Originally Posted by
metallo
The majority of the CKs who routinely post on this thread seem to be DFW or NC (CLT/RDU) based -- it's interesting how skewed it seems anecdotally. Not sure whether there's some sort of selection bias for this FT thread or what, but given that these are clearly two big markets for AA premium customers, it's interesting that the DFW FL and FFD are still closed, and the current situation at CLT just seems miserable.
CLT, by the way, is still the only airport with CK services where I haven't been met by a CK agent while connecting (I guess the staff to CK ratio may be lower than other locations). I'll be actively avoiding CLT, if possible, for the next several months.
I'm also CLT based, and while many of the Admirals Club staff are absolute rockstars, the CK experience being CLT based has always been really, really poor relative to the other hubs. Even before this current lounge nonsense, there has been very little benefit.... vis-a-vis check-in, security lines, lounges, transfers... every time I fly from ORD / LAX, I'm always very jealous of the CKs based there that get those benefits almost every time they fly.