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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 9, 2021, 10:38 pm
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Regulars of the CCR pre-COVID may recognise a familiar face in the T3 Lounge, look out for the Lounge Supervisor
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Old Nov 10, 2021, 2:47 am
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Upcoming week I have toegether with a small (8 years old) A380 Lover a trip from MAD, via LHR, to FRA.

Of course he is not vaccineted.

We will fly in CE and I´m OW Emerald

How is the lounge access regulatet in Madrid and LHR, does he need a PCR Test like in Germany?

Thank you
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Old Nov 10, 2021, 3:58 am
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Currently in the BA appointed Skyserve Lounge at Athens Airport.

Not exactly luxurious but reasonable stock of drinks and eats - better than most Aspire ones I've frequented.

Only inconvenience is the lack of aforesaid - you have to leave and go across the corridor. ( In the WC Situated there)

Close to the gate (and Winston Room) as well - what more could a man want !!
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Old Nov 10, 2021, 4:08 am
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Originally Posted by fvn1312
Upcoming week I have toegether with a small (8 years old) A380 Lover a trip from MAD, via LHR, to FRA.

Of course he is not vaccineted.

We will fly in CE and I´m OW Emerald

How is the lounge access regulated in Madrid and LHR, does he need a PCR Test like in Germany?

Thank you
There are no additional checks when it comes to accessing lounges. at LHR or MAD. If you're checked in and have a boarding pass, you can visit the lounge.
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Old Nov 10, 2021, 8:57 am
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Originally Posted by SpeedbirdLHR
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.
Got it - is the LHR T3 First area for Emerald in any class - or only passengers traveling in First?

Does the LHR T3 lounge have mobile ordering setup - or is it still a mixture of self-serve and ordering at the bar?
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Old Nov 10, 2021, 12:46 pm
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Originally Posted by Simon Schus
Got it - is the LHR T3 First area for Emerald in any class - or only passengers traveling in First?

Does the LHR T3 lounge have mobile ordering setup - or is it still a mixture of self-serve and ordering at the bar?
Emerald flying any cabin can use both First class check-in and First Class lounge at T3.
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Old Nov 11, 2021, 11:41 am
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The BA lounge at EWR is now open.

Whilst the BA lounge at JNB remains closed, passengers can now use the Shongololo lounge.
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Old Nov 11, 2021, 12:48 pm
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Breakfast at T5 first class lounge was poor this morning. Bacon and hash brown roll - too much bread and the bacon was stone cold. Also had the hattingley valley sparking which was awful. Sent it back and had the Lanson rose instead.
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Old Nov 11, 2021, 1:01 pm
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Originally Posted by Donsyb
Breakfast at T5 first class lounge was poor this morning. Bacon and hash brown roll - too much bread and the bacon was stone cold. Also had the hattingley valley sparking which was awful. Sent it back and had the Lanson rose instead.
I agree with you on the bacon and hash brown roll. Who thought that a massive potato rosti in a sandwich was a good idea? it’s way too stodgy.

The full English is normally good however.
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Old Nov 11, 2021, 2:02 pm
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Originally Posted by volar
The full English is normally good however.
surely good except for the scrambled eggs? they are strange, im not sure they are made from real fresh eggs.. rather some powdery weirdness.. they never leave my plate... pretty much everything else does thou..
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Old Nov 12, 2021, 12:00 am
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Originally Posted by Donsyb
Breakfast at T5 first class lounge was poor this morning. Bacon and hash brown roll - too much bread and the bacon was stone cold. Also had the hattingley valley sparking which was awful. Sent it back and had the Lanson rose instead.
Time to bring back the buffet breakfast I think.
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Old Nov 12, 2021, 2:24 am
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The food offering in GF in T5 is abysmal at the moment and deteriorating. One hot dish available in the afternoon and that was a fishcake with leaves. The times of being able to "have a meal" seem far away.
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Old Nov 12, 2021, 2:32 am
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Marseille International Lounge after security and emigration opposite gate 10 used by BA open. Cold sandwiches, fruit and cakes and reasonable alcohol offering available. When you walk up to the door, it appears closed but if you scan your boarding pass using the scanner by the door it magically opens. Saw several people walk away without trying it.
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Old Nov 12, 2021, 2:54 am
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Just looking at the F lounge menu, breakfast looks as it always was, though disappointing to see pastries have been removed.
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Old Nov 12, 2021, 3:06 am
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Originally Posted by S_W_S
Just looking at the F lounge menu, breakfast looks as it always was, though disappointing to see pastries have been removed.
Pastries are now self serve.
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