British Airways and BT Openzone offer free WiFi in UK lounges

I notice that everyone and their dog in the mainstream media is getting stuck into British Airways and their teething troubles at their all new Terminal 5 (Greenpeace were there, live yesterday).  Well while that’s going on, I bring you news, courtesy of StrategyEye, that they’re offering free WiFi via BT Openzone in the 6 BA lounges at Terminal 5 (and at another 19 BA lounges across the UK).

Alas you’ll probably need to be a business class passenger, or one of those lucky people with a BA travel card — to get in to the lounge and actually use the facilities.  Smart.  I’d like to see BT look at other ways of financing their WiFi infrastructure.  I’d much rather pay them a tenner a month, like I do with T-Mobile WiFi or The Cloud, rather than a per minute fee.

Anyway next time you find yourself in a British Airways lounge in the UK, try out BT Openworld and write me an email from it?

I am, incidentally, flying British Airways to Los Angeles tomorrow. 10am flight.  6am start.  Even though I’m a stone’s throw from the Heathrow Express.  I’m hoping I’m not sitting next to any a) screaming children and b) exceedingly large people who should really have bought two seats.  And thankfully, BA don’t operate an onboard mobile phone service (as yet) so there should be a degree of peace and quiet.