Revivals Lounge access as a transfer passenger

Hi all,

First post on V-Flyer. I've been reading for years, but yesterday booked my first ever flight on Virgin! I am flying on VS22 (IAD-LHR) in UC, and I have a question about using the Revivals lounge as a transfer passenger (connecting to a Thai Airways flight to Bangkok.)

From what I can tell, both airlines operate out of T3, so in theory I don't have to clear customs or immigration, if VS will check my bags through, just have to transfer to the departure area when I arrive. However, as I have 5 hours between flights, I'd like to spend some time in Revivals, as well as whatever the C lounge is for TG (SAS/London Lounge?)

Does this mean that I need to ask VS to only check my bags as far as LHR, claim and clear customs/immigration in London, go to Revivals, and then re-check in with TG?

This seems like a pretty routine procedure, am I over-thinking it?? Will the customs officer look at me like I'm crazy when I say I'm going to be "in the country" for all of about 4 hours, just so I can get a shower and breakfast after my overnight flight?

Very excited to try Virgin and UC, will try to take some good notes/pictures for a TR!

Hello and welcome.

The fact that you have an onward flight with another airline will not affect your ability to use Revivals (the only constraint will be time if your arrival into LHR is delayed significantly)

However Revivals is 'landside' so you would need to clear UK Immigration & Customs (even if no baggage) if you wanted to use it.

You really shouldn't have any problems entering the UK for such a short space of time as it's a fairly routine occurance.

Indeed if VS wern't able to tag your bags through you would still have to clear UK immegration and customs before rechecking them in again with Thai.

[honey lamb]

Hi and welcome to V-flyer.

You can check your bags all the way through to BKK if you are on a through ticket and in that case all you have to do is to bypass Flight Connections and go through UK Border Control. You then just have to go through the baggage hall and make your way to the Short-term car park lifts which will take you to the door of Revivals. You may still have to check in for your flight to BKK but you can choose to leave Revivals to do so or wait until you decide to go to the lounge.

If your onward flight is on a separate ticket you may well have to collect your bags at LHR and bring them to Revivals but that is not a problem.

I have done it both ways - with my bags checked through and having to collect my bags and really it isn't a problem