Review: American Airlines Flagship Lounge New York JFK Airport

Which lounge do you access if you are flying on US Airways award business international on USAirways planes or on FINNAIR?

In answer to BFD, Flagship lounge access on a OW partner business/first award or revenue ticket would be given. Of note, any Emerald elite in a OW program other than AA/US's flying AA or US in any class from LAX, ORD or JFK would have access to the Flagship lounges rather than the Admirals Clubs.

I'm confused, or just not informed. I'm a life member of the Admirals Club so at JFK have always simply gone there. I've not even been aware of the Flagship Lounge. So, if I'm traveling first class from JFK to Seattle on an AAdvantage award, may I use the Flagship Lounge?

The self serve alcohol doors were locked when I was there. It was in the morning so I wasn't going to be drinking anyways but they had a beer I'd never tried and would have liked a sample.

I was flying HKG-JFK-BOS the other day and I flew CX F HKG-BOS, landed, and then switched terminals to connect to my AA F JFK-BOS flight. Didn't even occur to me to ask, but would I have had access to the Flagship Lounge since I was connecting from an international flight in three-class F?

@ bill -- You sure would've, yep!

@ Tom -- Nope, it's only for international first class and three cabin first class from JFK to LAX/SFO. Oneworld Emerald members traveling internationally get access as well.

@ BFD -- If you don't have Emerald status then you'd have access to the Admirals Club.

@Jason -- could it have been a Sunday morning when you were there? In NYC you can't buy alcohol in a store or restaurant before noon. I don't know if there's a separate rule for private clubs though.

One of the reasons the Gloria Ferrer Brut is 'bleh' is because it's not champagne, but rather American sparkling wine. Come on lucky, I didn't expect that you would make that kind of mistake. 😉

Thanks for the review.

Classic AA JFK personnel....getting coffee while on duty in the passenger first class lounge. Caught in the act

Lucky, I would love to see you do a BLIND tasting of sparklings one day. No doubt Ferrar isn't up to international F lounge standards, but I would like to see you rank them without knowing what they are. GF (and Gruet, and Roderer) are some Excellent value sparklers.

In the hundreds of interactions I've had with business executives at airline lounges, not one has shown a care in the world for having their egos massaged by being served expensive foods and drinks while waiting for a flight. Their uniform response is that they are perfectly capable of choosing any place at the airport that sells what they are in the mood for. My favorite bakery in Brooklyn would pack an assorted variety of viennoiseries, crusty breads, artisan cheeses, smoked meats and grilled veggies that justify the stop in NYC every time. It's about connecting with people, not pretending to have social status.

I'm going with the 11:42 comment being a parody. If so, nicely done!

Did you try the Gloria Ferrer Brut sparkling wine, or just dismiss it as "bleh" because it was not Champagne? Wine Enthusiast awarded it 90 points.

@ Mark S. -- I've had some in the past and didn't like it very much.

Hey Lucky, can you use the Flagship check-in if you have checked baggage?

HI
Im flying with 2 kids(4&7) and arrive to terminal 8 at 3am and heading to europe. Can i buy a day pass for the lounge? Is there anything for kids? we have 13 hours wait :/...
thanks:)