Now official, with pictures – ‘The First Wing’ comes to Terminal 5 in April

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• barnaby100 says:

  20 Sep20 September 16:48

  Hopefully new toilets for the CCR as they are disgusting. I spend my life in schools/colleges and almost every one has nicer loos than the CCR.

  • Scallder says:

    21 Sep21 September 18:14

    Huge +1 on this. I honestly think the CW toilets on the A380 are nicer than the ones in the CCR. Absolute disgrace for a lounge of that type…

• Nate1309 says:

  20 Sep20 September 17:17

  O/T I asked a few days ago about a lounge in San Diego airport, and Raffles said the Delta one was only for Delta passengers (thanks for the heads up). So I thought I would try the Airspace one, using my Amex Platinum worked fine, they have a dedicated desk for platinum card holders within the lounge just swiped it and show your boarding pass. The lounge itself is very bright and airy, and looks out over the airport. On checking into the lounge you are issued with a card for $10pp for premium goods. Standard drinks and nibbles are complementary on top of that. The wifi is of good standard. I would estimate about 80 seats and it’s 9am here and there are only about 10 people in here. All in all I like it. Hope this helps anyone else passing though San Diego.

• Wyvern says:

  20 Sep20 September 22:33

  BA’s Zone R in T1 got it right – why not just bring the concept across to T5 (along with 30min check in for domestics)?

  • Rob says:

    21 Sep21 September 00:13

    Yes, those were the days!

    • Phillip says:

      21 Sep21 September 05:45

      So having downgraded their offering since the T1 days, BA will now claim to be making cast improvements for premium customers? I struggle to understand how they thought they could “get away with it” when T5 first opened, not having a proper First wing as they now seem to call it.

• Tim says:

  21 Sep21 September 06:41

  I would like to travel First Class before I die.

  Raffles, what is the least Avios-cost BA First redemption? I may have to add, excluding the US.

  • william merrett says:

    21 Sep21 September 11:58

    Take a look at LHR-DME (moscow). An off peak return in First is 68,000 avios and £55 (as its reward flight saver zone unlike any other First cabin)

    That was my first ever first redemption, used a BA 241 ticket with it. Think it’s technically the best value redemption you may ever make.

  • william merrett says:

    21 Sep21 September 12:04

    Also worth considering one way from Hong Kong to LHR as there are strict rules on surcharges which can be applied one way out of Hong Kong. A first ticket on BA off peak is 102,000 +£29.70.

    You could also fly Cathay from HKG (better first product, on board Krug from memory) but I think it is about 120,000 avios one way as it won’t qualify for off peak pricing. Tax should be the same.

    • harry says:

      21 Sep21 September 20:21

      you might be able to get cheap/ affordable First in a short European segment of a long haul flight that lands somewhere in Europe before proceeding to end destination

      • harry says:

        21 Sep21 September 20:30

        not that no First in my life has ever kept me up at night! I did plenty of transatlantic Business and don’t exactly miss it, good though mostly BA was at the time.

        I wouldn’t ever even pay for Club Europe for my 2-3 hr flight, big waste of money when it’s about 6x standard fare to get what exactly? Lounge, fast track & a wee bitty better food, seats are the same but yep who likes a neighbour? I agree about that

• New first security area pictures - FlyerTalk Forums says:

  22 Sep22 September 16:42

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• Chris Cannon says:

  4 Oct4 October 15:32

  No such luck at T3 I’m guessing? Flying First for wifey’s 50th birthday to LAS next Feb..

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