Originally Posted by
SQ421
One can only imagine how much it would annoy you to find a OWE/OWS in a domestic AAdmirals Club Lounge (while flying economy) when AA's own elites can't get in regardless of their cabin of service.
... and domestic AAdmirals Clubs are not exactly the height of sophistication.
You pays your money and you takes your choice .... If you sign up for AAdvantage, awards are less expensive (than, say, BA or QF), but you don't get into AAdmirals Clubs for free.