First class lounge (First Wing promotion)
Aug 4, 2021, 6:49 am
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As you have spent a lot it might be worth asking BA Holidays directly, if they say yes then great, but if they say no then you can decide on the day whether or not you want to ask at the first wing
Aug 6, 2021, 9:48 am
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Aug 7, 2022, 4:20 am
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Reviving this thread - with apologies if it’s been done elsewhere.
Is that offer of First Wing access on holidays still running?
I’m GCH, so normally check in our bags at First Wing anyway and then - if with family - head down to regular security (although think Mrs R may be Silver again by now, not really sure).
Anyway, is this offer still open? We are travelling next week on a BA holidays package, which was over £2,500 PP - one GCH adult, no one else with Gold in the party (one other adult and two kids). Not massively fussed, but will we get First Wing access and Galleries First? Or will this be the usual “BA discretion” (I have a 50/50 strike rate at being told to just take the kids through FW as extra guests, less so now they are getting older and I suspect not during peak summer holidays).
flying Club Europe if that makes any difference
Is that offer of First Wing access on holidays still running?
I’m GCH, so normally check in our bags at First Wing anyway and then - if with family - head down to regular security (although think Mrs R may be Silver again by now, not really sure).
Anyway, is this offer still open? We are travelling next week on a BA holidays package, which was over £2,500 PP - one GCH adult, no one else with Gold in the party (one other adult and two kids). Not massively fussed, but will we get First Wing access and Galleries First? Or will this be the usual “BA discretion” (I have a 50/50 strike rate at being told to just take the kids through FW as extra guests, less so now they are getting older and I suspect not during peak summer holidays).
flying Club Europe if that makes any difference
Aug 7, 2022, 5:58 am
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Reviving this thread - with apologies if it’s been done elsewhere.
Is that offer of First Wing access on holidays still running?
I’m GCH, so normally check in our bags at First Wing anyway and then - if with family - head down to regular security (although think Mrs R may be Silver again by now, not really sure).
Anyway, is this offer still open? We are travelling next week on a BA holidays package, which was over £2,500 PP - one GCH adult, no one else with Gold in the party (one other adult and two kids). Not massively fussed, but will we get First Wing access and Galleries First? Or will this be the usual “BA discretion” (I have a 50/50 strike rate at being told to just take the kids through FW as extra guests, less so now they are getting older and I suspect not during peak summer holidays).
flying Club Europe if that makes any difference
Is that offer of First Wing access on holidays still running?
I’m GCH, so normally check in our bags at First Wing anyway and then - if with family - head down to regular security (although think Mrs R may be Silver again by now, not really sure).
Anyway, is this offer still open? We are travelling next week on a BA holidays package, which was over £2,500 PP - one GCH adult, no one else with Gold in the party (one other adult and two kids). Not massively fussed, but will we get First Wing access and Galleries First? Or will this be the usual “BA discretion” (I have a 50/50 strike rate at being told to just take the kids through FW as extra guests, less so now they are getting older and I suspect not during peak summer holidays).
flying Club Europe if that makes any difference
Aug 7, 2022, 7:48 am
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Ok yes maybe it was - just haven’t really been following at all. I knew they were still doing double tier points (although that seems quite theoretical as I’m missing about 500 TP from various trips which should definitely have qualified, going back months….yes I’ve emailed BA but heard nothing…)
so I’ll just ignore that and assume no FW or GF access - it makes very little difference really with the kids as lounge or airport generally is not somewhere to spend more time than necessary!
so I’ll just ignore that and assume no FW or GF access - it makes very little difference really with the kids as lounge or airport generally is not somewhere to spend more time than necessary!
Aug 7, 2022, 8:37 am
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Ok yes maybe it was - just haven’t really been following at all. I knew they were still doing double tier points (although that seems quite theoretical as I’m missing about 500 TP from various trips which should definitely have qualified, going back months….yes I’ve emailed BA but heard nothing…)
so I’ll just ignore that and assume no FW or GF access - it makes very little difference really with the kids as lounge or airport generally is not somewhere to spend more time than necessary!
so I’ll just ignore that and assume no FW or GF access - it makes very little difference really with the kids as lounge or airport generally is not somewhere to spend more time than necessary!
Aug 7, 2022, 9:30 am
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Yep exactly that’s my normal plan - check bags at FW (if queue at Club is longer) and then go through regular fast track security. Won’t bother with lounge unless it’s a B or C gate for Galleries Club B - the A lounges are so heaving normally it’s more relaxing to just go find a quiet corner somewhere in the main area