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
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
Jul 4, 2020, 2:09 pm
#392
Join Date: Feb 2018
Posts: 245
Took about 15 minutes for breakfast to arrive, and some of the staff where getting confused about table numbers, however all of the team I dealt with where being very or incredibly helpful in terms of trying to assist, even if they were clearly learning the new ropes.
Incidentally, once you have ordered, you can return to the website and change your location if, for whatever reason you’ve needed (as I did this morning when I realised I was sitting immediately behind a couple who were both furiously typing on their laptops. Not a crime, but also not what one needs at 7am...)
Incidentally, once you have ordered, you can return to the website and change your location if, for whatever reason you’ve needed (as I did this morning when I realised I was sitting immediately behind a couple who were both furiously typing on their laptops. Not a crime, but also not what one needs at 7am...)
Jul 4, 2020, 2:18 pm
#393
Join Date: Aug 2015
Programs: BA Gold/ Star Alliance Gold
Posts: 401
Just a quick description for people leaving tomorrow from T5:
During the entire process described below, a face mask is mandatory This is especially true for TFL, lounge, and flight.
Travel to Heathrow:
Picadilly Line part suspended.
Important: Trains only run every 30 minutes!
Change in Osterley. There is a bus replacement service, you just need to go out of the station make a right go down under the bridge and come up again, Wait at the station for the next bus.
IMPORTANT: Our bus only had space for 11 passengers (because of distance measures). So I would suggest making sure that you are at the start of the cue. There are different buses to T5, T4, etc. Make sure you get the right one. Journey to T5 takes about 20 minutes,.
Terminal
Should you be entitled, First Wing is open but no access to the lounge from there.
(They told me, that Heathrow has not agreed to open the special security check yet.)
Tip: You might be better off checking your luggage at a normal BA check-in point if there is no cue.
Lounge:
Gold lounge open all other lounges closed.
Concorde Room guests can access a special area in the Gold Lounge (called Terrace). It is on the far left when you enter the Gold Lounge. However, besides from a more intimate setting and a better view, there is no special food or drinks served. They told me, that they might change this in the coming week though. Currently better views and seating, that's all.
Security
No fast track security, everyone uses the same security.
Shoes need to be taken off (Reason from what I learned, they want to protect their staff during secondary screenings)
Boarding and Flight:
Boarding times as normal
No priority boarding
- Boarding by seat rows, furthest one in the back first
- Welcome gift: Hand sanitizer and antibacterial wipe tissue.
- During flight plastic bag with a bag of crips, a cooky and a bottle of water
Dissemarbarking
by seat row
- Everyone can only stand up when the seat row is called
- starting from the front in areas of 10 (1-10, 10-20, 20-30,) But this might differ by aircraft
During the entire process described below, a face mask is mandatory This is especially true for TFL, lounge, and flight.
Travel to Heathrow:
Picadilly Line part suspended.
Important: Trains only run every 30 minutes!
Change in Osterley. There is a bus replacement service, you just need to go out of the station make a right go down under the bridge and come up again, Wait at the station for the next bus.
IMPORTANT: Our bus only had space for 11 passengers (because of distance measures). So I would suggest making sure that you are at the start of the cue. There are different buses to T5, T4, etc. Make sure you get the right one. Journey to T5 takes about 20 minutes,.
Terminal
Should you be entitled, First Wing is open but no access to the lounge from there.
(They told me, that Heathrow has not agreed to open the special security check yet.)
Tip: You might be better off checking your luggage at a normal BA check-in point if there is no cue.
Lounge:
Gold lounge open all other lounges closed.
Concorde Room guests can access a special area in the Gold Lounge (called Terrace). It is on the far left when you enter the Gold Lounge. However, besides from a more intimate setting and a better view, there is no special food or drinks served. They told me, that they might change this in the coming week though. Currently better views and seating, that's all.
Security
No fast track security, everyone uses the same security.
Shoes need to be taken off (Reason from what I learned, they want to protect their staff during secondary screenings)
Boarding and Flight:
Boarding times as normal
No priority boarding
- Boarding by seat rows, furthest one in the back first
- Welcome gift: Hand sanitizer and antibacterial wipe tissue.
- During flight plastic bag with a bag of crips, a cooky and a bottle of water
Dissemarbarking
by seat row
- Everyone can only stand up when the seat row is called
- starting from the front in areas of 10 (1-10, 10-20, 20-30,) But this might differ by aircraft
Last edited by Shl; Jul 4, 2020 at 2:35 pm
Jul 4, 2020, 2:24 pm
#394
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Glasgow, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, HH Diamond
Posts: 126
Jul 4, 2020, 2:29 pm
#395
Moderator, Iberia Airlines, Airport Lounges, and Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Feb 2010
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold; Flying Blue Life Platinum; LH Sen.; Hilton Diamond; Kemal Kebabs Prized Customer
Posts: 63,804
Haha, no, unless you need to wind her up and give her the Club menu instead. Same URL but it starts T5F for first and T5S for Club (or is that Silver....). But you will presumably guest her and she gets the First menu.
Jul 4, 2020, 2:42 pm
#396
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 113
its a bit of a funny choice as with my Greek yoghurt I was able to pick from a set of toppings.
I wouldn’t mind if we only had the chance to remove the beans and not full control - probably me just being too picky!
Boarding and Flight:
Boarding times as normal
No priority boarding
- Boarding by seat rows, furthest one in the back first
- Welcome gift: Hand sanitizer and antibacterial wipe tissue.
