Worst BA lounge?

@DoorstoManual.

I totally agree. But we won’t have to suffer it much longer. As a start to BAs move to the South Terminal, the very old and tired First lounge is closing at the end of Oct, according to the staff. Until the full move in late 2016/early 2017 there will only be the Galleries lounge for First and Gold passengers. Personally, the early closure seems to be another cost saving exercise, as there are no plans for a First lounge in the South Terminal.

The worst BA lounges are at the several European airports where BA has NO lounge….including BAs third busiest airport, London City! I am grateful for any lounge.

Personally, I rate Galleries at LGW higher than the First Lounge – it has a far better selection of food and beverages. That said, having tried out a range of continental European lounges over the past few years in places like Bordeaux (a cupboard shared by all carriers accessible with a key obtained from the fast-food outlet in front of it…) and the shared facility at BLQ (the catering amounts to prosecco, peanuts and crisps), I have learned to appreciate BA’s London lounges which are very considerably better than an awful lot of other places.

The prize, of course, still goes to Cathay’s the Wing in HKG.

CX Wing has good features (shower/cabana and the restaurant) but for “lounging” it is not cosy. Totally exposed and does not feel exclusive. I prefer the BA First lounge at T5 (certainly better Champagne than the Wing, albeit the food at the Wing is better). The best of all worlds is the Qatar Hamad lounge – stunning space, excellent restaurants (yup, more than one) and the quality of the food and drink (Krug! – this may change) ae world class – as are the showers and seating areas. Makes CX lounges look like that of an North American carrier in comparison.

Verona: shared lounge is before security, absolute shocking selection of anything, and half of the tiny box room lounge has a shop in it (!?).

Frankfurt: for such an important business destination, relying on Japan Airlines’s lounge is woefully poor. Plus, it’s before security.

Munich: nice lounge but once more than 25 people are in it, the 12 small sandwiches and potato skins are gone in a heartbeat. Drink selection is poor and the coffee machine has been broken for weeks now.

Orly: you are directed to the IB lounge which is miles from where the BA flights leave from and before security and passport check.

Berlin Tegel: tiniest BA lounge ever, shocking selection of anything really, again pre passport ctrl and security. The world awaits Berlin Brandenburg with anticipation….

@doorstomanual – “stay focused”? seriously? :)!!!

@ExecPlatAA ……. this is a serious discussion. Stay focused! Don’t waste time worrying about Islamic State or instability in Ukraine, we need to know where the stale sandwiches and soggy crisps are! Just the other day I was forced to drink white wine out of a red wine glass. BA standards are falling through the floor! What’s the world coming to 🙂 🙂

Can’t agree more about the First lounge at Gatwick, Galleries is far superior.

From a recent trip where the food and drink was so poor I would put Lisbon well up there with lounges to avoid. Better off people watching in the main departure area.