Open and close times for every British Airways lounge

What time does each BA lounge open and close?

BA operate a number of lounges globally, from the seven lounges at their home base of Heathrow, to the newly upgraded First and Business Class lounges in Singapore. All operate different opening hours, and in some cases BA relies on third party operators for their premium passengers.

BA UK and Ireland Lounge Opening Hours

I’ve included all UK airports that have BA flights, so for some airports this lounge list includes third party lounges that are the official lounge for BA passengers.

Heathrow Lounges

Let’s start with the lounges at Heathrow

Terminal / Lounge	Opening Times
T3 – First/Business	5am to 10pm,
T5A – Concorde Room	5am to 10pm
T5A – First Class	5am to 10pm
T5A – Business Class North	5am to 10pm
T5A – Business Class South	5am to 10pm
T5B – Business	5am to 10pm
T5A – Arrivals	5am to 2pm

ba-lounge-heathrow-t5-left-hand-side-of-main-seating-area - Pointszilla — The BA T5B lounge at London Heathrow

Gatwick Lounges

Terminal / Lounge	Opening Times
South Terminal – First	5am open. Close at 7:30pm (Wed) 8pm (Sun, Tue, Fri) or 8:30pm (Mon, Thur, Sat)
South Terminal – Business	5am open. Close at 7:30pm (Wed) 8pm (Sun, Tue, Fri) or 8:30pm (Mon, Thur, Sat)

Manchester

The Hangar is a temporary lounge, as BA will be moving to Terminal 2 later in 2025. The lounge will cease to exist once that move takes place.

Terminal / Lounge	Opening Times
T3 – The Hangar Lounge (Third party lounge used by BA)	4am open, close at 8pm.

Photograph of the new temporary BA lounge at Manchester Airport — The temporary Hangar lounge at Manchester Airport Terminal 3

Newcastle

BA closed their branded lounge at Newcastle during the pandemic and they did not re-open it.

Terminal / Lounge	Opening Times
Main Terminal – Aspire Luxe Lounge (Third party lounge used by BA)	4am open. Close at 7:30pm (Wed) 8pm (Sun, Tue, Fri) or 8:30pm (Mon, Thur, Sat)

Edinburgh

Terminal / Lounge	Opening Times
Main Terminal – Business	5am open, 8:30pm close

Glasgow

Terminal / Lounge	Opening Times
Main Terminal – Business	4:30am open, 9pm close

Aberdeen

Terminal / Lounge	Opening Times
Main Terminal – Aspire Luxe Lounge (Third party lounge used by BA)	4:30am open. Close at 5:30pm (Sat, Sun) or 8pm (Mon thru Fri)

Inverness

Terminal / Lounge	Opening Times
Main Terminal – Aspire Lounge (Third party lounge used by BA)	5am open. Close at 2pm (Sat), 6pm (Mon, Tue, Wed) or 6:30pm (Sun, Thur, Fri)

Jersey

Terminal / Lounge	Opening Times
Main Terminal – Executive Lounge (Third party lounge used by BA)	6am open. Close at 8pm

Dublin

Terminal / Lounge	Opening Times
T2- The Liffey Lounge (Third party lounge used by BA)	5am open. Close at 7pm

Belfast

Terminal / Lounge	Opening Times
Main Terminal – Aspire Lounge (Third party lounge used by BA)	5am open. Close at 8pm

BA European Lounge Opening Hours

For this list I’ve included BA or oneworld lounges only. If you’re flying with BA from an airport that doesn’t have a branded lounge then you should (in almost all cases) be able to access a third party lounge.

Amsterdam

Terminal / Lounge	Opening Times
Non-Schengen Area – oneworld Lounge	5:30am open. Close at 10pm

Geneva

Terminal / Lounge	Opening Times
Main Terminal – Business Class	5:45am open. Close at 9:30pm

Milan Linate

Terminal / Lounge	Opening Times
Main Terminal – Business Class	5am open. Close at 8pm

Rome

Terminal / Lounge	Opening Times
Main Terminal – Business Class	5:15am open. Close at 8:30pm

BA North American Lounge Opening Hours

New York – JFK

Terminal / Lounge	Opening Times
T8 – Chelsea Lounge (First Class)	4:15am open. Close at 11:30pm
T8 – Greenwich Lounge (Business Class)	4:15am open. Close at 1:15am
T8 – Soho Lounge (First Class)	4:15am open. Close at 11:30pm

New York – Newark

Terminal / Lounge	Opening Times
Terminal B – Business and First Class	4:30am open with close at 8am. Re-opens at 3:15pm, and then closes at 9:30pm

Boston

Terminal / Lounge	Opening Times
Terminal E – Business and First Class	4:30am open with close at 1pm. Re-opens at 2pm, and then closes at 9:30pm

Washington – Dulles

Terminal / Lounge	Opening Times
Concourse B – Business and First Class	3:30pm open with close at 10:30pm.

Los Angeles

Terminal / Lounge	Opening Times
Tom Bradley Terminal – The Los Angeles Business Lounge (Run by Qantas, BA and Cathay Pacific)	6:30am open, close at midnight.

Seattle

Terminal / Lounge	Opening Times
South Satellite – Business and First	9am open, close at 8pm.

San Francisco

Terminal / Lounge	Opening Times
International Terminal – Business and First	1:30pm open, close at 8:45pm

Philadelphia

Terminal / Lounge	Opening Times
Concourse A – Business and First	3:15pm open, close at 8pm

BA Rest of World Lounge Opening Hours

Singapore

Terminal / Lounge	Opening Times
Terminal 1 – Business and First	3pm open, close at midnight

Dubai

Terminal / Lounge	Opening Times
Terminal 1 – Business and First	Temporarily closed for refurb

Seoul

Terminal / Lounge	Opening Times
Terminal 1 – oneworld Lounge	7:30am open, close at 12:50am

Lagos

Terminal / Lounge	Opening Times
International Terminal – Business and First	6pm open, close at 10:45pm

Cape Town

Terminal / Lounge	Opening Times
Concourse A – Business and First	3:15pm open, close at 8pm

Johannesburg

Terminal / Lounge	Opening Times
Main Terminal – Business and First	2:40pm open, close at 7:30pm

Where is BA planning to open lounges?

Miami is top of the list. If you’ve been in or out of that airport you’ll know that the lounge situation is a little dire, and BA have two flights a day to that city. Both are serviced by an A380, which means a lot of premium passengers but no lounge to put them in. There is talk of a BA lounge opening in 2025, and in February 2025 BA references the Miami lounge when they spoke about their newly refurbished Seattle lounge.

The BA Dubai First and Business class lounge is currently closed for a refurbishment. That was expected to re-open in Q1 2025, which we are now well beyond that deadline.

Aside from Miami there is little talk of new lounges. Some lounges will be upgraded or refreshed but BA is not in an expansive mood when it comes to their lounge network. It’s still up in the air what will happen at Manchester as they move to T2. There may be a oneworld lounge, although this feels less likely, but it’s equally very unlikely that there will be a dedicated BA lounge at T2.

How busy are the lounges at different times?

I’ve recently been digging into the data that BA make available on their Heathrow lounges, specifically the airside lounges in T5. I’ve put my findings into a post on how busy BA’s lounges are at Heathrow. This level of detail isn’t available for the rest of their lounge network, so if you’re trying to work out when lounges will be busy it’s safe to say that they will start to pick up three hours before the next BA flight.