Best and worst BA F Lounge
#31
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: All over the place often South Wales and Lake District
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I have only had time in the CCR for a glass of red, so can't really judge it. On my trip to SFO will definitely be using it although my wife's family will have to 'rough' it in Galleries... although we may take in my wife's parents in as guests...
I loved SYD F lounge best cappuccino I have ever had in an airline lounge, but then Aussies are very fussy coffee drinkers so the standard is much higher there anywhere...
I loved SYD F lounge best cappuccino I have ever had in an airline lounge, but then Aussies are very fussy coffee drinkers so the standard is much higher there anywhere...
#32
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#34
Join Date: Jan 2003
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Best - CCR
Worst - TLV - that tiny little 'private room' is cramped and always very crowded before the BA flight. Food is in the regular business lounge and the booze is the same. The service aspect is a joke - one poor girl trying to handle all the DYKWIA types in the lounge.
Honoury mention goes to NRT - Its not a bad lounge (Continental I think) but in a station like NRT with up to 2 747's a day, there is absolutely no excuse not to have an F lounge.
Worst - TLV - that tiny little 'private room' is cramped and always very crowded before the BA flight. Food is in the regular business lounge and the booze is the same. The service aspect is a joke - one poor girl trying to handle all the DYKWIA types in the lounge.
Honoury mention goes to NRT - Its not a bad lounge (Continental I think) but in a station like NRT with up to 2 747's a day, there is absolutely no excuse not to have an F lounge.
#35
Join Date: Jun 2007
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I really like the First lounge in T5, big, bold, sort of trendy, very airy. I also like the First lounge in Gatwick, it is more cosy and I've spent soooo many hours in that place it almost feels like home
hmmm... probably the worst "First" lounge I've been to, was in HKG. It was kind of dull, so I went into the Cathay lounge instead (the very long one with a noodle bar etc), this was much better.
hmmm... probably the worst "First" lounge I've been to, was in HKG. It was kind of dull, so I went into the Cathay lounge instead (the very long one with a noodle bar etc), this was much better.
#36
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: All over the place often South Wales and Lake District
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Best - CCR
Worst - TLV - that tiny little 'private room' is cramped and always very crowded before the BA flight. Food is in the regular business lounge and the booze is the same. The service aspect is a joke - one poor girl trying to handle all the DYKWIA types in the lounge.
Honoury mention goes to NRT - Its not a bad lounge (Continental I think) but in a station like NRT with up to 2 747's a day, there is absolutely no excuse not to have an F lounge.
Worst - TLV - that tiny little 'private room' is cramped and always very crowded before the BA flight. Food is in the regular business lounge and the booze is the same. The service aspect is a joke - one poor girl trying to handle all the DYKWIA types in the lounge.
Honoury mention goes to NRT - Its not a bad lounge (Continental I think) but in a station like NRT with up to 2 747's a day, there is absolutely no excuse not to have an F lounge.
#37
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Location: London, UK
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BA don't operate out of the same terminal as JAL (and every other OW carrier) or has this changed?
#38
Join Date: Jul 2005
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If only... no it is the NW lounge or nothing. JAL (and all the other OW) are over in the other terminal. And yes, if VS can run a "lounge" (a lounge-ette??) for one flight a day, why not BA? The old Terraces (?) lounge was cosy but sooo much nicer than the NW offering.
#39
Join Date: Jun 2009
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Worst in my travels: TLV and CAI - in both of them, I just took one look, did a 180 and enjoyed the diversity of the airport - - - way too many DYKWIA's in both of them.
Best: CCR.
2nd best: First in LGW.
Best: CCR.
2nd best: First in LGW.
#42
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: NYLON - AA EXP 1MM, SPG Gold
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As Moomba points out, BA do not operate from the same terminal as JAL, so there is no JAL First lounge option regardles of OW status. Agree however that JAL First is a lovely lounge (although Im not a big fan of the upstairs part of the lounge - which is supposed to be more exclusive - but I have always found more cramped. Also agree that the massages are not great but still better than the Elemis chair rub thing at LHR
#43
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Hi everyone,
this looks like a soft topic for my debut.....
T5 Galleries First is my favourite. San Francisco is cool, with the nose of a 747 pressed up against the window. LA, Chicago, Gatwick all fine.
Least favourite Newark, but that was probably more to do with the early hour of my flight....
this looks like a soft topic for my debut.....
T5 Galleries First is my favourite. San Francisco is cool, with the nose of a 747 pressed up against the window. LA, Chicago, Gatwick all fine.
Least favourite Newark, but that was probably more to do with the early hour of my flight....
#44
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Takes hardly any time to get from Chedi to gate in my experience.