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Europe
oneworld Sapphire with Qualifying travel also have status based access to the Flagship Lounge.
- AA International First Class Lounge at LHR T3
- BA Galleries First Lounge at LHR T5 (First Class has Concorde Room)
- BA Galleries First at LHR T3
- CX First Class Lounge at LHR T3
- MH First Lounge at LHR T4
- BA First Lounge at LGW South Terminal
- AY Platinum Wing Lounge at HEL T2 (not a First Class lounge as AY does not have F; however, available for AY Plat and OWE only)
- QR First Class Lounge at DOH (First Class has Al Safwa)
- JL First at FRA (limited hours)
- QF International First at SYD T1
- QF International First at MEL T2
- QF First at AKL (to close 2020 and be incorporated into combined lounge)
- CX The Pier at HKG T1
- CX The Wing at HKG T1
- MH Golden Lounge First at KUL Satellite Building
- JL First Class Lounge at NRT T2
JL First Class Lounge at HND(closed until March 2020 for renovations)- QF First at SIN T1D (open 1430-0000)
- BA First Lounge at JFK T7 (refurb opened Oct 2018)
- QF First Lounge at LAX TBIT
BA First Lounge SFO(closed in Jan 2019, new lounge has "first dining" limited to F passengers)- BA First Lounge ORD
- BA First Lounge PHL
- BA First Lounge YVR
- BA First Lounge IAH
- AA Flagship Lounge at LAX T4
- AA Flagship Lounge at ORD T3
- AA Flagship Lounge at DFW D
- AA Flagship Lounge at JFK T8
- AA Flagship Lounge at MIA D
- AA Flagship Lounge at MIA ("Coming Soon")
- AA Flagship Lounge at PHL ("Coming Soon")
BA First Lounge JNB(closed in Mar 2019, new lounge has "first dining" limited to F passengers)
oneworld Sapphire with Qualifying travel also have status based access to the Flagship Lounge.
List of First Lounges with OWE Access
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List of First Lounges with OWE Access
*** UPDATE - SEE WIKI AT TOP OF PAGE FOR LATEST LIST ***
I'm trying to pull together a comprehensive list of first lounges where OWE have access. So this list would exclude, for example, Concorde Room in LHR or the Al Safwa lounge in DOH. Here's what I have:
Europe
i. The following airlines do not offer First Class only lounges: IB, RJ, S7, UL
ii. There are a few additional BA lounges in North America that have OWE only access - I had listed them all out but the window closed and I'm too drained to redo it. (PHL, YVR, YYZ, IAH, ORD I think)
iii. FRA and WAW in Europe also have OWE only lounges for completeness
I'm trying to pull together a comprehensive list of first lounges where OWE have access. So this list would exclude, for example, Concorde Room in LHR or the Al Safwa lounge in DOH. Here's what I have:
Europe
- AA International First Class Lounge at LHR T3
- BA Galleries First Lounge at LHR T5
- BA Galleries First at LHR T3
- CX First Class Lounge at LHR T3
- BA First Lounge at LGW South Terminal
- AY Premium Lounge at HEL T2
- QR First Class Lounge at DOH
- QF International First at SYD T1
- QF International First at MEL T2
- CX The Pier at HKG T1
- CX The Wing at HKG T1
- MH Golden Lounge at KUL Satellite Building
- JL First Class Lounge at NRT T2
- JL First Class Lounge at HND
- BA First Lounge at JFK T7 (*closed for refurb)
- QF First Lounge at LAX TBIT
i. The following airlines do not offer First Class only lounges: IB, RJ, S7, UL
ii. There are a few additional BA lounges in North America that have OWE only access - I had listed them all out but the window closed and I'm too drained to redo it. (PHL, YVR, YYZ, IAH, ORD I think)
iii. FRA and WAW in Europe also have OWE only lounges for completeness
Last edited by CX_newbie; Aug 23, 2018 at 11:57 pm
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great idea!
Great work OP, I added to your list some notes in bold!
I'm trying to pull together a comprehensive list of first lounges where OWE have access. So this list would exclude, for example, Concorde Room in LHR or the Al Safwa lounge in DOH. Here's what I have:
Europe
i. The following airlines do not offer First Class only lounges: IB, RJ, S7, UL
ii. There are a few additional BA lounges in North America that have OWE only access - I had listed them all out but the window closed and I'm too drained to redo it. (PHL, YVR, YYZ, IAH, ORD I think)
iii. FRA and WAW in Europe also have OWE only lounges for completeness
Europe
- AA International First Class Lounge at LHR T3
- BA Galleries First Lounge at LHR T5
- BA Galleries First at LHR T3
- CX First Class Lounge at LHR T3
- BA First Lounge at LGW South Terminal
- AY Premium Lounge at HEL T2*** Have had multiple denials at this lounge despite having BA Gold/OWE card and traveling in AY/BA/QR in business class...utter nonsense.
