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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 Aug 5, 2020, 11:39 pm
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Originally Posted by Tribeca725
I am considering taking BA over AA on a New York to London flight soon but is the BA lounge at JFK open? BA businesses seat looks better but wouldn’t want to give up lounge access by moving to term. 7.
Unless you are sure to get the BA Club Suite then the AA business class seat is definitely better than the old BA ying yang seat
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Old Aug 5, 2020, 11:50 pm
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Visited the lounge yesterday (LHR T5) at 05:30. Not busy at all. Food was quite good apart from the sausages ( over cooked) and the bacon ( very dry and chewy). A very positive experience overall. Some photos bellow.



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Old Aug 6, 2020, 12:12 am
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Is that smoked salmon I see?

Was just talking about this earlier with the OH and if they still had it. I hadn't seen any mention on FT , I probably missed it.

Looking forward, with a little apprehension first flight next week, to getting my smoked salmon fix after all.
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Old Aug 6, 2020, 12:20 am
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As there seems to be nothing marked on the menus, could anyone advise how easy or difficult it is to order from the new menu taking into consideration food allergies? Would it be a case of just not using the app and ordering by speaking with a real person? Is that possible these days?! Historically I've not been able to eat that much in the lounges and instead usually take something in from M&S, but they're still closed. Thanks.
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Old Aug 6, 2020, 1:59 am
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Originally Posted by crazyarmadillo
Is that smoked salmon I see?

Was just talking about this earlier with the OH and if they still had it. I hadn't seen any mention on FT , I probably missed it.

Looking forward, with a little apprehension first flight next week, to getting my smoked salmon fix after all.
I think it was yes. It was decent. It is under the breakfast menu. I don’t know about later in the day.
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Old Aug 6, 2020, 3:12 am
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Originally Posted by Ldnn1
It wasn't packed when I was there last week, despite the lounge itself being busy. If that's the runway operating I would go there for the views. (See my post here https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/32572824-post753.html)
Great stuff - will give it a go - thanks!
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Old Aug 6, 2020, 4:04 am
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Can confirm that the BA lounge at AMS is not open.
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Old Aug 6, 2020, 4:26 am
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Travelling out of Glasgow in CE as silver.
no priority check in, no snob tags, no information on the closed lounge or any offer to get a coffee elsewhere. The was zero info.

The lounge is closed with no indication when it may reopen. There is a rather small typed note on the door blaming corona virus, something that isn’t stopping them flying, shops opening or other bars and eateries opening

The upperdeck lounge also closed but priority card holders are being made very welcome in the Lomond lounge and there is currently no supplement. I would have thought BA could have used this as an interim measure
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Old Aug 6, 2020, 5:02 am
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Originally Posted by binman
Travelling out of Glasgow in CE as silver.
no priority check in, no snob tags, no information on the closed lounge or any offer to get a coffee elsewhere. The was zero info.

The lounge is closed with no indication when it may reopen. There is a rather small typed note on the door blaming corona virus, something that isn’t stopping them flying, shops opening or other bars and eateries opening

The upperdeck lounge also closed but priority card holders are being made very welcome in the Lomond lounge and there is currently no supplement. I would have thought BA could have used this as an interim measure
Hi

My wife and son are travelling with BA GLA-LHR tomorrow - they are Silver card holders. What are the access requirements to the Lomond Lounge? I'm aware that you can pay but you mentioned 'priority card holders'. We have 'dragonpass' cards.
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Old Aug 6, 2020, 5:39 am
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Originally Posted by Boeing77W
When are you looking at travelling? All BA JFK flights have moved to Terminal 8 for the foreseeable future. As Terminal 7 is due to be demolished in 2022, questions are asked as to whether they’ll ever move back.
In a few weeks. Are you sure they haven't moved back? Everything is showing T7?
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Old Aug 6, 2020, 5:40 am
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Originally Posted by FlyingWelshie
Unless you are sure to get the BA Club Suite then the AA business class seat is definitely better than the old BA ying yang seat
Totally agree. But it looks like the new British biz seat so Im interested in trying it...
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Old Aug 6, 2020, 6:01 am
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Originally Posted by DJB2
Hi

My wife and son are travelling with BA GLA-LHR tomorrow - they are Silver card holders. What are the access requirements to the Lomond Lounge? I'm aware that you can pay but you mentioned 'priority card holders'. We have 'dragonpass' cards.
I'm not so sure re current access eligibility/requirements to the Lomond Lounge but according to binman Priority Pass holders are being welcomed. This is different from last year on headforpoints which at that time which stated

https://www.headforpoints.com/2019/1...asgow-airport/

Who gets access to the Lomond Lounge?

Bad news for anyone with Priority Pass, LoungeKey, Lounge Pass or DragonPass – the Lomond Lounge is available only to paying customers.

Welcome to Flyeralk and the BA Board DJB2 and hopefully someone can clarify re your Dragonpass query.
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Old Aug 6, 2020, 6:37 am
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normally lomond lounge does not accept priority pass, but with upper deck lounge currently closed lomond lounge may be accepting other entry.

upperdeck has "relocated" to the lomond lounge, so upperdeck access methods may well work

https://www.glasgowairport.com/at-th...erdeck-lounge/

when i was in gla last week it was so empty i never bothered with the lounge, i posted some pics on the uk forum
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Old Aug 6, 2020, 6:41 am
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the lounge in the non schengen section at krk remains closed, however the lounge in the schengen area is open and available for anyone entitled to lounge access

i am not sure if ba is currently paying or not.

everything that was available still is available, but as with most lounges, no self services currently, someone will take your order and bring to you
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Old Aug 6, 2020, 6:46 am
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Originally Posted by DJB2
Hi

My wife and son are travelling with BA GLA-LHR tomorrow - they are Silver card holders. What are the access requirements to the Lomond Lounge? I'm aware that you can pay but you mentioned 'priority card holders'. We have 'dragonpass' cards.
ba lounge is closed currently so their silver status may not offer much than fast track security which may not be much quicker than regular security at the moment
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