Nov 19, 2015, 7:17 pm
Last edit by: Jermyn
Reviews of the NEW T3 lounges:
First Class
Reviews of other T3 lounges:
http://www.headforpoints.com/2015/11/25/review-american-airlines-lounge-london-heathrow-terminal-3/
http://jarvismarcos.com/2016/08/the-lounges-of-lhr-t3-ek-cx-and-ba-sept-2014/
Temporary closure of Cathay Pacific First and Business Class Lounge at Heathrow Airport
As part of our ongoing commitment to enhance our passenger experience, the Cathay Pacific First and Business Class Lounge at Terminal 3, Heathrow Airport, London will be temporarily closed from 26 November 2015 to June 2016 for expansion and renovation.
During this period, we would like to invite Silver, Gold and Diamond members of the Marco Polo Club as well as passengers travelling in First and Business Class to use the lounges of our partner airlines. All lounge invitations will be arranged for you upon check-in.
Reflecting our “Life Well Travelled” philosophy and our principle of considered design, this renovation follows updates to Cathay Pacific lounges in Tokyo (Haneda), Manila, Bangkok, Hong Kong and Taipei. With the addition of London, we look forward to providing you with an enhanced experience in the near future.
First Class
Reviews of other T3 lounges:
http://www.headforpoints.com/2015/11/25/review-american-airlines-lounge-london-heathrow-terminal-3/
http://jarvismarcos.com/2016/08/the-lounges-of-lhr-t3-ek-cx-and-ba-sept-2014/
Temporary closure of Cathay Pacific First and Business Class Lounge at Heathrow Airport
As part of our ongoing commitment to enhance our passenger experience, the Cathay Pacific First and Business Class Lounge at Terminal 3, Heathrow Airport, London will be temporarily closed from 26 November 2015 to June 2016 for expansion and renovation.
During this period, we would like to invite Silver, Gold and Diamond members of the Marco Polo Club as well as passengers travelling in First and Business Class to use the lounges of our partner airlines. All lounge invitations will be arranged for you upon check-in.
Reflecting our “Life Well Travelled” philosophy and our principle of considered design, this renovation follows updates to Cathay Pacific lounges in Tokyo (Haneda), Manila, Bangkok, Hong Kong and Taipei. With the addition of London, we look forward to providing you with an enhanced experience in the near future.
New London Heathrow LHR lounge (Now Open)
Oct 31, 2016, 3:21 am
#211
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I will be flying out of LHR in two weeks. In case if the CX lounge further delays its opening, which lounge shall I go? BA Gallery First or AA Flagship? 
Any folks here have had LHR trips recently and wanted to share?
I haven't been flying out of LHR for 2.5 years now, trying to avoid it at all cost until this trip
Any folks here have had LHR trips recently and wanted to share? I haven't been flying out of LHR for 2.5 years now, trying to avoid it at all cost until this trip
I think both have strengths and weaknesses. Depends what you like in a lounge.
Oct 31, 2016, 4:31 pm
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Oct 31, 2016, 5:02 pm
#214
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You can use either the AA or BA F lounges in T3. Also I think CX passengers are being offered the no 1 lounge as well whilst the CX lounge is closed.
Oct 31, 2016, 7:10 pm
#215
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Nov 1, 2016, 2:03 am
#216
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I used the BA GF lounge last Friday, no problems. Had a nice facial in the Elemis spa too. I walked by the construction and saw no activity early Friday afternoon. Like I said above, it's probably a legal/safety/rent issue that is being settled in an office somewhere.
Nov 1, 2016, 2:41 am
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Nov 1, 2016, 4:16 am
#218
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Flying tomorrow and received a few days ago an email to remind me to call them for an appointment at the Elemis Spa too.
Nov 1, 2016, 10:15 am
#219
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Lets look on the bright side.
At least there have been no reports of organised labour being unhappy about who did the work, and are using their dominant position at Heathrow to pressurise the airport into refusing Cathay permission to open, otherwise the absence of motivation to compromise could have resulted in the sage running forever.
As there is currently no work being done, hopefully the work is complete and the problem is little more than a rent dispute which will soon be resolved.
At least there have been no reports of organised labour being unhappy about who did the work, and are using their dominant position at Heathrow to pressurise the airport into refusing Cathay permission to open, otherwise the absence of motivation to compromise could have resulted in the sage running forever.
As there is currently no work being done, hopefully the work is complete and the problem is little more than a rent dispute which will soon be resolved.
Nov 2, 2016, 2:37 am
#220
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I am passing by on Nov 12th and will report back on the state of the affairs. I cannot believe it has taken a year already!
Nov 2, 2016, 8:05 am
#221
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I'm in T3 flying to AKL via HKG tomorrow. Gutted it's not going to be open.
Will console myself with the Pier F instead at HKG
Will console myself with the Pier F instead at HKG
Nov 4, 2016, 4:43 pm
#222
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Went through LHR this week on CX (Halloween). When checking in I asked when the lounge would be ready. Was told by the person who checked me in that they thought it would be January, but that her boss thought December.
Nov 6, 2016, 1:36 am
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in October it was going to be November
Followed by the CX manager in Paris telling someone the 6th November.
Now, in November, it is going to be December maybe January meaning it is slipping faster than the clock is ticking and the 'time to completion' is increasing rather than reducing suggesting that they do not have a plan for completing the work.
So, given it would appear that there is reportedly no work currently taking place, it may well be that the actual 'fit out' work on the lounge is probably complete but they still have no idea about how they are going to arrive at a point where the lounge can open.
Something tells me there is a serious legal / admin problem and I would not be at all surprised if it transpires that the real answer is that whatever the problem is, it is not solvable on any meaningful economic basis but it is simply culturally too difficult to admit that the real answer is NEVER.
Which brings one onto the real question which is:
Assuming it never does open, what are the chances we will ever know why it did not re-open?
What is the betting that this will also be culturally too difficult to fess up to?
Last edited by corfe mixture; Nov 6, 2016 at 1:56 am
Nov 6, 2016, 3:08 am
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So in September it was going to be October
I would not be at all surprised if it transpires that the real answer is that whatever the problem is, it is not solvable on any meaningful economic basis but it is simply culturally too difficult to admit that the real answer is NEVER.
Assuming it never does open, what are the chances we will ever know why it did not re-open?
What is the betting that this will also be culturally too difficult to fess up to?
I would not be at all surprised if it transpires that the real answer is that whatever the problem is, it is not solvable on any meaningful economic basis but it is simply culturally too difficult to admit that the real answer is NEVER.
Assuming it never does open, what are the chances we will ever know why it did not re-open?
What is the betting that this will also be culturally too difficult to fess up to?
Nov 6, 2016, 3:37 am
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You have to give credit to CX. Despite the fact that there are AA and BA lounges,they have also contracted No1 and arranged a separate seating area for F/OWE. None of them are Pier F level,but there are much worse airports (lounge wise) to be stuck in.