Parents in Business, kids in EP - lounge access?
Mar 18, 23, 3:17 pm
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Originally Posted by davidcamp6
split the lounges between you and the kids for the showers,
Mar 18, 23, 4:31 pm
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Originally Posted by RockyRobin
I hope you’ve got them BAEC memberships
Enroll them in BAEC and create a household account. Those five tickets should earn you approx. 65,000 Avios in total - I`d not let that go to waste!
Mar 18, 23, 8:35 pm
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Originally Posted by Kosslerj
We’re traveling next week like this:
DEN -> LHR -> FAO
5 passengers
- 2 adults Club World
- 3 children (13, 9, 9) World Traveller Plus
When we arrive at LHR (Terminal 5), we have a 4 hour layover before the next flight, out of Terminal 3. I was hoping all 5 of us could grab a shower and freshen up in a lounge.
I have no status on BA, but have Amex Business Platinum and Priority Pass. Would any of the business lounges allow our 3 kids to accompany us in the lounge? Would you stay in terminal 5 or go straight to T3 for the lounges there?
Thanks!
DEN -> LHR -> FAO
5 passengers
- 2 adults Club World
- 3 children (13, 9, 9) World Traveller Plus
When we arrive at LHR (Terminal 5), we have a 4 hour layover before the next flight, out of Terminal 3. I was hoping all 5 of us could grab a shower and freshen up in a lounge.
I have no status on BA, but have Amex Business Platinum and Priority Pass. Would any of the business lounges allow our 3 kids to accompany us in the lounge? Would you stay in terminal 5 or go straight to T3 for the lounges there?
Thanks!
On a completely different point, you might want to check information about the terminals. Heathrow-Faro flights were planned to move to T3 when they resume next weekend, but they are now going to operate from T5. I have several flights switched terminal over the next few months and did not get notified of the terminal changes. None of that will get lounge access of course for your children.
Mar 18, 23, 10:22 pm
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Originally Posted by Dave Noble
though check to make sure that BA is the best scheme to enrol them into 1st
Mar 18, 23, 11:38 pm
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Originally Posted by moondog
Whether or not it is the best scheme for them long term, being able to household the miles from a single trip (and put them to meaningful use) is a pretty compelling nod in BA's favor.
Definitely worth, imo, comparing earnings to redemption costs and seeing what would be better before committing on one scheme
Mar 19, 23, 9:00 am
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Two pages worth of comments and nobody has suggested they pick their least favorite child, give them 20 quid, and tell them to go entertain their self while the others go off and enjoy the lounge? The snark in this thread is at the amateur level. You all are giving the OP relevant, helpful, truthful information. Is this what has become of FT? I'm disappointed in the people in this thread. 
Mar 19, 23, 9:21 am
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Originally Posted by WillTravel4Food
Two pages worth of comments and nobody has suggested they pick their least favorite child, give them 20 quid, and tell them to go entertain their self while the others go off and enjoy the lounge? The snark in this thread is at the amateur level. You all are giving the OP relevant, helpful, truthful information. Is this what has become of FT? I'm disappointed in the people in this thread.
frankly i dont know why they dont just leave one of the kids at home.
would resolve a lot of issues.
Mar 19, 23, 9:24 am
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Originally Posted by VSLover
frankly i dont know why they dont just leave one of the kids at home.
would resolve a lot of issues.
would resolve a lot of issues.
Mar 19, 23, 9:25 am
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Originally Posted by e8steve
On a completely different point, you might want to check information about the terminals. Heathrow-Faro flights were planned to move to T3 when they resume next weekend, but they are now going to operate from T5. I have several flights switched terminal over the next few months and did not get notified of the terminal changes. None of that will get lounge access of course for your children.
Mar 19, 23, 9:51 am
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Originally Posted by Grande Annee
Welcome to Flyertalk.
Why do you want the kids in the lounge with you when you don’t want them in the same cabin as you onboard?
Why do you want the kids in the lounge with you when you don’t want them in the same cabin as you onboard?
