Guide: GRU / Sao Paulo Admirals Club & oneworld Airline Lounges
 

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News Flash!

The grand opening of Admirals Club at Terminal 3 in Guarulhos will take place on October 6th, at 11am.

Source: http://www.mestredasmilhas.com/2015/...lines-ira.html
Source: http://www.falandodeviagem.com.br/vi...269483#p269483

All good news but still we don't have an arrivals lounge in GRU

It would be great, but I don't think this is a priority for the managers of the airport right now. I don't know, but I suppose they'd have to redesign the entire arrivals area before customs and passport control. This would take a lot of time and require substantial investments. They could also have it after customs and passport control, which would also require further studies and investments.

I'd most likely not use it, though.

GRU / Sao Paulo Admirals Club & oneworld Lounges (master thread)
 

The TAM lounge is pretty good. I wonder if the AC will be as good or better. If not, I'll keep using the TAM lounge

Or not, as the various Brazilian media state the LATAM lounge will be restricted to those departing on LAN, TAM or Iberia, the Admirals Club to those departing on AA (BA and QR, the Executive Lounge).

The oneworld lounge access page indicates the same.

We will be able to verify that as members post their experiences once the Club opens. (We can hope the press is wrong.)

The LATAM lounge was ok, was in it three weeks ago. The food offerings were about the same as the executive lounge - though it was better then the former AC lounge. Hopefully this one is a lot better. And better throne (crapper) capacity than the former AC.

The new lounge at GRU is open and it looks amazing! This just might be the nicest admirals club in the world.

I'll be there on Monday.

Here's an article from the press event in Brazil. The article is in Portuguese but the pictures should suffice.

http://passageirodeprimeira.com/conh...-guarulhos-t3/

Is that for access based on cabin flown (this makes more sense), or for Sapphire/Emerald access as well? Even an AA EXP/Plat flying on LAN or TAM won't be allowed into the AA lounge?

I assume an Admiral's club member still has access regardless of flight plans like all other AA lounges.

Here now, and I'll stand by what I said. Nicest AC in the system. Better food than the JFK flagship lounge too :)

Muito bom ! Muito linda ! E um distribuidor caparinha em foto ultima??

Very good ! Very beautiful ! Is that a caparinha dispenser in the last picture?

The design elements are somewhat similar to the Intercontinental Hotel on Alameda Santos in centro Sao Paulo. This club, if the pictures are not lying, is stunning.

It's good to hear that they are putting some real investment into refurbishing lounges.

That's not a very high bar to pass...

A few photos included below from my recent visit... I'm very impressed with the overall design and quality of the food offerings. ^

-FlyerBeek

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Lounge help in GRU please
 

Hello All,

Passing through GRU for the first time, so all help appreciated.

Flying AA J class to GRU, connecting then to GOL flight to AEP. GOL flight is in Y booked on DL skypesos!!

I'm an AA EXP
I'm an Alitalia Alata Plus (No DL status)
I have priority pass lounge access
I have Amex Plat card

Two, questions:

1) Layovers in GRU are long, 7 hrs and 5 hrs going and coming, any advice on this connection? Like print GOL boarding pass, clearing transit, etc. I'll have not checked bags
2) Suggestions on lounge access? emphasis on fast internet and good food. Outbound layover is 12 pm to 7 pm and inbound is 7 pm to midnight.

Thank you!

MTG