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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 21, 2021, 1:56 am
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Originally Posted by Genius1
The BA lounge at CPT has reopened.

Six BA lounges remain temporarily closed for now: AMS, DXB, JNB, LGW, PHL, SIN - alternatives are available at all airports.
pleased to hear about CPT many thanks
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Old Nov 21, 2021, 2:24 am
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Apparently CPT now open. JNB no word as yet and from what I have seen in here, only the wretched Shongololo Lounge available for BA status holders. I am confused as to why the JNB BA lounge has not reopened yet, considering that demand APPEARS to have improved. There is certainly new capacity on the route and the A380 comes back soon. But if you look at apps such as Seat Alert, the planes still appear to be fairly empty. It would be nice to get some first hand observations in this forum regarding the level of demand currently.
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Old Nov 21, 2021, 10:29 am
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CDG Lounge Situation

I´m flying CDG-LHRon BA next week with 4 hours to spend at CDG due to my connection. Is there any Lounge that I can use at the moment? I have Emerald Status and Priority Pass; are there any options for me? I´m not familiar with CDG airport and can`t find infos; any help is appreciated. Thanks !
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Old Nov 21, 2021, 10:36 am
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At OPO now and no sign of the lounge reopening.​​​​​ At least the airport is fairly quiet and security was quick.
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Old Nov 21, 2021, 11:22 am
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Thanks for the feedback, leaves one wondering who can use it!
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Old Nov 21, 2021, 11:25 am
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Originally Posted by Meilensammler
I´m flying CDG-LHRon BA next week with 4 hours to spend at CDG due to my connection. Is there any Lounge that I can use at the moment? I have Emerald Status and Priority Pass; are there any options for me? I´m not familiar with CDG airport and can`t find infos; any help is appreciated. Thanks !

Hi

To date there is no lounge yet available AFAIK ( also reported to be limited dining facilites airside also)

Regards

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Old Nov 21, 2021, 11:36 am
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Originally Posted by Meilensammler
I´m flying CDG-LHRon BA next week with 4 hours to spend at CDG due to my connection. Is there any Lounge that I can use at the moment? I have Emerald Status and Priority Pass; are there any options for me? I´m not familiar with CDG airport and can`t find infos; any help is appreciated. Thanks !
I would check the Priority Pass website; they have tons of lounges all over the world, but whether any of them are open in your particular terminal, that would suit you, is only something you can determine.
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Old Nov 21, 2021, 1:19 pm
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any rumours on whats happening at fra? i am on ba903 in the morning in early december but the japan lounge does not open till 16:00
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Old Nov 21, 2021, 1:34 pm
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Hi

so far there will be no lounge available ( perhaps one with priority pass is available)

Regards

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Old Nov 21, 2021, 1:40 pm
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Originally Posted by Chris Gilmour
But if you look at apps such as Seat Alert, the planes still appear to be fairly empty. It would be nice to get some first hand observations in this forum regarding the level of demand currently.
Flying F to JNB on 27/12 and back 10/1. Both flights have 13/14 seats occupied. No idea about other cabins.
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Old Nov 21, 2021, 4:00 pm
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Originally Posted by The _Banking_Scot
Hi

so far there will be no lounge available ( perhaps one with priority pass is available)

Regards

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thank you. It seems 3 priority pass lounges are available in t2 at fra so will make do with one of those
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Old Nov 21, 2021, 9:15 pm
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Nextdoor neighbor is flying back to the UK from SAN this evening. She reported than Airspace lounge was closed (shut at 1:30PM) and no alternative offered. I checked the seat map for her as she checked in and CW was busy enough that FLUB was opened, so demand is there. Lots of J and status passengers are going to be upset.
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Old Nov 21, 2021, 9:25 pm
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Originally Posted by Reetmafreen
Nextdoor neighbor is flying back to the UK from SAN this evening. She reported than Airspace lounge was closed (shut at 1:30PM) and no alternative offered. I checked the seat map for her as she checked in and CW was busy enough that FLUB was opened, so demand is there. Lots of J and status passengers are going to be upset.
I fly to SAN quite often in AS F, and am theoretically eligible to use the Airspace lounge if it's open when I fly out. Everything I have read about that lounge leads me to believe it is not worth the effort to go inside of it.

There are some nice things to say about San Diego, however the Airport and its facilities are not on the list.
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Old Nov 22, 2021, 12:15 am
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Are the showers in any of the GC in T5 up and running yet? Trying to plan in a pre-Christmas hello to a relative and would be good to do my morning ablutions in the lounge.
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Old Nov 22, 2021, 2:59 am
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Originally Posted by yellow_peril
Are the showers in any of the GC in T5 up and running yet? Trying to plan in a pre-Christmas hello to a relative and would be good to do my morning ablutions in the lounge.
Yes, showers are open, you need to pre-book via your-menu thingy IIRC.
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