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First Lounge

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02 MAY 2026 lounges

Cathay First Lounge Haneda T3 — 2026 Review

Cathay's small but disproportionately good First Lounge above the Terminal 3 satellite at HND is the strongest non-home-base first-class lounge in the OneWorld network, and on a Krug-poured Champagne flight in 2026 it now meaningfully outpaces several home-base products. We spent three visits inside it across April and May to file the proper review.

By Sofia Lin · 25 min read

10 MAR 2026 lounges

British Airways First Lounge London Heathrow Terminal 5 — A 2026 Review

I cleared the British Airways First Lounge at LHR T5A at 06:45 ahead of BA117 to JFK. The lounge sits below the Galleries First, runs an Elemis spa, and is not the Concorde Room. Four visits in March 2026.

By Harriet Cole · 21 min read