Guests in F lounge?
Sep 4, 2006, 9:41 am
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Guests in F lounge?
The Mrs-to-be and I are travelling in F. We have travelling companions booked on the same flight travelling in Club World. Will they be able to join us as guests in the F lounge? None of us has status, but 3 of us do have Qantas club cards, if that helps...
Sep 4, 2006, 9:45 am
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Are you travelling out of LHR T4? If so you can use the Concorde Room, and each person travelling in F is allowed one guest, regardless of your status.
Sep 4, 2006, 9:48 am
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Originally Posted by schofs
Are you travelling out of LHR T4? If so you can use the Concorde Room, and each person travelling in F is allowed one guest, regardless of your status.
Last edited by MarkUK; Sep 4, 2006 at 9:49 am Reason: to make more sense
Sep 4, 2006, 9:52 am
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If they have top tier status (and not just the base level cards) they may be eligible to get into the F lounge.
If not however, I don't think that they'd let you take an extra 2 guests above the allowed number into the lounge. You can always ask at the door tho.
I've occasionally brought in 1 extra guest, but I do feel I'm taking advantage.
At least the other two (or all of you) can use the Terraces (Business lounge)
If not however, I don't think that they'd let you take an extra 2 guests above the allowed number into the lounge. You can always ask at the door tho.
I've occasionally brought in 1 extra guest, but I do feel I'm taking advantage.
At least the other two (or all of you) can use the Terraces (Business lounge)
Sep 4, 2006, 9:52 am
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Originally Posted by MarkUK
Yes out of T4. However the 4 companions travelling with us are booked in CW but only 2 of us in F unfortunately...
Sep 4, 2006, 10:01 am
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Originally Posted by schofs
If they have top tier status (and not just the base level cards) they may be eligible to get into the F lounge.
Sep 4, 2006, 10:07 am
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Originally Posted by MarkUK
The Mrs-to-be and I are travelling in F. We have travelling companions booked on the same flight travelling in Club World. Will they be able to join us as guests in the F lounge? None of us has status, but 3 of us do have Qantas club cards, if that helps...
Sep 4, 2006, 2:38 pm
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I think the official answer is yes (to two)! Didn't Lyndsay confirm that if you are in First you may invite someone to join you (irrespective of status) into the first/concorde lounge (preferably if they are on the same flight as you and there is room)...
http://www.britishairways.com/travel...e/public/en_gb
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=413293
http://www.britishairways.com/travel...e/public/en_gb
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=413293
Sep 4, 2006, 2:44 pm
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Originally Posted by r281
I think the official answer is yes (to two)! Didn't Lyndsay confirm that if you are in First you may invite someone to join you (irrespective of status) into the first/concorde lounge (preferably if they are on the same flight as you and there is room)...
?! The issue is the number of guests...one per F pax is what the lounge rules say - the OP (+1) wants to bring in 4 people though.
Sep 5, 2006, 5:31 am
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Originally Posted by whmere
You mean the black hole of Calcutta F lounge? The one below the Concorde room that's always so busy you can't get a seat? And if you do its next so some bloke shouting into his mobile "ya, ya, just got to the First class lounge, Ya ya."
One of the best things about BA moving the SFO flights from T4 to T1 is that the First lounge in T1 is a lot nicer. Still gets a bit busy but finding a seat doesn't seem as awkward as it is in that T4 lounge.
Mind you, I did hear a suited "warrior" fire a member of staff via his mobile from the T1 First lounge a couple of months back.
Much abusive yelling about how much money the (soon-to-be ex) member of staff had cost his company followed by loud calls to his minions and HR department to get the guy fired.Eventually one of the BA First Lounge staff had to come over to discretely ask him to continue his calls in one of the phone booths in the far corner. He initially refused but then noticed everyone glaring at him and slunk off.
Classy guy.
Scott...
Sep 5, 2006, 5:49 am
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Originally Posted by smackie
Mind you, I did hear a suited "warrior" fire a member of staff via his mobile from the T1 First lounge a couple of months back.
Sep 5, 2006, 9:07 am
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Originally Posted by G-BOAC
Isn't this what we all said above ?! The issue is the number of guests...one per F pax is what the lounge rules say - the OP (+1) wants to bring in 4 people though.
?! The issue is the number of guests...one per F pax is what the lounge rules say - the OP (+1) wants to bring in 4 people though.
Sep 5, 2006, 9:40 am
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Originally Posted by smackie
Eventually one of the BA First Lounge staff had to come over to discretely ask him to continue his calls in one of the phone booths in the far corner.
You weren't disturbed by those around you, and those around you weren't disturbed by you. Now there's a thought.
Sep 5, 2006, 10:17 am
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Originally Posted by BAAZ
Phone booths - remember them? You weren't disturbed by those around you, and those around you weren't disturbed by you. Now there's a thought.
You weren't disturbed by those around you, and those around you weren't disturbed by you. Now there's a thought.Oh yes. And you could pee on the floor, and scratch your name on the windows.
