Meeting at the LHR T5 BA arrivals lounge?

[Emkay]

I would appreciate some advice on access to the BA Arrivals lounge at T5 at LHR.

My wife will be arriving at T5 from HKG (on a QFF J award flt) on BA026 at 4:50AM 27/5 and I will be arriving from Chicago (on a DONE4) on BA294 at 6:40AM, and she'd like to wait for me in the BA arrivals lounge before we saunter across to T3 for our BA862 10:20 departure to Prague, with me still on my DONE4 and her on a separate cheap discount economy (she's OK with this for the short sectors!). I have QF Plat status but she is only bronze.

Will she be able to get into the BA arrivals lounge without me (by right of her J BA HKG-LHR flight)?
If so, does she proceed through UK customs & immigration before proceeding to the lounge?
The BA site says it's on the first floor before check-in and security, so I guess going through the formalities is essential to get to it?
I suppose there's no chance of her checking her luggage through to Prague from HKG? If not, she (and I) trundles it up to the arrivals lounge?

Ta,

Emkay

 

[Princess Fiona]

Your wife should be able to check her luggage all the way through from HKG and will have access to the BA arrivals lounge at T5 courtesy of her J ticket from HKG. The arrivals lounge is accessed by clearing immigration.

 

[Emkay]

Thanks Princess, you are!

 

[Boris spatsky]

Emkay, look up where it is as i couldn't find it the first time. Upstairs (or elevator).