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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 Nov 8, 2021, 4:21 pm
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Originally Posted by gliderpilot
A question on really early depatures from T5, are all the lounges open at 5am or are they still opening up GC as/when?

Many thanks
Hi

I think all t5a lounges open at 0500 now

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Old Nov 9, 2021, 3:32 am
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B lounge closed this morning. After walking there had to walk back!
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Old Nov 9, 2021, 3:39 am
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Originally Posted by Greenpen
B lounge closed this morning. After walking there had to walk back!
hi

Bummer! that is a bit odd as the oneworls site has it down as being open from 0930( a lounges from 050
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Old Nov 9, 2021, 4:02 am
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Originally Posted by Greenpen
B lounge closed this morning. After walking there had to walk back!
I seem to remember seeing that it's not open every day yet. I was there on a Friday last month and it had usual hours.
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Old Nov 9, 2021, 5:50 am
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So the other week I think these signs near check-in did say limited hours and closed some days. Today it shows open every day like the oneworld site, but it sounds like it isn’t correct?



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Old Nov 9, 2021, 6:08 am
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Originally Posted by KARFA
So the other week I think these signs near check-in did say limited hours and closed some days.
Interesting phraseology on that sign.
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Old Nov 9, 2021, 10:34 am
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Anyone know if Galleries First is open at LHR T3? Oneworld website suggests it is, but that sounds like a recent change.
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Old Nov 9, 2021, 11:52 am
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Originally Posted by hahaandy1
Anyone know if Galleries First is open at LHR T3? Oneworld website suggests it is, but that sounds like a recent change.
No, the First lounge is not open and recent conversations have indicated there are currently no plans to reopen. There is now a dedicated “First” area in the Galleries Club Lounge.
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Old Nov 9, 2021, 12:22 pm
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Originally Posted by KARFA
So the other week I think these signs near check-in did say limited hours and closed some days. Today it shows open every day like the oneworld site, but it sounds like it isn’t correct?


well, the typo doesn’t help…
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Old Nov 9, 2021, 12:32 pm
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Originally Posted by The _Banking_Scot
Bummer! that is a bit odd as the oneworls site has it down as being open from 0930( a lounges from 0500)
Tbs
And Karfa’s photograph.

I was there at 09.00 which probably explains why I found it shut. Never saw any signs though, albeit I was not looking out for any!
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Old Nov 9, 2021, 12:59 pm
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Originally Posted by camdentown
I do hope not. There's no way that waiter service in GF could cope with a normal footfall in the lounge.
I also personally don't like waiter service very much, if you don't have a lot of time in the lounge, its too slow plus
the number of options food and drink wise are greatly reduced compared to help yourself.
Even when it’s seemed every seat was occupied I’ve found the service efficient and fast. There have been a few occasions where I’ve had to ‘hunt’ for a seat, so I dread to think what the place is like with “normal footfall”, but I genuinely don’t think I’ve waited more than three minutes for a drink? You’re right that food options are strictly as per menu, but hopefully there could be a compromise, since with drinks I find the service one of the best new additions! I also feel it adds a more ‘exclusive’ feel than a help yourself buffet.
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Old Nov 9, 2021, 1:55 pm
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The First lounge has reopened at JFK; the Concorde Room has reverted to its normal access rules.
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Old Nov 9, 2021, 2:47 pm
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Originally Posted by Genius1
The First lounge has reopened at JFK; the Concorde Room has reverted to its normal access rules.
Hope someone using the lounge will report back as to what 'enhancements' have been introduced!
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Old Nov 9, 2021, 7:50 pm
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Originally Posted by Tobias-UK
No, the First lounge is not open and recent conversations have indicated there are currently no plans to reopen. There is now a dedicated “First” area in the Galleries Club Lounge.
ooooh! Fancy!

Any ideas if the LHR T3 Club area dedicated for First is for only those in First, or Emerald in other cabins too? Is it treated like the T5 CCR or T5F?
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Old Nov 9, 2021, 10:30 pm
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Originally Posted by Simon Schus
ooooh! Fancy!

Any ideas if the LHR T3 Club area dedicated for First is for only those in First, or Emerald in other cabins too? Is it treated like the T5 CCR or T5F?
There is access to the First lounge. Everyone enters via Club reception and then there is a separate entrance opposite the guest services desk for First.
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