BA closes T5 arrivals lounge – what else is open? Not that long ago British Airways reopened their arrivals lounge and things started to feel a lot more like normal. Sadly with the new restrictions brought in from today, the arrivals lounge has been temporarily closed again. This is because…
I only made Gold Guest List just before Covid hit and for some reason, I had never flown First out of JFK even though I had flown to JFK in First. So somewhat surprisingly, this was my first chance to try the Concorde Room. Who can use the lounge? The…
BA opens more European lounges & JFK gin terrace Sadly a lot of BA lounges outside the UK have remained closed over the summer. However, as flights ramp up over the autumn more and more are reopening. The latest lounges to reopen are: Rome Milan Linate Geneva – opens this…
BA Heathrow lounges update There’s good news and bad news on BA lounges at Heathrow’s T5. Let’s start with the good news: The “Millionaire’s Door” to the Concorde Room by South security is now open which makes popping out to Boots much easier! The Concorde Room will now be open…
US vaccine & entry requirements While there is still no word on the opening date and BA has cancelled a number of flights to Las Vegas, Orlando, and Tampa prior to the 15 November, I am still hopeful the US will open at some point in mid to late November….
FCDO essential travel advice removed from 32 countries One of the annoying things about travel in the UK is the fact that the FCDO advice based on Covid has often not aligned with the government’s traffic light system. Given that both are looking at the same data (I hope) you…
I wrote about my experience visiting the Concorde Room here on my way up to Edinburgh. I won’t review the flight as I didn’t eat or drink anything apart from a cup of tea on the way up. The food from the way back is further down Lounge location,…
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BA opens JFK lounge British Airways’ flagship US lounge at JFK’s Terminal 7 will reopen its doors on Sunday 1 August, following a 16-month closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This follows the UK Government’s announcement that double vaccinated travellers from the US will be exempt from quarantine on arrival into…
New Virgin Atlantic Codeshare Virgin Atlantic has announced a new unilateral codeshare agreement with Middle East Airlines-Air Liban (MEA) offering connections between the US and Beirut via London Heathrow. It’s probably not going to be much of interest to most UK readers since this is aimed at US connections through…
