Fall Schedule Update
Jun 18, 2018, 9:02 pm
#76
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American Airlines Admirals Club (if you have access b/c of elite status on BA or via some other means) is in the same terminal as AS at SFO and is a nice space to relax while you wait for your onward flight to PDX. SFO Admirals Club also has showers if you wish to freshen up after the long TATL flight.
so i should have 3 hrs to make the 5:55 in SFO
Jun 18, 2018, 10:20 pm
#77
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American Airlines Admirals Club (if you have access b/c of elite status on BA or via some other means) is in the same terminal as AS at SFO and is a nice space to relax while you wait for your onward flight to PDX. SFO Admirals Club also has showers if you wish to freshen up after the long TATL flight.
Jun 19, 2018, 12:46 am
#78
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James
Jun 19, 2018, 7:22 am
#79
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For me, this is a sore spot; not having lounge accrss after a tpac when flying OW and connecting to AS. Many times I just want a shower.
Jun 20, 2018, 4:14 pm
#80
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Ireland
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American Airlines Admirals Club (if you have access b/c of elite status on BA or via some other means) is in the same terminal as AS at SFO and is a nice space to relax while you wait for your onward flight to PDX. SFO Admirals Club also has showers if you wish to freshen up after the long TATL flight.
Only have AA Gold and wont be silver BA until after this trip.
Im going from A TATL flight to J in AS so assume im not covered as its BA paid ticket.
Jun 20, 2018, 4:55 pm
#81
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https://www.oneworld.com/ffp/lounge-access
However... specific to SFO...
Freshen Up ? Airport Travel Services ? At the San Francisco Airport
Jun 20, 2018, 7:42 pm
#82
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Jun 20, 2018, 11:43 pm
#83
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James
Jun 21, 2018, 12:01 am
#84
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This is why I specifically booked an AS TPAC F award HKG-LAX-SEA on AA in F instead of CX/AS in F- the first way gets you the QF F lounge or AA Flagship Dining plus showers at LAX (the Flagship Lounge showers are very nice, BTW), the second one gets you the Alaska Lounge at LAX, and no shower...
lolJames
Jun 21, 2018, 12:37 am
#85
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Just curious, is the Flagship Lounge at LAX worth the extra 40K AS miles? If we value AS miles at $0.02 each it must be a hell of a meal and an awesome shower for $800.00. If you have that many AS miles to burn, why not go EK F HKG-DXB-LAX-SEA and shower before getting off the plane? lol
James
lolJames
Where does the extra 40k come from?
Jun 21, 2018, 1:46 am
#86
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As Per T&C
2. American Asia Zone 1 awards include Japan, Korea and Mongolia. All other Asia travel is considered Zone 2.
So, HKG-LAX-SEA is 110,000 AS miles in true 3-cabin F. Not sure AA flies that route with a 2-cabin configuration. If it did it would be akin to J and we would be comparing apples & oranges. I have seen availability for AA F but would never book it at 110K. Their new F hard product may be nice but you know that is where it most likely stops.
James
EDIT: Maybe eponymous_coward can chime in here. He always books them specifically on AA for the Lounge access in LA. Perhaps he knows sonething we don't.
Last edited by Flying for Fun; Jun 21, 2018 at 1:54 am
Jun 21, 2018, 6:41 pm
#88
Join Date: Jan 2006
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Good info. It sounds like they're really clamping down on access for AS flyers - bummer.
Jun 21, 2018, 8:18 pm
#89
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As Per T&C
2. American Asia Zone 1 awards include Japan, Korea and Mongolia. All other Asia travel is considered Zone 2.
So, HKG-LAX-SEA is 110,000 AS miles in true 3-cabin F. Not sure AA flies that route with a 2-cabin configuration. If it did it would be akin to J and we would be comparing apples & oranges. I have seen availability for AA F but would never book it at 110K. Their new F hard product may be nice but you know that is where it most likely stops.
James
EDIT: Maybe eponymous_coward can chime in here. He always books them specifically on AA for the Lounge access in LA. Perhaps he knows sonething we don't.
Jun 26, 2018, 11:58 am
#90
Join Date: Nov 2017
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Just noticed AS has replaced at least one set of former VX/Airbus transcons with 737 metal:
- AS 618 dep SFO 0905 arr JFK 1739
- AS 671 dep JFK 1650 arr SFO 2034 (~formerly AS 1027)