Originally Posted by
daninstl
At least STL got a new AA lounge unlike those of us flying out of MCI who lost our lounge due to lack of flights and gate configuration limitations. I miss the good old days and even the MD-80's (well except for those noisy seats in the rear by the engines).
The lounge closed in June 2012 as part of the restructuring. It must not have gotten enough usage to generate significant revenue. MCI only has 2/5 AA hubs with consistent service (most/all to ORD is Eagle), MIA is new and they've already drawn it down to 3-4x
weekly service. Not sure what changes have been made to the facilities as I haven't been through Kansas City in 15+ years. Despite that some here insist MCI is some strategic/major AA market it really isn't (and neither is STL, but its certainly larger and more important than MCI).
And much of the MCI-DFW flying switches back to S80 next month that is currently A319s.