Nov 11, 2012, 11:59 am
Last edit by: AndyAA
MIA / Miami International Airport North Terminal Concourse E Premium Lounge
For Premium customers departing Concourse E on American Airlines, British Airways, Iberia and Qatar Airways
For Premium customers departing Concourse E on American Airlines, British Airways, Iberia and Qatar Airways
Link to aa.com MIA information
Link to MIA airport website
LOCATION: Located in Concourse E just beyond the security checkpoint on the 5th floor
HOURS: See here for hours, conditions, photo montage.
AMENITIES:
- 6,000 square feet
- Seating capacity: 120
- Work stations with HP Compaq dc7900 PCs
- Complimentary high-speed Internet access,
- Two TV lounges with flat-panel TVs
- Children's room with HP PCs outfitted with age-appropriate programming
- Spa-like showers
- Complimentary premium liquors, wines and beer
- Complimentary coffee, tea, sodas and water
- Complimentary lunch, afternoon tea or light supper menu
- Complimentary coffee, tea, sodas and water
- Complimentary premium liquors, wines and beer
- Spa-like showers
- Children's room with HP PCs outfitted with age-appropriate programming
- Two TV lounges with flat-panel TVs
- Complimentary high-speed Internet access,
- Work stations with HP Compaq dc7900 PCs
- Seating capacity: 120
N.B. Admirals Club members must be departing from Concourse E to access this lounge using their membership. No guest privileges..
The MIA Concourse E AA/BA/IB Premium Lounge is not an Admirals Club or Flagship Lounge, and is not operated as a oneworld lounge; it has its own access rules. <link> and news release <link> . It opened was opened on Feb 22, 2011.
There is no Arrivals or Flagship Lounge at MIA.
...the Miami, the 2011-opened AA, AB, BA, IB Premium lounge is open daily from 1 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and welcomes oneworld eligible International First Class, Business Class and Emerald and Sapphire customers. Customers traveling on an AA-operated transcontinental full fare First Class (F and Z inventory) or full fare Business Class (J and U inventory) ticket, as well as Admirals Club members departing from Concourse E, may also access the lounge (but note there are no guest privileges).
● Link to Concourse D Admirals Clubs at Gates D15 and D30
MIA / Miami Concourse E AA/AB/BA/IB oneworld Premium Lounge (master thread)
Nov 26, 2017, 5:53 pm
#363
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Palm Beach/ New England
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Posts: 4,382
The "E-Premium" lounge is still open as an Admirals Club as of November 26. Self-serve bar with Taittinger and modest food (not as nice as the newly opened D-30 Flagship Lounge).
The left side of the lounge (toward the F gates) is usually far quieter than the noisy right side where the bar is located. MUCH quieter and more private.
The left side of the lounge (toward the F gates) is usually far quieter than the noisy right side where the bar is located. MUCH quieter and more private.
Nov 27, 2017, 1:56 pm
#364
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: NSW
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Posts: 769
I may be a little bit spoilt by the Flagship Lounge but anyone with access to it would be crazy to go here. It’s like a waiting room in a nursing home. The AAngels are lovely as always and there’s Taittinger in the ice bucket but otherwise nothing at all to recommend it.
Nov 27, 2017, 2:04 pm
#365
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Shame about the E lounge ... it has been a good alternative to the AC's over the last few years, especially before the D lounge refurbishments when access was limited.
But I guess the new refurbishments in the main pier have taken precedence.
But I guess the new refurbishments in the main pier have taken precedence.
Nov 28, 2017, 7:08 am
#366
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Dec 11, 2017, 5:51 am
#367
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Heading over today around 930am...never been that early so hope it is still better than a traditional AC.
Apr 27, 2018, 9:14 am
#368
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At the "premium lounge" now and found it interesting being in the line for the food buffet with a fully uniformed AA lounge employee trying to stack a plate with cheese cubes. Also watched a working FA eating a FC oatmeal breakfast in the jump seat on the way down just now from LGA-MIA (the same FA who showed up late to our flight, well after boarding time, and delayed boarding).
AA really knows how to pick em!
AA really knows how to pick em!
Apr 27, 2018, 1:13 pm
#369
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 41
The E concourse "Premium" lounge has superior food and beverage (especially Taittinger) than any Admiral Club I've visited in the past 25+ years. I always make a point to use it instead of the evolving D concourse alternatives whenever flight schedules and gate assignments allow. The fixtures and furnishings have changed very little since the late 80s when E was the Latin America/Caribbean gate area for American. When I have Flagship Lounge access I opt for that because there is no comparison, it is vastly superior to the concourse E Premium lounge.
Apr 27, 2018, 1:22 pm
#370
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 687
At the "premium lounge" now and found it interesting being in the line for the food buffet with a fully uniformed AA lounge employee trying to stack a plate with cheese cubes. Also watched a working FA eating a FC oatmeal breakfast in the jump seat on the way down just now from LGA-MIA (the same FA who showed up late to our flight, well after boarding time, and delayed boarding).
AA really knows how to pick em!
AA really knows how to pick em!
Apr 27, 2018, 1:25 pm
#371
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At the "premium lounge" now and found it interesting being in the line for the food buffet with a fully uniformed AA lounge employee trying to stack a plate with cheese cubes. Also watched a working FA eating a FC oatmeal breakfast in the jump seat on the way down just now from LGA-MIA (the same FA who showed up late to our flight, well after boarding time, and delayed boarding).
AA really knows how to pick em!
AA really knows how to pick em!
Apr 27, 2018, 3:23 pm
#372
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Join Date: May 1998
Location: Syracuse, NY
Programs: 1k UA, UA MM, AA EXPlat
Posts: 639
I also mourn the fall of the E lounge. For years it occupied a special niche in the AA system. Not quite a Flagship lounge, but also not a lowly AC. AFAICT there was only one lounge like it. Some of the employees have been there for decades and it was always nice to see them and catch up on the Good Old Days.
I did have the uncomfortable position of being in FC from Kingston, sapphire and an AA member and not having access to the FL lounge. My gate was in right across from it--it is a great location, but going down to D15 from D37 isn't practical or expedient.
Apr 27, 2018, 4:36 pm
#374
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Rolling Lakes Yacht Club
Posts: 4,985
Hmmm. Other than the taped off section you’ve pretty much described its appearance for the last decade.
May 15, 2018, 10:13 pm
#375
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Thousand Oaks, Ca., USA
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If I have access to the flagship lounge (but not FFD), should I bother with this lounge? Arriving on AA, departing on IB