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 18, 2015, 1:58 am
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New London Heathrow LHR lounge (Now Open)
I was in the lounge on Friday at about 1pm and there was some sort of a meeting in the bar area next to the noodle station - about 10 people from CX (they had CX badges) and a construction company (as there were some plans put on the table).
I tried to mind my own business, but at one stage someone said quite loudly something about seven showers.
I guess they might have been talking about some sort of lounge upgrade/renovation
PS. It was C-class lounge (as I credited the flight to AB and I am only OWS with AB).
I tried to mind my own business, but at one stage someone said quite loudly something about seven showers.
I guess they might have been talking about some sort of lounge upgrade/renovation
PS. It was C-class lounge (as I credited the flight to AB and I am only OWS with AB).
Oct 18, 2015, 5:05 am
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I was in the lounge on Friday at about 1pm and there was some sort of a meeting in the bar area next to the noodle station - about 10 people from CX (they had CX badges) and a construction company (as there were some plans put on the table).
I tried to mind my own business, but at one stage someone said quite loudly something about seven showers.
I guess they might have been talking about some sort of lounge upgrade/renovation
PS. It was C-class lounge (as I credited the flight to AB and I am only OWS with AB).
I tried to mind my own business, but at one stage someone said quite loudly something about seven showers.
I guess they might have been talking about some sort of lounge upgrade/renovation
PS. It was C-class lounge (as I credited the flight to AB and I am only OWS with AB).
Oct 18, 2015, 5:29 am
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Any idea what the alternative temporary lounge will be?
Oct 18, 2015, 9:47 am
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Oct 18, 2015, 11:00 am
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Emirates are moving out of the lounge next door. CX will take over that lounge, knock down the wall and Ilse Crawford will be designing the 'new' lounge. Estimates are that the lounge will be closed for 3-4 months.
The AA and BA lounges will be the temporary alternatives.
The AA and BA lounges will be the temporary alternatives.
Oct 18, 2015, 1:07 pm
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Isn't Terminal 3 supposed to be demolished by 2019? If so, that would be a waste. Then again. 3-4 years is a long time anyway.
Oct 18, 2015, 3:06 pm
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When this has been discussed on the BA board, the consensus has been that they're now waaaay behind on the airport renovation project that will eventually see T3 redone. So wouldn't surprise me if other T3 carriers have rethought the economics of this kind of investment.
Oct 18, 2015, 5:13 pm
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Any ideas when it's due to close? I'll be flying out in a couple of weeks and hoped to check out the noodles!
Oct 18, 2015, 7:51 pm
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Since we haven't heard anything publicly about the closure schedule I suspect a few weeks time will be safe.
Oct 19, 2015, 12:16 am
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Oct 19, 2015, 12:48 am
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Oct 19, 2015, 4:52 am
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Oct 19, 2015, 5:06 am
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