Feb 17, 2016, 11:08 am
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Admirals Club, Flagship Lounge, Flagship Dining Changes, Renovations & Additions
On 17 February 2016 American Airlines announced a number of additions and implied possible access changes. Link.
NOTES:: Day Pass sales have been suspended at all airports with Admirals Clubs under renovation.
Thirty day memberships ceased to be available 25 Jul 2016.
Read the newest posts for updated information.
Admirals Club, Flagship, Arrivals Lounges and Flagship First Dining
Chicago - OHare / ORD L Club is open again, after closure the month of October, 2019.
San Francisco / SFO New Admirals Club (and Terminal, gates move) March 2020 to new Terminal 1. See post #72.
DFW International Terminal D Flagship Lounge, Flagship First Dining and Admirals Club opened 16 May 2019.
NRT - Narita (Tokyo) Admirals Club is closing late March 2020.
PHL Terminal A East Admirals Club closed for refurbishment 6 May 2019.
PHL A-West Admirals Club to close 30 Sep 2019, to reopen as Flagship Lounge ETA July 2020. Mini-Club opened.
SCL / Santiago, Chile Admirals Club closed permanently as of 1 May 2019.
CLT / Charlotte Concourse B Club opened 20 Feb 2019) after expansion and renovation. Link.
New Flagship Lounge, Flagship First Dining and Admirals Club OPEN (16 May 2019). DFW Terminal D Club closed for refurbishment, Dining closed, interim Premium passenger lounge open ~7 Apr 2018. See this thread.
DFW Terminal A Club OPEN again as of 7 April 2018.
Current Flagship Lounges and Flagship First Dining: Chicago (ORD), Dallas-Ft. Worth (DFW), Los Angeles (LAX), New York (JFK). LHR planned.
Flagship Lounge Additions, Club Renovations and Flagship Dining expansion and access changes:
- Dallas - FT. Worth (DFW): Terminal "D Flagship Lounge / oneworld Airlines Premium Lounge, Flagship First Dining and Admirals Club opened 16 May 2019 .
- Los Angeles (LAX): Renovation (Flagship Lounge, Flagship First Dining, Admirals Club) complete. T5 lounge OPEN in old Delta Sky Club space.[/b]
- London (LHR): Arrivals Lounge was renovated; OPEN 3 Aug 2016 with enhanced breakfast, expanded hours and 29 shower suites.
- Miami (MIA): D30 Flagship Lounge OPEN and Club renovation is finished, D15 renovation is finished, restrooms, children's room, business center all open; D30 new Flagship Lounge with 6 nice big showers, Arepa station, buffet and more is open; Flagship First Dining OPEN.
- New York (JFK): B12 Club closed for renovation (temporary lounge open on mezzanine bridge or use C42 Club); Flagship First Dining OPEN 25 May 2017. First Class Lounge renovation completed 8 Dec 2016 and Flagship Lounge name restored.
- Philadelphia (PHL): New Flagship Lounge planned - A West Club Gates A15/A16.
- Rio de Janeiro (GIG) OPEN Renovation completed 4 Aug 2016.
Narita (NRT) to close late March 2020.
Access changes from AA
- Flagship Lounge access AA: Starting mid-2017, Flagship Lounge access was extended to customers booked in Business and First Class on A321T three class transcon, Trans-Atlantic, Trans-Pacific and deep South American flights, as well as EXP/EMD, PPRO/SAP & PLAT/SAP on qualifying flights in any class of service.
See and discuss in Expanded Access to Flagship Lounge as of Spring
- Flagship First Dining access: First Class customers on Americans 3-class international and transcontinental flights have exclusive access to FlagshipSM Dining as of 2017.
(This has put Flagship Dining into a category similar to the BA Concorde Room and a few other lounges - not oneworld lounges, restricted to long haul Flagship (three class) First passengers on AA marketed and operated flights, and CX at JFK, only.)
- Admirals Club access: Members other than Lifetime members) must be flying AA or a partner airline the day of access. Members not meeting that criterion will be turned away. Effective 1 Nov 2019.
Link to View from the Wing article
Link to archived posts 2016-2017
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Guide to Lounge Changes: Flagship Lounge, Admirals Club, etc.
Sep 23, 2017 | 8:46 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: SFO
Programs: AA EXP
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Jan 23, 2018 | 8:42 am
#6
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Jan 23, 2018 | 9:46 am
#7
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: PHL
Programs: AAdvantage EXP, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 67
In other words, they don't know.
Jan 23, 2018 | 11:44 am
#8
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Chicago O'Hare
Programs: AA EXP, LT PLT 2.6MM, HHonors Lifetime Diamond, Hertz Presidents Circle
Posts: 678
Though it doesn't affect me as I don't do much intl and not out of PHL, it is disappointing. As AA transfers more of their INTL feed and attempts to grow Europe from PHL, you'd think that an updated AC and FL would be a priority. I suppose that since it is a fortress hub, they're concentrating on other airports first.
Jan 25, 2018 | 2:31 pm
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Posts relating to lounge access have been relocated to https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/amer...es-2018-a.html
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Feb 7, 2018 | 7:49 am
#10
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Though I also have the same question for DFW.
Mar 7, 2018 | 1:30 pm
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DFW: A Open, D closes, ~6 April 2018
Verified everything is staged for A Club reopening (no fitness room, but six showers; some uncertainty if the showers will still be the enormous rain showers that were part of the Flagship Lounge or not).
The D lounge will close for extensive refurbishment o/a6 April 2018. The Admirals Club will be smaller, but there will be an extended Flagship Lounge (also to be used by British and Qatar eligible passengers) and full Flagship First Dining.
(The interim D Flagship Dining today was predictably crappy, other than a passable lobster bisque and decent whole meal peasant style bread.)
The D lounge will close for extensive refurbishment o/a6 April 2018. The Admirals Club will be smaller, but there will be an extended Flagship Lounge (also to be used by British and Qatar eligible passengers) and full Flagship First Dining.
(The interim D Flagship Dining today was predictably crappy, other than a passable lobster bisque and decent whole meal peasant style bread.)
Mar 8, 2018 | 9:54 am
#14
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: ord
Programs: aa exp, ihg plat amb
Posts: 87
Verified everything is staged for A Club reopening (no fitness room, but six showers; some uncertainty if the showers will still be the enormous rain showers that were part of the Flagship Lounge or not).
The D lounge will close for extensive refurbishment o/a6 April 2018. The Admirals Club will be smaller, but there will be an extended Flagship Lounge (also to be used by British and Qatar eligible passengers) and full Flagship First Dining.
(The interim D Flagship Dining today was predictably crappy, other than a passable lobster bisque and decent whole meal peasant style bread.)
The D lounge will close for extensive refurbishment o/a6 April 2018. The Admirals Club will be smaller, but there will be an extended Flagship Lounge (also to be used by British and Qatar eligible passengers) and full Flagship First Dining.
(The interim D Flagship Dining today was predictably crappy, other than a passable lobster bisque and decent whole meal peasant style bread.)