British Airways and Oneworld Alliance customers using the airline’s UK lounges look set to benefit from free wireless broadband access thanks to a new 3 year deal with Wi-Fi Hotspot operator BT Openzone.

BT Openzone is now be available for free in British Airways’ 25 lounges in the UK and Jersey. These include the ‘Galleries’ lounge complex in Heathrow Terminal 5 – the airline’s exclusive new home. The terminal opens on 27 March and contains six British Airways lounges, capable of hosting up to 2,500 premium passengers in high quality, connected surroundings.

From 1 April, customers visiting the airline’s lounges at all other Heathrow lounges, Gatwick, Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen airports, will be able to work, surf or game using the complimentary service.