jeremyBA

My daughter is flying business, she is 15 but looks whatever age you want to assign between 15 and 20.

the official rules are no access if you are under 18 i believe from reading on here.

if she tried to enter the lounge is it down to the staff asking if she is over 18 or will the system tell them ?


that said the ba site

https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb/executive-club/tiers-and-benefits/lounge-access

makes no age limitation Lounge access is available to:

• British Airways customers flying on a scheduled flight in Club or First

thanks

corporate-wage-slave

The system will tell them, but it's down to an agent to search that out. It probably depends if the agent happens to be a parent of a 15 year old....

mun

Have flown multiple times with my grandchildren, they have never been denied lounge access. My 5 year old grandson has a gold card and can guest people into the lounge!

jerry a. laska

Actually, the BA terms and conditions do provide that anyone under 18 years of age "must be accompanied by a responsible adult" to use a lounge.

https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb...and-conditions

jeremyBA

thank you for your reply. I assume that is the executive club conditions ? But she is eligible for the lounge due to class or travel per their website so I don’t think the exec club terms apply

I assume the 5 year old is not travelling alone. My daughter is !

thanks good to know it is not a blinking red sign on the screen !

mun

where did you say that in your origional post?

KARFA

to be fair I understood she would be on her own, and it seems those who responded on the thread read it that way too.

jerry a. laska

Ok, then there is the general restriction on ba.com regarding access when flying Club:
https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb...mation/lounges
A similar provision can be found on that same page for those flying F.
One of the more famous refusals of access:
Game of Thrones Star Denied Access to British Airways Club Lounge [Under age]

See also these threads:
Lounge access for solo traveler age 17
Food voucher in lieu of lounge access for 17 year-old
BA Lounge access 16 year old

jeremyBA

Thank you.some interesting threads. Does the £30 voucher / Concorde room still work ?

jerry a. laska

I think the voucher only ever really worked at LGW. I would probably just have her walk in with some other people so it doesn't look like she is alone and tell her to look mature or at least as mature as an 18 year old might look.

Confus

Officially no unaccompanied U18s are allowed in, and this is spelled out both in the lounge access guide and in staff training. It’s a legal requirement because of the availability of self-pour alcohol (CCR is actually permitted for the same reason).

You don’t say where she’s travelling. If it’s domestic and you don’t put passport details in the booking then they wouldn’t know anyway unless they asked so you’re more likely to get away with it. For international flights then clearly they’ll have to know. For economy they’d also know from the ticket if you’d booked her as a young adult (to avoid APD), but again this wouldn’t apply to CE.

E14 26C

Ask Maisie Williams, I think the last thread about this was about her

Luther.e

I’m 16, fly in CE regularly alone and am Gold. They do still do the £30 voucher if you’re denied access or ask at a check in/customer service for one (one day I ended up with £90 in vouchers which they quickly put a stop to). If they’re busy in the GC they’re unlikely to notice but a get around is at the North lounge they have the self service machines so are even less likely to notice - I’ve only ever been denied entry in GC South and GF.

Certain managers/staff are quite firm while others could not care less less but all are right in saying technically she’s not permitted. There’s nothing immediate on the system that indicates under 18, as they always ask for my passport when they’re unsure but I’d recommend using a mobile boarding pass as I often get ‘YP-16’ printed on the paper ones.

Also worth noting the only location that has ever caused me any bother is LHR T5, anywhere else she should be fine as they won’t be BA staff (LGW and T3 have also always been ok). Remember if one lounge refuses entry to try the other one, I don’t think I’ve ever travelled when every T5 lounge has refused me and success was high before I started to be remembered.

Stormbel

Are we condoning under 18s being where the rules say they shouldn't?

HIDDY

Worth a try I would say. Unlike the impression that's often portrayed on here not everyone wants lounge access to get bevvied on the cheap.