British Airways Opens New Lounge At Heathrow Terminal 3

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British Airways' luxurious new lounge for premium passengers and top tier oneworld members opens at Terminal 3 on May 11.

The 300-seat Galleries Club Lounge is for eligible customers travelling to Barcelona, Madrid, Lisbon, Helsinki, Vienna and Malaga.

A second dedicated 250-seat lounge for customers travelling in First will open later in the year at the same time longhaul flights to Sydney, Bangkok and Singapore transfer from Terminal 4.

Silla Maizey, British Airways' customer director, said: "The new and amazingly spacious lounge offers the same fabulous luxury and comfort as the lounge complex in Terminal 5. It will bring the glamour back to Terminal 3."

The lounge features unique Swarovski chandeliers over the Silver Bar in the Galleries Club, and furnishings by Osborne & Little. Work and entertainment zones are also available with free wi-fi. There is also a dedicated 'Kidzone' room for younger passengers with interactive furnishings, a magnetic wall and toys.

An Elemis travel spa, offering a range of beauty therapies and treatments, will open in the new lounge complex later in the year. Travellers can choose from a range of enticing shops and services in Terminal 3, including Harrods, Jo Malone, Paul Smith and Emporio Armani.

BA press release, May 5, 2009

Notes:
· When fully operational, both the Galleries First Lounge and Galleries Club Lounge will open at 05:00 until the last scheduled departure of the day
· BA has 14 self-service check-in kiosks in and dedicated check-in facilities for customers in First and Club World in Zone G
· Terminal 3 offers connections to Terminal 5, with direct coaches leaving every few minutes and a minimum connection time of just 90 minutes