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BRITISH AIRWAYS TERRACES LOUNGE CUSTOMER REVIEW  - LONDON HEATHROW AIRPORT T5 SOUTH

Review by : R Broome

Date :   10 November 2009

The new BA lounges at T5 are a haven from the hustle and bustle of the terminal itself, providing an ample selection of self-service hot and cold food, wines, beers and spirits. The environment is calm and pleasing, yet being one not to usually write reviews, there is something going on today which is just not right. With 2.5 million people unemployed I am bewildered at the attitudes of some of the staff. It seems that they are either so disinterested or haven't got a clue what to do. For the past hour, I have watched the same person arrange, re-arrange and re-arrange again, the same three bottles of wine. She did temporarily take a break from wine arranging to take one of the jugs of juices and top up the one 3 neighbours again. Would have maybe expected her to go to the kitchen and maybe refill the empty one. The empty jug simply goes back into its place on the counter. All this happening whilst all around there are tables full of empty glasses, plates, cups etc. As I sit here, my partner has just ordered a glass of champagne. Champagne duly arrives, and waitress leaves. With empty tray. Call me old fashioned, but maybe just maybe she could have taken one, if not two of the dozens of dirty glasses and plates with her on her empty tray whilst she meanders back to the kitchen?

BRITISH AIRWAYS BUSINESS CLASS LOUNGE CUSTOMER REVIEW  - MILAN MALPENSA AIRPORT

Review by : F Ferraro

Date :   8 September 2009

The BA lounge in MXP is an old style terrace lounge. The lounge is very clean and the staff friendly and welcoming. The food served is quite good, all Italian style focaccia sandwiches, small pizzas etc. The choice of drinks is good with lots of typical Italian drinks available. Good selection of newspapers and a few IT stations although only one was working properly. There was also a smoking room available. Dirty plates and glasses were cleared continuously.

BRITISH AIRWAYS BUSINESS CLASS LOUNGE CUSTOMER REVIEW  - KIEV AIRPORT

Review by : Martin Brown

Date :   7 September 2009

This is a shared lounge used by several airlines - pleasantly surprised with plenty of seating available. Lounge looks modern with lots of natural daylight, spacious, clean. On one side is quite a large bar. No self service for coffee, tea etc, you go to the bar and have your drink prepared for you - I think this gives a more personal service. On the bar is a menu listing available sandwiches. Around the lounge were monitors displaying flight information and announcements were made frequently about boarding or gate changes, which is in contrast to Heathrow T5 where there are no announcements. I prefer announcements as you don't need to keep getting up. Near reception is a smoking room with a television displaying the news. The smoking room was as comfortable as the main lounge and was just as clean, with staff clearing cups and plates regularly across the entire lounge. A magazine rack was located near the entrance with daily newspapers and magazines in Russian, Ukrainian and English, but staff weren't clearing left newspapers often. When my flight was called the gate was literally 30 feet away. This lounge certainly was a relaxing retreat away from the crowds and I wish more were like this.

BRITISH AIRWAYS FIRST CLASS LOUNGE CUSTOMER REVIEW  - SINGAPORE CHANGI AIRPORT

Review by : J Maclean

Date :   2 September 2009

This is easily the poorest of all the BA 1st class lounges I have frequented. It is a reasonably large space which fills up very rapidly within a few hours of the 2 to 3 late night flights back to London. Very often you will struggle to find a comfortable seat. I no longer eat anything in this lounge as the quality of the catering is not up to scratch. You will hardly ever find a UK newspaper (unless you are 3-4 hours early) and I can't think of a single redeeming feature of this lounge - not even a good view. It is well overdue a complete refurbishment and the general decor is grubby and tatty. Singapore - London is a very busy route for BA and presumably therefore somewhat profitable. If you travel the same route with Singapore Airlines the lounges are far superior as is the general lounge service.

