British Airways is opening a new airport lounge at Heathrow Terminal 5 next week.
The Galleries lounge will open in Terminal 5’s satellite B building on Wednesday September 17th. This is the sixth lounge to be opened at T5 by BA, at a total cost of £60 million.
The Terminal 5 B Galleries Club lounge has been finished to the same high standard as the other airport lounges in the main T5 building. The new lounge includes work and entertainment zones, the Elemis Travel Spa, a shower suite, kids zone, Silver bar, and wine gallery.
British Airways customers travelling in First, Club World or Club Europe cabins, plus Gold and Silver Executive Club members, will be able to use the new Galleries Club lounge.
First class passengers will also continue to be able to make use of the Concorde Room, while Gold Executive Club members will still be able to use the Galleries First lounge. Both of these are located in the Terminal 5A southern Galleries lounge area.
BA recommends that customers flying from Heathrow Terminal 5 B leave Terminal 5 A at least 35 minutes before departure to make sure they reach the boarding gate no later than 20 minutes prior to their flight leaving.
The airline, which has exclusive use of the new T5, has also introduced Fast Track lanes for security and ticket presentation in the Flight Connections area to make transferring through Terminal 5 quicker and easier. Customers in First, Club World and Club Europe, as well as Gold and Silver Executive Club members, are able to use Fast Track.
A number of airport lounges are available for general passenger use at other Heathrow terminals. These include the Servisair airport lounges at Terminals 1 and 3, and the Holideck airport lounge at Terminal 4.
The Elemis Travel Spas at Heathrow Terminal 5 offer a range of treatments to help passengers relax before or after their flight. Treatments take place on an ‘intelligent massage chair’ which warms the traveller’s body and performs a targeted acupressure body massage covering every area of tension.
Written by: Nick Purdom
