Originally Posted by
SKYEG
AA J MIA-LIM
I took an uber to Miami airport, which was pretty straightforward. I got dropped off at doors 2 to access Flagship First Checkin.
As an AA EXP, you can use flagship first check in travelling on INTL itins. Not many dragons know this, and they deny access if you're not on the list. I was crediting to Alaska, so I was obviously not on the list... She was really rude until she went and talked to who knew what they were doing. They apologized promptly and let me in. Wasted 5 minutes arguing access which isn't premium at all, and I let them know this. The experience would be horrifying I already didn't know that there's a chance they were going to be like that anyways. There was another gentleman who was EXP and got denied but he was so pissed he just walked off. lol.
Well I have been EXP for over 5 years and I did not know the rule about Flagship First check-in!
However, I noticed some exceptions for access as EXP:
https://www.aa.com/i18n/plan-travel/...t-check-in.jsp
Qualifying international flights
Flights with seats ticketed as Flagship® between the U.S. and:
- Asia
- Australia
- Europe
- New Zealand
- South America (excluding Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela)