Closures: IAD, MCI, PTY and SDQ Admirals Clubs Closing (31 July 2012)
Apr 18, 2012, 1:52 pm
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Closures: IAD, MCI, PTY and SDQ Admirals Clubs Closing (31 July 2012)
From an internal source (have seen the communication so will vouch 100% on its authenticity):
-IAD, MCI, PTY and SDQ Clubs will close. No word on whether the later two will have J-passenger access to a third party lounge like some other Central American airports. (IMHO - IAD Club closing is near-sighted).
<snipped by moderator - Tuscon call center closure now discussed in separate thread>
Alternatives for the recently closed Admirals Clubs are included below; if you know of others, please let the moderators know.
IAD (Dulles International Airport, Dulles, VA) = Galleries Club Lounge / First Lounge; Location details: Terminal B, airside, near Gate B50; Opening hours: Daily: 15:00-21:00. Notes: Access to First Lounge is restricted to Emerald members or those travelling in First Class.
Priority Pass: Lounge UNITED CLUB, Location Midfield Terminal, Airside - Concourse D, near Gate D8. Hours 06:00 - 21:30 daily.
Conditions Limited to six guests per cardholder - Cardholder must be 21 years of age or older - Each cardholder must present a government issued photo ID along with their valid Priority Pass card upon entry to the Lounge - Non-smoking. Note: Members holding a Priority Pass Select membership card and Priority Pass cardholders in the U.S. that receive their membership through a U.S. financial institution will not be allowed access to this Lounge
MCI (Kansas City International Airport) = None we know of.
PTY (Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumén / Paitilla, Panamá) = None at the moment.
Priority Pass Lounge: AIRPORT CLUB. Location details: After security checkpoint in Concourse B, in front of Gates 32 and 33; Opening hours: 05:00- 20:00 daily. (This is the old Admirals Club, and serves as the Iberia lounge for Iberia passsengers.)
Priority Pass Lounge: COPA CLUB; Location Airside - 2nd Floor, above Gates 21 and 21A. Hours 05:15 - 22:00 daily.
Conditions Limited to six guests per cardholder - Cardholder must be 21 years of age or older - Each cardholder must present a government issued photo ID along with their valid Priority Pass card upon entry to the Lounge - Non-smoking. Note: Members holding a Priority Pass Select membership card and Priority Pass cardholders in the U.S. that receive their membership through a U.S. financial institution will not be allowed access to this Lounge.
Priority Pass Lounge TOCUMEN ROYAL SALOON; Location Landside - take the escalators to the 3rd Level. The Lounge is located on the right hand side, next to 'Irene's Boutique'. Hours 06:00 - 00:00 daily. Conditions Children under 2 years are admitted free - Alcoholic drinks are limited to three per person - Non-smoking.
SDQ (Aeropuerto Internacional Las Américas, Domingo, República Dominicana) = Iberia La Isabela Lounge, Location details: Airside
Opening hours: Daily: 11:30-20:00
Priority Pass: Lounge SALON VIP AERODOM; Location Airside - the Lounge is located on Level 1 immediately on the left hand side after passing the
Security Checks and Immigration Control. Hours 08:00 - 17:00 Monday - Friday. Closed: Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays. Conditions Children under 12 years are admitted free - Smart casual dress at all times (no sandals, shorts or vests allowed) - Non-smoking.
Priority Pass: Lounge SALON VIP AERODOM; Location Terminal A Airside - before Passport Control in the Arrivals Area, Level 1. The Lounge is located at the end of the corridor on the left hand side. Hours 08:00 - 00:00 daily.
Conditions Children under 12 years are admitted free - Smart casual dress at all times (no sandals, shorts or vests allowed) - Complimentary alcoholic drinks are limited to three per adult - Non-smoking.
/AA Moderator Team
-IAD, MCI, PTY and SDQ Clubs will close. No word on whether the later two will have J-passenger access to a third party lounge like some other Central American airports. (IMHO - IAD Club closing is near-sighted).
<snipped by moderator - Tuscon call center closure now discussed in separate thread>
============MODERATOR NOTE===============
Alternatives for the recently closed Admirals Clubs are included below; if you know of others, please let the moderators know.
IAD (Dulles International Airport, Dulles, VA) = Galleries Club Lounge / First Lounge; Location details: Terminal B, airside, near Gate B50; Opening hours: Daily: 15:00-21:00. Notes: Access to First Lounge is restricted to Emerald members or those travelling in First Class.
Priority Pass: Lounge UNITED CLUB, Location Midfield Terminal, Airside - Concourse D, near Gate D8. Hours 06:00 - 21:30 daily.
Conditions Limited to six guests per cardholder - Cardholder must be 21 years of age or older - Each cardholder must present a government issued photo ID along with their valid Priority Pass card upon entry to the Lounge - Non-smoking. Note: Members holding a Priority Pass Select membership card and Priority Pass cardholders in the U.S. that receive their membership through a U.S. financial institution will not be allowed access to this Lounge
MCI (Kansas City International Airport) = None we know of.
PTY (Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumén / Paitilla, Panamá) = None at the moment.
Priority Pass Lounge: AIRPORT CLUB. Location details: After security checkpoint in Concourse B, in front of Gates 32 and 33; Opening hours: 05:00- 20:00 daily. (This is the old Admirals Club, and serves as the Iberia lounge for Iberia passsengers.)
Priority Pass Lounge: COPA CLUB; Location Airside - 2nd Floor, above Gates 21 and 21A. Hours 05:15 - 22:00 daily.
Conditions Limited to six guests per cardholder - Cardholder must be 21 years of age or older - Each cardholder must present a government issued photo ID along with their valid Priority Pass card upon entry to the Lounge - Non-smoking. Note: Members holding a Priority Pass Select membership card and Priority Pass cardholders in the U.S. that receive their membership through a U.S. financial institution will not be allowed access to this Lounge.
Priority Pass Lounge TOCUMEN ROYAL SALOON; Location Landside - take the escalators to the 3rd Level. The Lounge is located on the right hand side, next to 'Irene's Boutique'. Hours 06:00 - 00:00 daily. Conditions Children under 2 years are admitted free - Alcoholic drinks are limited to three per person - Non-smoking.
SDQ (Aeropuerto Internacional Las Américas, Domingo, República Dominicana) = Iberia La Isabela Lounge, Location details: Airside
Opening hours: Daily: 11:30-20:00
Priority Pass: Lounge SALON VIP AERODOM; Location Airside - the Lounge is located on Level 1 immediately on the left hand side after passing the
Security Checks and Immigration Control. Hours 08:00 - 17:00 Monday - Friday. Closed: Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays. Conditions Children under 12 years are admitted free - Smart casual dress at all times (no sandals, shorts or vests allowed) - Non-smoking.
Priority Pass: Lounge SALON VIP AERODOM; Location Terminal A Airside - before Passport Control in the Arrivals Area, Level 1. The Lounge is located at the end of the corridor on the left hand side. Hours 08:00 - 00:00 daily.
Conditions Children under 12 years are admitted free - Smart casual dress at all times (no sandals, shorts or vests allowed) - Complimentary alcoholic drinks are limited to three per adult - Non-smoking.
/AA Moderator Team
Last edited by JDiver; Nov 27, 2012 at 9:43 pm Reason: updated PTY / Tocumén info
Apr 18, 2012, 1:57 pm
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Huge 
to closing MCI. 
to closing MCI.
Apr 18, 2012, 2:12 pm
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The MCI AC closing is not surprising given that ORD has gone mostly (or maybe even all) Eagle with only DFW also remaining. IAD a little bit more surprised at.
Apr 18, 2012, 2:30 pm
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IAD was remodeled fairly recently, wasn't it?
Apr 18, 2012, 2:35 pm
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Huuuge bummer on all of these, but especially MCI as that's my home airport! I even always made sure to renew there with the staff so that they would get the "credit" for it, if there is such a thing.
Oh well, I wonder what the timeframe for these closings are.
where is the emoticon with tears who is bawling uncontrollably?
EDIT: I see the club closes on July 31st
Oh well, I wonder what the timeframe for these closings are.
where is the emoticon with tears who is bawling uncontrollably?
EDIT: I see the club closes on July 31st
Apr 18, 2012, 2:41 pm
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I was wondering how much longer MCI would last as they're down to a mere two destinations from there and as mentioned earlier, ORD is mainly Eagle. IAD is surprising though, they have transcons and they recently opened a new club when they moved from D to B. Big overall
Apr 18, 2012, 2:44 pm
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The MCI AC AAngel was superb and always very friendly and helpful ^ It's sad to see it go
Apr 18, 2012, 3:01 pm
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I wonder if IAD will go joint AA/BA like PHL and DEN did. In PHL, AA just moved into the BA lounge. The DEN facility was new construction.
Apr 18, 2012, 3:14 pm
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Ch. 11 issues aside, I wonder whether the IAD closure coincides with the introduction of DCA-LAX (not sure whether AA will consider switching any current IAD flights to DCA)? AA only has two other destinations from IAD, DFW and MIA while DCA also has Chicago on mainline and several others on AE.
Apr 18, 2012, 3:17 pm
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Ch. 11 issues aside, I wonder whether the IAD closure coincides with the introduction of DCA-LAX (not sure whether AA will consider switching any current IAD flights to DCA)? AA only has two other destinations from IAD, DFW and MIA while DCA also has Chicago on mainline and several others on AE.
Apr 18, 2012, 3:19 pm
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For the foreign destinations this makes the Amex Platinum card an even better deal as you get to access the priority pass lounges.
Apr 18, 2012, 3:20 pm
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Trying to remember if Iberia has its own lounges at SDQ and PTY, or do they use AC? I think IB does at SDQ.
Apr 18, 2012, 3:27 pm
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Not according to wikipedia. There is a joint UA-Copa lounge (but branded as a United Club). But AMEX Plat members have Priority Pass Select which excludes UA clubs.