Which British Airways European routes do not offer lounge access?

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• Rob says:

  28 Sep28 September 05:11

  Hey Rob,

  PFO lounge takes PP/LP, I’ve been there (and got slaughtered) many a time and it’s listed on the PP app.

  Rob

  • Hingeless says:

    28 Sep28 September 06:04

    PFO allows S7 but not BA, which is annoying, I have also been in on Priority Pass

  • Wally1976 says:

    28 Sep28 September 07:11

    Yes I was in there with the family on PP a couple of weeks ago

• Save East Coast Rewards says:

  28 Sep28 September 05:47

  I remember years ago RTM used to have a lounge I’m not sure when it disappeared but it hasn’t been available for quite a while. I think it was 2007 when I last used it.

  It’s probably also worth mentioning which airports BA gives you a voucher in lieu of lounge access. They did last time I flew to RTM (2015) it was based on a number of items rather than worth a fixed price.

  On the topic of lounges time to highlight more penny pinching by Virgin Trains East Coast who currently make Alex Cruz look generous. In their King’s Cross lounge they have removed the complimentary Coke/Diet Coke so all that remains is water, orange juice or hot drinks. Proper china cups have been replaced with disposable ones for a while but now glasses have also been removed meaning orange juice/water also has to go in a disposable cup designed for hot drinks. In the other lounges on the route (which have never had the luxury of Coke) there’s been reports of the fridges running out of water and biscuits not being stocked!

  Compare to BA I have access to the First Wing at LHR which reduces most of the airport hassles and I can eat in the lounge. I had always preferred train (1st class) to plane on the east coast route at least as far as Newcastle. However cuts to staffing levels on board has meant it’s now a lottery as to whether you get the advertised catering offering and the penny pinching elsewhere has meant that they’ve actually made BA look attractive on domestic flights.

  • Genghis says:

    28 Sep28 September 05:56

    I noticed that myself on Mon. Pineapple juice is also available next to the orange juice. The 1st onboard offering was poor – a “gormet” sausage roll each way. James Martin should hang his head in shame putting his name to that.

    • Save East Coast Rewards says:

      28 Sep28 September 06:36

      The second juice dispenser has been empty when I’ve been in the lounge.

      The JM sausage roll actually has its fans but there’s always supposed to be more substantial hot options on the menu. One of the advantages of East Coast over West Coast was all trains from first to the last were supposed to offer hot food as well as lighter options. Now with staffing cutbacks many trains have no hot food at all, not even the sausage roll. Unfortunately it’s a lottery as to which trains will be having the limited catering sometimes even peak evening meal trains are affected.

      I hope James Martin regrets his decision to be associated with them. The sausage roll was never meant to be a replacement for the meals, just a lighter alternative. On weekday trains sandwiches were supposed to be served on a plate, now they’re handed out in a box. I was on a train recently where the staff said that particular train has had the ovens out of service for over 3 weeks!

      • Genghis says:

        28 Sep28 September 06:46

        I hadn’t been in First on the ECML for a while and was just shocked. Heading out of London my colleague got the hoisin duck wrap which he says was inedible. No poppy seed lemon muffins (per menu) available but only chocolate ones.

        Is the breakfast offering still decent?

        • Save East Coast Rewards says:

          28 Sep28 September 09:03

          The breakfast hasn’t changed, so is decent as long as it’s served (I’ve heard of fewer problems on the morning trains to be fair).

• Genghis says:

  28 Sep28 September 05:56

  When did BIO get a lounge?

  • MrHandBaggaeOnly says:

    28 Sep28 September 07:56

    Not sure, but we used it last October when flying CE and despite it being small, found it very pleasant. It was also being used by some of the Game of Thrones cast, but we didn’t realise at the time as we don’t watch the show. Had to try and work out why everyone kept wanting selfies!

    • pauldb says:

      28 Sep28 September 07:59

      We were using it in June’16

• Dan says:

  28 Sep28 September 06:16

  Ibiza accepts Priority Pass now. Was there a couple of weeks back and spent an hour or so there.

  Amazing the number of people flying CE on the BA flight that came in wanting to use it only to be turned away.

• Julie says:

  28 Sep28 September 06:19

  I’ve been to Tallinn and they do have a lounge which I got into with my BA gold card, absolutely no problem at all. I can confirm Madeira doesn’t have one.

  • Save East Coast Rewards says:

    28 Sep28 September 06:27

    We’re you actually flying BA? You can get in the TLL lounge with BA status when flying NoRRA (Finnair) but they should not let you in when flying BA. You’d need a Priority Pass for that.

    The reason is AY have signed up to use the lounge and BA hasn’t.

    Unless BA has seen sense in the last few weeks and signed up.

    • Down the Back says:

      28 Sep28 September 07:07

      Was just about to post had been in TLL lounge when read your post, and realised I had been flying with Norra, surely nobody on here would be flying BA to TLL for 40 when you can go through Hel for 80 + 20, Hee Hee Hee

  • Grahame says:

    28 Sep28 September 07:21

    Tallin refused me (I am BA silver)

• Jovanna says:

  28 Sep28 September 06:39

  I am surprised by some of these. BA charge a premium on some of these routes – over and above the LCCs and way more for CE.

• Leo says:

  28 Sep28 September 06:40

  Mykonos is JMK. I didn’t know there was any kind of lounge there – is it new? It’s an expensive CE fare for what is a very basic airport.

  • Gin and Tonic Please says:

    28 Sep28 September 09:18

    The lounge at JMK was new this year. It’s in the domestic terminal (5 min walk from international) and it takes Priority Pass. It’s VERY small, but very good – food from Nammos beach club, decent drinks and lots of power sockets. Much nicer than the rest of the airport – though allegedly that’s being refurbished over the winter. (I’m not holding my breath – they’ve promised that for 3 years now…)

    • Leo says:

      28 Sep28 September 13:22

      It’s still better than the old one!

• Xmenlongshot says:

  28 Sep28 September 06:48

  The BA check-in staff at Innsbruck mentioned back in Jan that a lounge for customers was being built. Not sure whether this has progressed at all

  • IanMacK says:

    28 Sep28 September 07:35

    I hope its soon ! Family ski trip in Feb 18 is in and out of Innsbruck (due to shorter train journey than from Zur)

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