In this post, I’d like to take a look at American Flagship Lounges, which are the carrier’s premium international lounges. Separately, I’ve written about American Admirals Clubs and American Flagship First Dining, which are American’s two other types of lounge concepts.
Continue reading: Guide To American Flagship Lounges: Access, Locations, And More
Share your questions, experiences, and thoughts below.
Should note that CLT will be getting a Flagship lounge.
For JFK, Chelsea and Soho are better than Greenwich, but, of course, not everyone gets access, and also, when Chelsea and Soho close, they revert to Greenwich (think after-midnight flights on CX, QR, JL, etc.)
Now I wait for a Flagship lounge in PHX. Probably will be waiting the rest of my life…
@Ben - We used to get access flying on a business class ticket to/from Mexico City but I guess those days are over with?
Was in the DFW Flagship this weekend and was massively disappointed. The MIA lounge has been deteriorating but the DFW lounge was markedly worse.
Overcrowded at the 7-9pm peak--AA, BA and QF passengers all crammed in.
Only available seats were at the tables in the cafeteria area, but most had dirty plates on the tables. Later found one which was clearly an overspill as it just faced onto the walkway.
Food selection was limited, overly complex and unappetising. At least Miami has an OK cheese and cracker selection. The freshly prepared section in DFW was also closed-- with a sign "reopening at 6am tomorrow" like that is any use anybody in the lounge. But it may not have been a big loss as the one in Miami which used to freshly prepare guacamole has been replaced with somebody pouring tomato sauce on pasta.
Staff were super friendly, chatting to everyone. Maybe should have been clearing the dirty plates. A trolley full of dirty dishes sat in front of me for 20 mins.
The Bollinger self-pour is definitely a step-up. Perhaps that is where all the budget has gone.
Might make me stop complaining about BA's LHR First lounge.
Seems you can access now on all international flights without the Carib exclusions. Not sure when they updated that and neither did ChatGPT.
British airways open a lounge @ MÍA concourse E much much much better than AA Flagship lounge