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Originally Posted by Ash W
However when flying on a One World airline in first and business without status you are only ENTITLED under One World rules to use the lounge the airline provides. However some airlines, Qantas and Cathay are two such examples, are kind enough to allow any One World first and business passengers in. But other airlines, and BA is one of them only allow First and Business class passengers (without status) flying on BA in.
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Sorry but that is not correct. OneWorld actually promote the fact you have more lounges to chose "Indulge yourself before departure in a wider range of airport lounges when you fly First Class or Business Class with any oneworld member airline".
With One World you have always been able to access a OW business lounge flying business and any OW first lounge flying first regardless of status with very few exceptions. With BA it's important to note their Concorde facilities are not considered part of the One World Lounge network (neither are third party operated lounges like QF in BKK) so that's the Concorde rooms at LHR and JFK and the Concorde Bar in SIN that are off limits to non status F pax and status pax not flying BA. At Doha, it's almost the opposite, with F passengers getting access to the Al Safwa F lounge but not status passengers unless they are in F. Luckily there is a F lounge as well open to all.
The only other exception is AA, for domestic flights, flights to Canada, Mexico and Caribbean (some exclusions including some transcon routes etc).
It's a confusing situation thanks to a couple of rogue lounges, if you look at the departure point on the One World site it will tell you where you can go quite clearly, non third party lounges clearly say "access for any passenger travelling on ANY OneWorld airline".