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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 Apr 22, 2022, 6:53 am
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In the EDI Lounge this morning on my way to LHR and onto Nuremberg.

First time without masks at EDI it was great !!

Strangely food is still attended service at EDI but everything else is help yourself - not very busy.

Writing this from T3 First/Galleries Lounge - Champagne and Wine help yourself but food is still to be ordered apart from a few muffins, biscuits and crisps knocking about.

Again quiet and it was good that Fast Track Security is open at T3.
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Old Apr 22, 2022, 9:16 am
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Salon Mont Blanc is open for BA passengers (wiki edited)
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Old Apr 23, 2022, 1:37 am
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Originally Posted by Butts
Writing this from T3 First/Galleries Lounge - Champagne and Wine help yourself but food is still to be ordered apart from a few muffins, biscuits and crisps knocking about.
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At least they've got their priorities right. I'd just have to make do with the champagne then...
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Old Apr 23, 2022, 1:45 am
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Originally Posted by MANCHESTER
From what I can see BA pax use the AA lounge
Does anyone know if the AA lounge is extending its hours? OW site shows it as closing daily at 15.00 and other OW lounges limit usage to specific (non-BA) airlines.
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Old Apr 23, 2022, 4:43 am
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Any word as to when the AA lounge at LHR T3 will reopen?
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Old Apr 23, 2022, 9:08 am
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Anyone know if there is lounge access for Business al Las Vegas terminal 3? According to the Oneworld search the lounge is closed.
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Old Apr 23, 2022, 9:26 am
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Originally Posted by Jim98
Anyone know if there is lounge access for Business al Las Vegas terminal 3? According to the Oneworld search the lounge is closed.
If you are on the BA274 then yes, The Club at LAS has recently reopened. It is located opposite gate E2.
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Old Apr 23, 2022, 9:44 am
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Originally Posted by Tobias-UK
If you are on the BA274 then yes, The Club at LAS has recently reopened. It is located opposite gate E2.
Yes, I’m on BA274. Thanks, that’s great news.
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Old Apr 23, 2022, 11:57 am
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Love to tell everyone what The Albert Durer Lounge is like at Nuremberg.

Unfortunately it closes at 1900 before the BA Check In for the 2115 to LHR opens - what's that all about ?

You can't check in online for BA flights and there are no machines - just the desks - "Vorsprung Durch Technic" ?????

No Benson & Hedges in the Duty Free either !!!

Only saving grace there is a smoking area post-security.
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Old Apr 27, 2022, 7:23 pm
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Originally Posted by Tobias-UK
If you are on the BA274 then yes, The Club at LAS has recently reopened. It is located opposite gate E2.
Originally Posted by Jim98
Yes, I’m on BA274. Thanks, that’s great news.
In there now and it's pretty busy. Not a huge number of seats available with power sockets nearby, so if you need that you may end up perched on the 'business' bar at the front. Drinks are served by staff - both white wines are horrible but two types of champagne available, served in wine glasses though. Food selection rather poor (in fact looking around I can't actually see anyone eating any of it). Interestingly the reception desk was willing for me to guest a travel companion on the VS flight, but turns out they had their own access anyway. You can buy a day pass for about $45.
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Old Apr 27, 2022, 11:21 pm
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Originally Posted by stevebintley
In there now and it's pretty busy. Not a huge number of seats available with power sockets nearby, so if you need that you may end up perched on the 'business' bar at the front. Drinks are served by staff - both white wines are horrible but two types of champagne available, served in wine glasses though. Food selection rather poor (in fact looking around I can't actually see anyone eating any of it). Interestingly the reception desk was willing for me to guest a travel companion on the VS flight, but turns out they had their own access anyway. You can buy a day pass for about $45.
I find it a very poor and overcrowded lounge, I usually arrive at LAS as late as possible and wait at the gate.
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Old Apr 28, 2022, 2:15 am
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Forgive my ignorance but if I as a Gold Card Holder am travelling WTP to Orlando from T3, which if any Lounges other than the BA ones am I eligible for entry ?
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Old Apr 28, 2022, 2:18 am
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Originally Posted by Butts
Forgive my ignorance but if I as a Gold Card Holder am travelling WTP to Orlando from T3, which if any Lounges other than the BA ones am I eligible for entry ?

Hi

It will be
Qantas
Cathay Pacific First lounge ( and business lounge)


for you and 1 guest
The AA t3 lounge is closed currently

if you have an amex charge card ( ie plat ) place is also the Amex centurion lounge
Regards

Tbs
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Old Apr 28, 2022, 2:23 am
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Originally Posted by Butts
Forgive my ignorance but if I as a Gold Card Holder am travelling WTP to Orlando from T3, which if any Lounges other than the BA ones am I eligible for entry ?
You can use CX First and their Business lounge, QF lounge and the BA lounges.
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Old Apr 28, 2022, 2:27 am
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Thanks for the replies.

Are any of the alternatives better than the BA "First Wing" in T3 ?
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