Originally Posted by JMN57

Ditto here. Main home outside PHL but when we fly TATL (mainly Italy) it's JFK-MXP. First, non-stop - second, fares. One trick though, as we have a home in Italy and we go back-and-forth, we buy outbound from EU and return from US (flipping the RT). Prices substantially better - for example in Sept we're doing ex-CDG-PHL and return in December JFK-MXP for ~$1100 PE. Right now my June return (JFK-LHR- couple of days - LIN) is the back half of LIN-LHR-JFK in January.

On original topic, would be nice for a lounge in PHL as the Amex Centurion is generally slammed and has a back up. But if it wasn't the AA Flagship would be a yawn unless AA ever got reasonable TATL fares ex-PHL.