- During flight plastic bag with a bag of crips, a cooky and a bottle of water
Dissemarbarking
by seat row
- Everyone can only stand up when the seat row is called
- starting from the front in areas of 10 (1-10, 10-20, 20-30,) But this might differ by aircraft
Boarding times as normal
No priority boarding
- Boarding by seat rows, furthest one in the back first
- Welcome gift: Hand sanitizer and antibacterial wipe tissue.
- During flight plastic bag with a bag of crips, a cooky and a bottle of water
Dissemarbarking
by seat row
- Everyone can only stand up when the seat row is called
- starting from the front in areas of 10 (1-10, 10-20, 20-30,) But this might differ by aircraft
Jul 4, 2020, 2:48 pm
#397
Join Date: Aug 2015
Programs: BA Gold/ Star Alliance Gold
Posts: 401
Quite jealous of that! For the Silvers it’s a bit of a downgrade as with the normal breakfast you can pick and choose.
its a bit of a funny choice as with my Greek yoghurt I was able to pick from a set of toppings.
I wouldn’t mind if we only had the chance to remove the beans and not full control - probably me just being too picky!
In my flight today, neither the boarding not disembarking procedures were followed. It could have been as the flight was no more than a third full!
its a bit of a funny choice as with my Greek yoghurt I was able to pick from a set of toppings.
I wouldn’t mind if we only had the chance to remove the beans and not full control - probably me just being too picky!
In my flight today, neither the boarding not disembarking procedures were followed. It could have been as the flight was no more than a third full!
This was a LHR-PMI.
Jul 4, 2020, 2:52 pm
#398
Suspended
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 266
t5n Galleries Club North
t5s Galleries Club South
t5f Galleries First
t5b Galleries Club B Gates
Jul 4, 2020, 3:23 pm
#399
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Aberdeenshire
Programs: BA Exec Silver, Aeroplan, Hilton Honors Gold
Posts: 1,127
I am impressed by BA's efforts here. Well done. Based on the current arrangement, I guess I am Galleries Club South on my stopover YYZ-TXL, but Concorde Terrace on my way back (since YYZ-LHR is in F, and LHR-TXL is CE)?
Jul 4, 2020, 3:36 pm
#400
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Aberdeenshire
Programs: BA Exec Silver, Aeroplan, Hilton Honors Gold
Posts: 1,127
I am very impressed with BA's efforts here. What are the 'rules' for which part of the lounge (or section thereof) that you can use for connecting from F to CE? Please tell me that I get black pudding.
Jul 4, 2020, 3:47 pm
#401
Moderator, Iberia Airlines, Airport Lounges, and Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Feb 2010
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold; Flying Blue Life Platinum; LH Sen.; Hilton Diamond; Kemal Kebabs Prized Customer
Posts: 63,804
It's the usual lounge rules, so First -> CE on the same day give CCT access, or Flounge if you prefer, complete with black pudding and sundry other vegetables, before midday. If your Club trip in the other direction is on a quiet day you may be allowed into First too, I don't think they will need to open Galleries Club every day.
Jul 5, 2020, 1:46 am
#402
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Glasgow, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, HH Diamond
Posts: 126
He he. My life is not worth it. Thank you. Looking forward to Tuesday!
Jul 5, 2020, 5:25 am
#403
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: LHR
Programs: BAEC GGL & CCR / QF LTG
Posts: 829
Concorde Room guests can access a special area in the Gold Lounge (called Terrace). It is on the far left when you enter the Gold Lounge. However, besides from a more intimate setting and a better view, there is no special food or drinks served. They told me, that they might change this in the coming week though. Currently better views and seating, that's all.
Jul 5, 2020, 5:29 am
#404
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: LDN / NY
Programs: BA GGL, Marriott Amb, Hyatt Glob
Posts: 538
Writing this from the peasant section of the First lounge.
Overall I think BA did a good job. I will admit to walking in the wrong direction without the training wheels of the First Wing funnelling me into the lounge. The table-service system I cannot fault, it came promptly, with everything that I had ordered. A few minor details, like no pepper with the soup, and no choice of cookie with the coffee, but these are minor details.
The lounge is relatively quiet, and from what I can see the CCT looks good. From the FB picture recently it looked as if they left the glass screen clear, but it is now frosted to avoid any judgemental eyes I assume peering in.
I don't foresee this new style of lounge sticking around, as there are easily 3-4x more staff roaming around, than the usual 1-2 clearing empties.
Overall I think BA did a good job. I will admit to walking in the wrong direction without the training wheels of the First Wing funnelling me into the lounge. The table-service system I cannot fault, it came promptly, with everything that I had ordered. A few minor details, like no pepper with the soup, and no choice of cookie with the coffee, but these are minor details.
The lounge is relatively quiet, and from what I can see the CCT looks good. From the FB picture recently it looked as if they left the glass screen clear, but it is now frosted to avoid any judgemental eyes I assume peering in.
I don't foresee this new style of lounge sticking around, as there are easily 3-4x more staff roaming around, than the usual 1-2 clearing empties.
Last edited by jjLDNY; Jul 5, 2020 at 5:34 am Reason: Adding pics
Jul 5, 2020, 5:30 am
#405
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: LDN / NY
Programs: BA GGL, Marriott Amb, Hyatt Glob
Posts: 538
