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British Airways unveils a Singapore lounge refresh

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At some point this year, British Airways will unveil a new ‘Global Lounge Concept’ that will introduce a brand new look. Miami and Dubai will be the first to get it.

In the meantime, BA has been refreshing its existing lounges and its lounge in Singapore Changi’s Terminal 1 is the latest to get a facelift. It follows on from refreshed lounges at Washington DC and Lagos, with the Seattle lounge also due to reopen following refurbishment this year.

The Singapore lounge opened a decade ago, in 2015, and has been closed since early November for the works. It reopened in mid-December but pictures have only just been released. It has capacity for 226 guests.

British Airways unveils a Singapore lounge refresh

This is a minor refurbishment, similar to what has been done with the lounges at Heathrow. This means new furniture, lighting upgrades and, I presume, new carpets and flooring where necessary. Here’s how BA describes the changes:

“The interiors feature fabrics inspired by British heritage has been brought to life with furniture crafted by Boss Design and specially curated artwork from Louise Hill (an eminent designer based in Singapore) that pays homage to Singapore’s vibrant history.”

British Airways unveils a Singapore lounge refresh

The overall space and layout remains unchanged, with one exception: the conversion of The Bar into a Concorde Dining room. This is a de-facto First Class space, restricted to those travelling in First and BA Gold Guest List members:

British Airways unveils a Singapore lounge refresh

The Concorde Dining room a significant upgrade to the space and comes with an a la carte dining menu featuring both British and local favourites such as herb-crusted beef tenderloin, cashew satay chicken and lion’s mane mushroom curry.

Three “premium Champagnes” have also been added to the menu which include Joseph Perrier 2015, Bollinger Special Cuvée and Joseph Perrier Rosé as well as three whiskies: Johnnie Walker Blue Label, Glenlivet 18, and Bowmore 18.

British Airways unveils a Singapore lounge refresh

The British Airways lounge is open from 3pm until midnight daily to accommodate BA’s Sydney and London flights from the airport.

The usual entry restrictions apply: you need to be flying BA in business or First to get in, or have British Airways Executive Club Silver or Gold status. You can also use the lounge if you are flying another oneworld airline in business or First Class or you are flying another oneworld airline and hold oneworld Sapphire or Emerald status.

Later this year, British Airways will lift the lid on its new lounge design concept which will eventually also feature in its flagship Heathrow lounges.

Comments (28)

  • SG says:

    Good to see the refurb. The BA Singapore lounge is decent but the Qantas business lounge next door is better. However the Qatar lounge at SIN is in a totally different class, better than many first class lounges. Go there if you can if you’re at Changi!

    • PF says:

      Shhhh dont tell everyone about the Qatar lounge 🙂

      • Tom says:

        Well quite! I was in there after a lovely couple of hours in the enormous Qantas lounge, followed by a few minutes in the BA lounge. I was absolutely blown away by the levels of service and the facilites. This is now the default choice for any flights starting in SIN. I guess BA will never get to these levels, which is well, disappointing! Next time I’m in SIN I’ll be allowing more time to take advantage of the excellent a la carte dining on offer.

  • Andy says:

    The British Airways lounge always seemed to have brownies, and the Quantas lounge had ice-cream. I always thought they should have reached an agreement so we could have had both together!

  • John says:

    BA’s lounges Globally but especially in LHR are about a decade out of date and whether a result of cost cutting or operational issues are the worst of any carrier operated airline ive used globally. In the case of “Galleries” they’re frequently bested by the likes of the pay for entry ” plaza premium” offering.

  • NRM says:

    Called into the Concorde Bar last night after delicious dinner in QF First Class lounge. It’s embarrassing: they’ve changed the chairs and put a curtain up: well worth £20k (let alone the £40k for GGL).

  • Colin Clarke says:

    Article says the BA lounge in Miami will get this makeover (second line).
    Currently, BA use the American Airlines lounges in Miami, so, are they going to open their own?

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