally Posted by The _Banking_Scot
Hi,

Many thanks. Will be interesting to read the comparsion between the *A lounge and the normal lounges for BA pax

Regards

TBS
LAX *A business lounge has a self serve noodle bar and has a very nice outdoor area and another area opened to the terminal. I think those were the only differences from OW business lounge that i noticed.
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Old Oct 13, 2021, 10:15 pm
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In EDI back to self-serve on Alcohol and Beverages - all Foodstuffs still cordoned off and served by staff.
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Old Oct 13, 2021, 10:40 pm
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Originally Posted by Flamenguista
Regarding AMS, I checked the One World website and I’d like to confirm what I’m seeing, as it doesn’t make too much sense to me. The BA lounge is still closed, but the Aspire Lounge, which is also One World, is open to 5 other member airlines.

Are business class passengers on AMS-LHR-JFK (BA & AA) given entrance to the aspire lounge while the BA lounge is closed?
unfortunately not.
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Old Oct 14, 2021, 12:34 am
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Any idea when / if the GVA lounge is going to open?
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Old Oct 14, 2021, 12:46 am
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Originally Posted by TheFlyingCyclist
Any idea when / if the GVA lounge is going to open?
I have heard rumblings that lounge reopening is imminent.
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Old Oct 14, 2021, 5:39 am
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JNB

Will JNB open soon or no plans yet?
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Old Oct 14, 2021, 2:29 pm
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Originally Posted by Flamenguista
Regarding AMS, I checked the One World website and I’d like to confirm what I’m seeing, as it doesn’t make too much sense to me. The BA lounge is still closed, but the Aspire Lounge, which is also One World, is open to 5 other member airlines.
The Aspire lounge is not a oneworld lounge - selected airlines use it, but BA is not one of them.
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Old Oct 14, 2021, 4:56 pm
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Now that the JFK CCR has reopened, does anyone know if the Premium Slope is open too? Or has this been done away with due to deadly runaway roller bag accidents
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Old Oct 14, 2021, 5:02 pm
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Originally Posted by Flamenguista
Regarding AMS, I checked the One World website and I’d like to confirm what I’m seeing, as it doesn’t make too much sense to me. The BA lounge is still closed, but the Aspire Lounge, which is also One World, is open to 5 other member airlines.

Are business class passengers on AMS-LHR-JFK (BA & AA) given entrance to the aspire lounge while the BA lounge is closed?
Confirmed as of today. No lounge access for ba pax at ams.
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Old Oct 14, 2021, 8:18 pm
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Originally Posted by AndyHall
Im on the BA273 to SAN in CW tomorrow (new CW suites on a 777!!). OW shows GF south being open to silver and CW, is that correct?, or do I need head up one floor?
So pleased to see that the SAN route is finally back operating again. Flightradar24 showed that the route operated yesterday too! I can live with 3x weekly for now, but fingers crossed BA reintroduces sales in F. I have 2 flights scheduled for early next year when the A350 was scheduled to operate the route, so no F cabin, but I see a 4 class 787 in Jan and 4 class 777 in April, but the F cabin is blocked and F is not for sale.
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Old Oct 15, 2021, 12:02 am
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Any chance there will be some sort of lounge access from MXP in late December?
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Old Oct 15, 2021, 12:27 am
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What's the situation in GF these days, I just glanced at the menu online out of curiosity before a flight on Sunday and it looks like no champagne (except rose), no smoked salmon & eggs on the breakfast menu, no JW blue, no ales... Am I just looking too early/on 'delivery day' or is this long running shortages?

I'm happy enough with a coffee and a full English if that's what's available but it did surprise me a little. Appreciate lack of champagne for breakfast is a first world problem but it's been 18+ months on the ground so was hoping for a couple of glasses(!)
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Old Oct 15, 2021, 1:49 am
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Morning all,

What is the current status of the Galleries lounges at LHR? Have a late flight tonight from LHR and wondered if it closes prior and you get moved to Galleries First? (Sapphire OWE)?

Thank you!
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Old Oct 15, 2021, 2:06 am
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Originally Posted by Ryanfozzie
Morning all,

What is the current status of the Galleries lounges at LHR? Have a late flight tonight from LHR and wondered if it closes prior and you get moved to Galleries First? (Sapphire OWE)?

Thank you!
The Galleries Club South Lounge in T5 is open until 22:00 every day, the North Lounge closes at 19:00.
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