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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
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
BA lounges : COVID-19 closures and reopenings
Oct 29, 2021, 2:02 pm
#3511
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 3,061
Indeed. At a time when the company was selling off anything of value and figuring out how many aircraft to dispose of, plus launching consultations over thousands of job cuts and wondering how long their cash reserves would last, they’re being castigated for not throwing money at reupholstering armchairs in a closed lounge. A bit of perspective helps here.
Oct 29, 2021, 2:36 pm
#3512
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: York, UK
Programs: BAEC Gold, Honors Diamond
Posts: 1,184
If accompanied by an adult, yes. If on his own, no. (Assuming he’s under 18 of course, apologies if I’ve misinterpreted that bit.) BA is strict about not allowing unaccompanied children into lounges because they have open access to alcohol and local authorities would take a dim view of that. You could potentially pay for a Plaza lounge if they’ve reopened by then, or just give him a coffee allowance and send him to Nero. The one in T2 landside is very comfortable.
Oct 29, 2021, 2:52 pm
#3513
Suspended
Join Date: Oct 2021
Posts: 885
That's great news. I have not been to the new BA Geneva lounge, but was in the old one perhaps 30 times. During the renovation they shunted people to some no-name lounge that really sucked, and shortly after the renovations were done we had covid, and it shut down again. In July and October I originated in Geneva and BA wasn't offering access to any lounge. In July I used a Priority Pass card to go to the AF lounge, which was terrible and had virtually nothing to eat or drink. In October I tried to get into the Mahaba lounge with my Silver card but was refused entry.
Please give us a report on the Geneva lounge, if you or anyone else passes through it.
Please give us a report on the Geneva lounge, if you or anyone else passes through it.
Oct 29, 2021, 3:16 pm
#3514
Join Date: Mar 2021
Posts: 29
Is alcohol available in the arrivals lounge? I thought it was just tea/coffee/water/juices. Unless things have changed it's worth noting the T5 arrivals lounge always used to close at 2pm too. Given the layover and the free transfer to T5 there's no harm in going to the arrivals lounge.
Oct 30, 2021, 1:32 am
#3515
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Surrey
Programs: BAEC - Gold
Posts: 882
I’m there tomorrow afternoon. Will report back…. Looking forward to seeing the refurb as I was also in the old one a lot. Although it was never the same after the Movenpick freezer went 😭
Oct 30, 2021, 5:47 am
#3516
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: WAW ✈ LHR ✈ GLA
Programs: BA GfL/GGL/CCR, HH Diamond, IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 2,501
Is alcohol available in the arrivals lounge? I thought it was just tea/coffee/water/juices. Unless things have changed it's worth noting the T5 arrivals lounge always used to close at 2pm too. Given the layover and the free transfer to T5 there's no harm in going to the arrivals lounge.
Oct 31, 2021, 1:57 am
#3517
Join Date: Jul 2019
Programs: British Airways
Posts: 58
I flew back from Johannesburg on the 17/10/2021 and the BA Lounge was still closed (though BA is already flying to Johannesburg since July again.)
Never mind: But what is not understandable is that there was no alternative offered at the checkin (I'm a gold member and checked in at first class desk). When I asked the checkin clerck she didn't even know if gold member would be able to use other Lounges in JNB. It turned out that this is not the case; even the comair lounge (flights to Lusaka & Harare) was off limits.
Does BA don't care about their customers or what is the issue? All other Airlines offered their frequent premium flyers at Johannesburg a Lounge option. (Almost all Lounges were open aside from the BA and the Emirates one)
A side note about the First Class Lounge at T5 Heathrow. Though the lounge was closed for some time because of COVID British Airways was unable to update the facilitiy.
- USB connectors broken already in 2018 were still broken, electricity plugins not available at every seating and some had no power.
- Armchair covers torn & scratched. (the same as 2018).
However the quality of the food on offer has improved.
Never mind: But what is not understandable is that there was no alternative offered at the checkin (I'm a gold member and checked in at first class desk). When I asked the checkin clerck she didn't even know if gold member would be able to use other Lounges in JNB. It turned out that this is not the case; even the comair lounge (flights to Lusaka & Harare) was off limits.
Does BA don't care about their customers or what is the issue? All other Airlines offered their frequent premium flyers at Johannesburg a Lounge option. (Almost all Lounges were open aside from the BA and the Emirates one)
A side note about the First Class Lounge at T5 Heathrow. Though the lounge was closed for some time because of COVID British Airways was unable to update the facilitiy.
- USB connectors broken already in 2018 were still broken, electricity plugins not available at every seating and some had no power.
- Armchair covers torn & scratched. (the same as 2018).
However the quality of the food on offer has improved.
Oct 31, 2021, 7:35 am
#3518
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Surrey
Programs: BAEC - Gold
Posts: 882
The Geneva lounge is indeed open; first time I’ve been in since the redesign and they really have done a cracking job with it. It feels much bigger, less like a corridor and the lighting is very relaxing.
The F&B is almost entirely via the same app and QR code scanning as LHR. The only self serve is cans of soft drinks from the fridges. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Brewdog taps are dry 😭
Here are a few photos and screenshots.
The F&B is almost entirely via the same app and QR code scanning as LHR. The only self serve is cans of soft drinks from the fridges. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Brewdog taps are dry 😭
Here are a few photos and screenshots.
Oct 31, 2021, 10:00 am
#3519
Suspended
Join Date: Oct 2021
Posts: 885
The Geneva lounge is indeed open; first time I’ve been in since the redesign and they really have done a cracking job with it. It feels much bigger, less like a corridor and the lighting is very relaxing.
The F&B is almost entirely via the same app and QR code scanning as LHR. The only self serve is cans of soft drinks from the fridges. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Brewdog taps are dry 😭
Here are a few photos and screenshots.
The F&B is almost entirely via the same app and QR code scanning as LHR. The only self serve is cans of soft drinks from the fridges. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Brewdog taps are dry 😭
Here are a few photos and screenshots.
The old lounge wasn't very good, and the food (when I was there) was limited largely to small sandwich pieces that were 98% bread and 2% filling. The aforementioned ice cream freezer was locked most of the time, very anal in a Swiss sort of a way. I expect to spend a few hours in the lounge in late December, and I'm now looking forward to it. Thanks again.
p.s. you need to recharge your phone :-)
Oct 31, 2021, 10:16 am
#3520
Join Date: Dec 2019
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 572
Currently in The BA (Aspire Lounge) in Inverness.
Glad we got in early as people were not exaggerating when they said it was small !!
Must only hold about 20 if that, but staff very friendly and accommodating and a reasonable selection of beverages and foodstuffs.
Glad we got in early as people were not exaggerating when they said it was small !!
Must only hold about 20 if that, but staff very friendly and accommodating and a reasonable selection of beverages and foodstuffs.
Nov 1, 2021, 4:13 pm
#3524
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Gold, SQ Gold, KQ Platinum, IHG Diamond Ambassador, Hilton Gold, Marriott Silver, Accor Silver
Posts: 16,348