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Here is our guide to BA’s lounge network around the world, as well as the latest news on third party & partner lounge facilities available to BA passengers.
Full details of lounges, including opening hours and airline partner / third party facilities where BA lounges are not available, are on the Oneworld alliance website.
No lounge facilities are currently available to BA passengers at London City airport.
Lounge Refurbishments
The BA lounge at Aberdeen is closed for a refurbishment. Eligible passengers can use the Northern Lights lounge in the interim.
BA has reopened its lounge at Glasgow following a full refurbishment.
BA’s lounge at Terminal B, Newark Liberty International airport is closed for refurbishment and will reopen open in summer 2027.
Other relatively recently refurbished lounges include Dubai and Miami.
BA lounges at Edinburgh, Gatwick, Seattle, Singapore and Washington Dulles have undergone relatively light touch refurbishments. BA plans improvements to lounges at Boston and San Francisco in 2027.
The Oneworld business class lounge in the Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles airport, shared between BA, Cathay Pacific and Qantas, has also undergone a refresh.
Heathrow Lounge Refurbishment
BA plans to fully refurbish its Heathrow lounge complex.
This should involve a wholesale gutting and refurbishment of the lounges with a new design concept. Given the complexities of carrying out this project in a working airport terminal, it will take some years to complete.
BA has given any update on these works for quite some time, nor what contingency measures to deal with the significant reduction in lounge capacity.
Oneworld Alliance Partner Lounges
Oneworld has opened a small number of alliance branded lounges at airports around the world, including the place of the former BA lounge at Amsterdam Schiphol. There has been no news for some time any more lounges.
Iberia plans to open a dedicated lounge for British Airways Club Gold / Oneworld Emerald card holders at Terminal 4 of Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport later this year.
Alliance member Qantas is currently constructing a new International Business Class Lounge at Terminal 1 of Sydney Kingsford-Smith airport. This will open in early 2027. A temporary lounge is available on Level 2 near Gate 24. BA passengers departing from Terminal 1 can also use The House, as per Oneworld alliance website. A new larger International Business lounge is also planned at Melbourne airport, for completion in 2029.
Qantas also plans to refurbish its lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 3 to accommodate more passengers and introduce dedicated pre-flight dining for First Class passengers.
American Airlines plans to open a new Admirals Club lounge at Austin-Bergstrom International airport. The 12,000 square feet lounge will be double the size of the existing lounge (currently used by BA passengers departing Austin for Heathrow), and will also feature an outdoor terrace. No date has been given for the opening of the new lounge, other than construction will begin this year.
Third Party Lounges
An Aspire branded lounge is due to open at London City airport in 2027. Given the specification of the lounge it is unlikely BA will offer access for its passengers.
BA Lounge Network
Here is the current BA lounge network:
London Gatwick South Terminal: Club lounge, First lounge
London Heathrow Terminal 3: Galleries Club lounge, Galleries First lounge.
London Heathrow Terminal 5 Departures: Galleries Club lounge T5A North, Galleries Club lounge T5A South, Galleries Club lounge T5B, Galleries First lounge T5A, Concorde Room
Passengers travelling in First Class and British Airways Club Gold members & above are eligible to use the First Wing check-in and security channel at Terminal 5.
London Heathrow Terminal 5 Arrivals: Arrivals lounge (open until 14:00 only)
UK: Aberdeen (closed due to refurbishment), Edinburgh and Glasgow
Mainland Europe: Geneva, Milan Linate and Rome Fiumicino.
New York JFK Terminal 8: Greenwich (business class), Soho (First Class & BA Club Gold), Chelsea (First Class & BA Club Gold Guest List)
North America: Boston, Los Angeles (Oneworld Alliance), Miami, Newark (closed for refurbishment), Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington Dulles.
Africa: Cape Town, Johannesburg, Lagos
Middle East: Dubai
Asia: Singapore