IAD Lounge Access

[BVT]

With apologies, as I am sure this question has been asked and aswered ....

IAD - LAX - BNE in J; just (today!) been demoted to Silver QP.

What Lounge(s) can I use at IAD?

many thanks.

 

[Sprucegoose]

With apologies, as I am sure this question has been asked and aswered ....

IAD - LAX - BNE in J; just (today!) been demoted to Silver QP.

What Lounge(s) can I use at IAD?

many thanks.

What airline, class are you flying BrisVegas?

 

[BVT]

What airline, class are you flying BrisVegas?

HA good question.

QF3082 J class on AA

 

[Dave Noble]

If you are connecting same day to the international flight, then you can use the Admirals Club ( assuming there is one at IAD ) ; make sure to show the international boarding pass to gain entry

 

[markis10]

AA or BA:

Admirals Club (Temporary Lounge)

Location details: Gate B63, a short walk from the AA Gate area

Opening hours: Sun-Fri 0530-1845; Sat 0530-1800

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Terraces / First Lounge

Location details: Airside

Opening hours: Daily 15:00-21:00

 

[BVT]

Many thanks for the advice.

Terraces Lounge methinks.

 

[Hawkeye]

Been a couple of years, but I seem to recall the AA lounge was behind a locked silver door next to the Admiral's club sign. You needed to push a button for them to unlock it. Lounge nothing special, but they gave out drink chits without asking, so obviously see enough non-AA FF's.

As the story goes, the BA lounge will not let you in unless flying BA, regardless of class of travel or oneworld entitlements. Only hearsay, mind you.

Unusual airport IAD - those strange people transporters that take you from the check-in area to departure gate terminal, and also collect you from the plane.

 

[kpc]

Been a couple of years, but I seem to recall the AA lounge was behind a locked silver door next to the Admiral's club sign. You needed to push a button for them to unlock it. Lounge nothing special, but they gave out drink chits without asking, so obviously see enough non-AA FF's.

As the story goes, the BA lounge will not let you in unless flying BA, regardless of class of travel or oneworld entitlements. Only hearsay, mind you.

Unusual airport IAD - those strange people transporters that take you from the check-in area to departure gate terminal, and also collect you from the plane.

Exactly my experience too 2 years back:evil: Here's an excerpt from my trip:

QF 3082 (AA codeshare) IADLAX 1755 2030

6 days later back to Iad, where we checked in quickly at the AA F counter (they recognise OWS!!), to then meet the dreaded TSA security staff. Got through quite quickly, and it would have been a good experience apart from being yelled at by the TSA as I had trouble understanding his instructions (thick American accent!).

As I've heard about the dreaded Admiral's club, tried to get into the Ba lounge, but was turned away despite me claiming that I was a OWS travelling on a OW flight, and therefore should have access; the lounge dragon agreed that I was right but stated that the local airport rules were such that as I was travelling on AA, I had to use the AA lounge. Given 3 drink vouchers at the AA lounge, but only used 2. What a terrible lounge food and drink - wise! Not sure why anyone would pay to join the Admiral's club.

 

[jamesatfish]

I was at IAD a few weeks ago - situation is exactly as it was in the above posts.

AA lounge is nothing special - very small and got quite full before my 1800 flight. No food options (free anyway) but there's a great burger place about 50m from the AA lounge towards the gates. No problem with drink chits as a QF WP.

BA lounge is very close to the AA one but didn't try to gain access so can't speak to their current policy.

IAD's gate A/B area is quite long so if the AA lounge gets too cramped you can do what I did - walk a few lengths of the terminal (about a 15 minute stroll each lap) then just duck into the AA lounge for a refreshing ale...

 

[Voyages]

Unusual airport IAD - those strange people transporters that take you from the check-in area to departure gate terminal, and also collect you from the plane.

I quite like those funky transporters

 

[JohnK]

Been a couple of years, but I seem to recall the AA lounge was behind a locked silver door next to the Admiral's club sign. You needed to push a button for them to unlock it. Lounge nothing special, but they gave out drink chits without asking, so obviously see enough non-AA FF's.

That is the one I used back in 2007. One of the smallest lounges I have ever seen. I was there at 6:00am. From memory no internet desktops either.