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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 Aug 10, 2020, 2:20 am
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Originally Posted by orbitmic
for the 1% or so of people in such a case, I'm sure that asking one of the staff as they come by, explaining you don't have a phone but would love x (I think that would have been a lot faster than requesting paper menu), and they will be more than happy to help
When I was there last week there was also a small tablet on a stand in the middle of the lounge where people could enter their table number and order food and drinks.
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Old Aug 10, 2020, 2:21 am
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Originally Posted by DorsetKnob
Ah well at least the Aspire lounge is next door!
True but I’ve been through a couple of times this week and Aspire is closing early - they actively clear away everything from around 5.30pm onwards.
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Old Aug 10, 2020, 2:26 am
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Was told the other day that next month they intend/hope to reopen the SFO lounge. That would mean that the A concourse of the International Terminal would have be to open, obviously. Having the lounge back would be really nice, and it would bring back boarding directly from the lounge. Personally I'm not too hopeful, but fingers crossed!

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Old Aug 10, 2020, 2:44 am
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Originally Posted by Chris9642
True but I’ve been through a couple of times this week and Aspire is closing early - they actively clear away everything from around 5.30pm onwards.
That's all right I'll be there before 9am!
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Old Aug 10, 2020, 3:32 am
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TXL lounge closed last friday 7.aug, at around 17:00.
Nobody knew why, it should have/was open during the week: "maybe they have gone home early...." was the answer at information.
(two more flights leaving that evening)

Flounge T5 was perfect, super friendly staff, lightning fast delivery of food and champagne.... and for the first time, quite and relaxing as a Lounge should be
(slightly to warm, as always in there)
If you like a little entertainment on the side, sit near the CCR Terrace....
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Old Aug 10, 2020, 5:28 am
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Originally Posted by Chris9642
There is no full breakfast in Club lounge I don’t think. That was enhanced away almost as soon as it arrived.
That seems a bit mean. So the only hot breakfast option for the Club lounges is a Bacon Roll?

I know a lot here are Gold so can access better lounges, but some people may have paid big bucks for CW to LAX for example. And the only hot item is a roll!
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Old Aug 10, 2020, 5:40 am
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Originally Posted by BAeuro
That seems a bit mean. So the only hot breakfast option for the Club lounges is a Bacon Roll?

There is also a vegetarian/egg roll available, plus the (warmish) viennoiserie, plus fruit salad, plus granola, etc. Personally I think that is a perfectly decent and substantial breakfast offering, but I appreciate many UK/US customers have somewhat of an obsession with a hot breakfast.
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Old Aug 10, 2020, 5:53 am
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Any update on the Belfast lounge?
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Old Aug 10, 2020, 5:59 am
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Originally Posted by Ldnn1
There is also a vegetarian/egg roll available, plus the (warmish) viennoiserie, plus fruit salad, plus granola, etc. Personally I think that is a perfectly decent and substantial breakfast offering, but I appreciate many UK/US customers have somewhat of an obsession with a hot breakfast.
I do think the rest of the offering is very good, but in my opinion a Full English is a staple item of breakfast and should be offered (especially now that you don’t get one onboard).
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Old Aug 10, 2020, 6:36 am
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Originally Posted by AHC96
Any update on the Belfast lounge?
I'm flying through BHD on Sunday, will report back if you haven't flown by then!
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Old Aug 10, 2020, 6:40 am
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It appears that the GLA schedule ramps up to six LHR flights per day in September. I'd hope/expect the lounge to open by then.
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Old Aug 10, 2020, 6:52 am
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GLA still closed when I walked past this morning.
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Old Aug 10, 2020, 9:05 am
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Can you request eggs and other items in the Club Lounge or will it be a simple ‘No’?
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Old Aug 10, 2020, 9:13 am
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Which lounge would you recommend on Saturday morning at around 8am, T5 North or South?
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Old Aug 10, 2020, 9:18 am
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Originally Posted by Tiger_lily
Which lounge would you recommend on Saturday morning at around 8am, T5 North or South?
I would suggest that you go to North to begin with, since it's near security, then go to South if you think it's a bit crowded. They have removed seats, so that in theory no lounge would be congested, and the service is the same in both lounges.
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