BRITISH AIRWAYS GALLERIES SOUTH LOUNGE CUSTOMER REVIEW  - LONDON HEATHROW AIRPORT T5

Review by : F Ferraro

Date :   31 August 2009

I found the lounge very comfortable. Enough space for everyone although it was a Friday before a bank holiday weekend. The choice of hot food is limited but appropriate. Used plates and glasses are promptly removed by the staff who are polite and assist requests promptly. I didn't use the showers but the Elemis receptionist went out of her way and gave me her unused personal Elemis lip saver although these products were not generally available to passengers. BA should improve the magazines selection.

BRITISH AIRWAYS CLUB WORLD LOUNGE CUSTOMER REVIEW  - LONDON HEATHROW AIRPORT T3

Review by : Gordon Wallace

Date :   15 August 2009

The new club lounge at T3 is very nice, large and spacious with different seating areas. There was a large selection of both hot and cold food. The red and white wines are in different seating areas which is slightly strange and champagne is only available if you ask. The staff were attentive and customer service could not be faulted.

BRITISH AIRWAYS GALLERIES FIRST CLASS LOUNGE CUSTOMER REVIEW  - WASHINGTON DULLES AIRPORT

Review by : L Hughes

Date :   13 August 2009

Great improvement on the old lounge. Quite small but well appointed. The First restaurant excellent - although we were the only two customers - with service both efficient and attentive. Bit of a walk to get there from the underpass walkway however, although if you're not in a desperate hurry it's no real problem. As usual this comes at the end of a mass of confusion and waiting for security even in the Premium queue.

BRITISH AIRWAYS FIRST CLASS LOUNGE CUSTOMER REVIEW  - LONDON HEATHROW AIRPORT T5 South

Review by : John Maley

Date :   13 August 2009

BRITISH AIRWAYS FIRST CLASS CONCORDE ROOM LOUNGE CUSTOMER REVIEW  - LONDON HEATHROW AIRPORT T5

Review by : Bill Atkins

Date :   12 August 2009

Had a longish layover due to BA delay and resulting re-booking, so decided to use one of the cabanas. These are hotel-style rooms with day bed, TV and music and a private bath. Had champagne and lunch delivered to the room, so very nice. Then I discovered that the room only had one temperature - freezing cold, Also the rooms back up to what may be a kitchen with constant banging of doors and other loud noises. Not very much chance of getting a rest here. Finally moved out into the lounge proper which is already showing some signs of wear and struggles to accomodate everyone at busy times. Restaurant food choices are rather uninspired and presentation not of the highest standard. Service can be inconsistent. For an exclusively First Class lounge this could be better.

BRITISH AIRWAYS CLUB EUROPE LOUNGE CUSTOMER REVIEW  - JERSEY AIRPORT

Review by : James Pemberton

Date :   12 August 2009

I recently read a review on this website regarding the Terrace lounge facilities at Jersey airport, and was shocked to find it had deteriorated even further from the original submission. Food and dirty plates had been left out for many hours, stained carpets and a poorly stocked bar, compounded by a member of staff deciding to leave the lounge at 8 pm, half an hour before the last flight was due to depart. Passengers had no idea it had incurred a delay and our only source of information came from data streams located on TV’s 100m away from the lounge. Simply terrible British Airways, I would recommend that anyone flying Business class from Jersey attempts to spend as much time away from the lounge as you will only be disappointed with the service.

BRITISH AIRWAYS CLUB EUROPE / WORLD LOUNGE CUSTOMER REVIEW  - LONDON GATWICK AIRPORT

Review by : Fabrizio Ferraro

Date :   31 July 2009

Club Europe Lounge at Gatwick is very nice. It is on two floors and very spacious. The food selection is simple (only sandwiches, pasta salads and similar and cheese with biscuits) plus the usual snacks. The only hot food served is soup. Very good selection of drinks with champagne on request, very good selection of newspapers and magazines. IT workstations worked very well and are very modern. The toilet facilities are good with excellent showers and you can ask for Elemis products. The only downside was the lack of atmosphere. The lounge is very quite and with no music played in the background, it could have been very boring.