QP invites a no-go for associated lounges, BA access grid

[thewinchester]

Well, I kindly gifted my housemate one of my spare QP visitor invites for his recent PER-(xHKG)-LHR-(xSIN)-PER trip. As he was on short connections en-route, I suggested he save the invite for LHR T3.

Well, he got back this time yesterday and the BA lounge dragons turned him away and said no access. Turns out it was my fault for not reading the back of the invite (no access to QP associated lounges), and referring to the BA lounge access grid.

They were well within their rights to deny access per the terms of the invite, but I do wonder why LHR T3 is an associated lounge and not a joint QF/BA operated lounge like HKG, LAX and SIN. I would have thought that considering the UK is a major QF destination they would have set it up as a joint lounge facility.

Also, does anyone have or know where to find a more recent copy of the BA lounge access grid?

 

[Sprucegoose]

What I don't get is that I can't get into their F lounges but I am sure they can get into the Flounge. Assuming OWE of course.

JNB is another one of these

Yes agree the grid will be handy.

 

[Heleigh]

thewinchester
Yes, a lot of us forget to read the fine or back print on paper work, hope he kept the invite for another trip.

What I don't get is that I can't get into their F lounges but I am sure they can get into the Flounge. Assuming OWE of course.

I may be wrong but am under the impression BA only have one F lounges (Concorde Room T5 LHR) which are for ticketed pax that are flying BA metal F with the exception of CL? status but not available to any OW Emeralds. This (T5) may be the lounge you are refering to

The other F lounge (JFK) and Galleries F (T5 and T3) which are available to F, WP and OW Emeralds.

 

[Oneworldplus2]

What I don't get is that I can't get into their F lounges but I am sure they can get into the Flounge.

Spruce, l'm lost..........Whats the difference between a F Lounge and a Flounge?

 

[arraitch]

Spruce, l'm lost..........Whats the difference between a F Lounge and a Flounge?

More space.

 

[serfty]

BA have two "First Class" lounges at LHR, one in T5 and one in T3. All oneworld emeralds travelling on oneworld flights out of those terminals have access to those "First Class" lounges.

Also in T5, BA have a "Concorde Room" which they make available to those travelling BA in "First Class" and Über BEAC members along with a few others on a restrictive basis.

In T3 there is a "First Class" dining room within the "First Class" lounge. (IIRC) It is available to "First Class" passengers only in the evenings but emeralds at other times.