Welcome to our lounges

The lounges are available for customers who are:

• flying on a scheduled British Airways flight in First or business (Club World or Club Europe)
• a Silver or Gold Member of the British Airways Executive Club on a scheduled flight operated by British Airways or one of our oneworld partners
• a Sapphire or Emerald member of any of the oneworld airline frequent flyer programmes on a scheduled flight operated by British Airways or one of our oneworld partners
• over the age of 18 years, or if under 18 years you are accompanied by a responsible adult. (Local laws relating to the consumption of alcohol will apply.)

As a Sapphire or Emerald member you are welcome to invite one single guest per each departing flight to join you in the lounge. (Guest must be travelling on British Airways or one of our oneworld partners). All lounge access is subject to capacity restrictions.

The First lounges are available for customers who are:

• flying on a scheduled British Airways flight in First
• a Gold Member of the British Airways Executive Club on a scheduled flight operated by British Airways or one of our oneworld partners
• an Emerald member of any of the oneworld airline frequent flyer programmes on a scheduled flight operated by British Airways or one of our oneworld partners
• over the age of 18 years, or if under 18 years you are accompanied by a responsible adult. (Local laws relating to the consumption of alcohol will apply).

As an Emerald member, you are welcome to invite one single guest per each departure flight to join you in the First lounge. (Guest must be travelling on British Airways or one of our oneworld partners).

The Concorde Room at London Heathrow Terminal 5 is available for customers who are:

• Flying on a scheduled British Airways flight in First
• Over the age of 12 years, or if under 12 years you are accompanied by a responsible adult. (Local laws relating to the consumption of alcohol will apply.)

Access to First Dining, Concorde Dining and ‘The Bar’ facilities are available for customers who are:

• Flying on a scheduled British Airways flight in First 
• Gold Guest List members of the Executive Club
• Over the age of 18 years or accompanied by a responsible adult

The Chelsea lounge at New York JFK Terminal 8 is available for:

• First customers travelling on a scheduled long-haul flight with British Airways, or a long-haul, transcontinental or international short-haul flight with American Airlines.
• Gold Members with 5000 Tier points (and 3,000 Tier Points each year thereafter), travelling on a scheduled long-haul flight with British Airways, or a long-haul, transcontinental or international short-haul flight with American Airlines.
• Over the age of 18 years, or if under 18 years you are accompanied by a responsible adult. (Local laws relating to the consumption of alcohol will apply.)

American Airlines transcontinental routes include:

New York (JFK) - Los Angeles (LAX)
New York (JFK) - San Francisco (SFO)
New York (JFK) - Orange County (SNA)
Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) - Honolulu (HNL)
Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) - Kona (KOA)
Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) - Maui (OGG)
Chicago (ORD) - Honolulu (HNL)
Charlotte (CLT) - Honolulu (HNL)

 

 

American Airlines international short-haul routes include :

Alberta
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
Bermuda
British Columbia
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada and South Grenadines
Guadeloupe
Haiti
Jamaica
Manitoba
Martinique
Mexico
Montserrat
Netherlands Antilles
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Nunavut Territory
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Puerto Rico
Quebec
Saskatchewan
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and North Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
Yukon Territory

Customers flying with other oneworld airlines are unable to access the Chelsea lounge.

All lounge access is subject to capacity restrictions.