Originally Posted by
JJeffrey
Yea, the transcons are the one area where "Flagship" means something with regards to lounge access, however the same problems exist of how inconsistent AA is in this marketing. Rather than saying lounge access relies on the flight being "Flagship" it should just list the equipment types, i.e. business class on XYZ routes on the 321T or 777/787 come with FL access.
The latter. make all layflats flagship and grant access.
Sure, you'll get a handful of extra flights becoming eligible, but the widebody+ 321T capacity is fixed, so it isn't going to affect the numbers materially.
This would simplify it for everyone.