- QR First Class Lounge at DOH
- MH First lounge area LHR
- QF International First at SYD T1
- QF International First at MEL T2
- CX The Pier at HKG T1
- CX The Wing at HKG T1
- MH Golden Lounge at KUL Satellite Building
- JL First Class Lounge at NRT T2
- JL First Class Lounge at HND
- UL OWE lounge CMB
- BA First Lounge at JFK T7 (*closed for refurb)
- QF First Lounge at LAX TBIT
- BA First Lounge ORD
- BA First Lounge PHL
- BA First Lounge YVR
- BA First Lounge IAH
- BA First Lounge SFO
i. The following airlines do not offer First Class only lounges: IB, RJ, S7, UL
ii. There are a few additional BA lounges in North America that have OWE only access - I had listed them all out but the window closed and I'm too drained to redo it. (PHL, YVR, YYZ, IAH, ORD I think)
iii. FRA and WAW in Europe also have OWE only lounges for completeness
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Don't think any OW lounges at WAW, just third party.
At FRA, JL has a separate First Lounge but limited hours (think 4-8) and fairly average.
At AKL, QF also has a small separate First Lounge
At DFW, until the renovation is complete I believe the AA Flagship Dining (not Lounge) is Emerald only.
I'd also make clear the Emerald access at DOH is to the average First Lounge, and not the sumptuous Al Safwa lounge. If fying Business the Al Mourjan lounge is better than the First Lounge.
At FRA, JL has a separate First Lounge but limited hours (think 4-8) and fairly average.
At AKL, QF also has a small separate First Lounge
At DFW, until the renovation is complete I believe the AA Flagship Dining (not Lounge) is Emerald only.
I'd also make clear the Emerald access at DOH is to the average First Lounge, and not the sumptuous Al Safwa lounge. If fying Business the Al Mourjan lounge is better than the First Lounge.
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I'm not sure what you mean by the lounge in CMB. There are three lounge there: one is the business class lounge and two others.
One states: "Due to the ongoing development of facilities at Bandaranaike International Airport, the Serendib Lounge is currently only available to customers traveling in First and Business Class cabins on Srilankan Airlines and other oneworld members flights. Emerald and Sapphire status customers traveling in Economy Class cabins on long and medium haul flights are invited to use the Serendiva Lounge."
The other states: "Due to the ongoing development of facilities at Bandaranaike International Airport, SriLankan Airlines Flysmiles Platinum and Gold and oneworld Emerald and Sapphire status customers traveling in Economy Class cabins on long and medium haul flights are invited to use the Serendiva Lounge."
One states: "Due to the ongoing development of facilities at Bandaranaike International Airport, the Serendib Lounge is currently only available to customers traveling in First and Business Class cabins on Srilankan Airlines and other oneworld members flights. Emerald and Sapphire status customers traveling in Economy Class cabins on long and medium haul flights are invited to use the Serendiva Lounge."
The other states: "Due to the ongoing development of facilities at Bandaranaike International Airport, SriLankan Airlines Flysmiles Platinum and Gold and oneworld Emerald and Sapphire status customers traveling in Economy Class cabins on long and medium haul flights are invited to use the Serendiva Lounge."
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I'm not sure what you mean by the lounge in CMB. There are three lounge there: one is the business class lounge and two others.
One states: "Due to the ongoing development of facilities at Bandaranaike International Airport, the Serendib Lounge is currently only available to customers traveling in First and Business Class cabins on Srilankan Airlines and other oneworld members flights. Emerald and Sapphire status customers traveling in Economy Class cabins on long and medium haul flights are invited to use the Serendiva Lounge."
The other states: "Due to the ongoing development of facilities at Bandaranaike International Airport, SriLankan Airlines Flysmiles Platinum and Gold and oneworld Emerald and Sapphire status customers traveling in Economy Class cabins on long and medium haul flights are invited to use the Serendiva Lounge."
One states: "Due to the ongoing development of facilities at Bandaranaike International Airport, the Serendib Lounge is currently only available to customers traveling in First and Business Class cabins on Srilankan Airlines and other oneworld members flights. Emerald and Sapphire status customers traveling in Economy Class cabins on long and medium haul flights are invited to use the Serendiva Lounge."
The other states: "Due to the ongoing development of facilities at Bandaranaike International Airport, SriLankan Airlines Flysmiles Platinum and Gold and oneworld Emerald and Sapphire status customers traveling in Economy Class cabins on long and medium haul flights are invited to use the Serendiva Lounge."
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Who knows... will be helpful to hear from someone with actual experience, I havent used the UL lounges in about a year and always noticed the OWE symbol while flying UL business class and having OWE status.
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AA's FL are now available to OWS not just OWE (with the exceptions noted already in the wiki).
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I suspect it was focussed on International.
Same with the Qantas Domestic Business lounges (SYD, MEL, BNE, PER, CBR) which are limited to Business, oneworld Emerald, connecting First/Business (or EK or MU Plat)
The other interesting one is the HKG The Arrival lounge which is available to OWE in any class, but only when arriving on CX/KA
Same with the Qantas Domestic Business lounges (SYD, MEL, BNE, PER, CBR) which are limited to Business, oneworld Emerald, connecting First/Business (or EK or MU Plat)
The other interesting one is the HKG The Arrival lounge which is available to OWE in any class, but only when arriving on CX/KA




