Nov 11, 2012, 11:59 am
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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)
Aug 12, 2018, 6:53 pm
#406
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This pretty much describes domestic non-transcontinental first class travel today (featuring Wal-Mart-level plated food instead of Costco buffet food), only that at the end of the Costco lounge buffet, the lounge bathroom is somewhat more spacious than the 7M8 lavatory and the lounge doesn't play the gentle, soothing soundtrack that puts you into a gentle slumber: "We'd like to tell you about a special offer for this flight..."
For some flyers, I suspect that the forward cabin IS their free bar.
Aug 13, 2018, 3:44 am
#407
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The lounge hasn’t been renovated but repairs like fixing the closed off portion have been completed. In addition to better food and drink offerings and a self pour bar the lounge is rarely crowded. Given that MIA has a FL lounge I wonder how long the enhanced food and drinks will last.
Aug 13, 2018, 6:20 am
#408
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And it's important to note, the enhanced food and booze is only available in the afternoon and evening. I passed through last month in the morning and it was especially awful.
Aug 13, 2018, 6:48 am
#409
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I go there not only for the better food and drink but the spaciousness too. If I am going to shell money out every year for an AC membership (which my company doesn't reimburse) I'm going to take advantage of the ammendities offererd.
Aug 13, 2018, 7:19 am
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What surprises me is how MIA is utilized. If you had D-E-F all connected air side (Need to connect F with D-E), then have AA use D/E with BA and other OW using E,F. F could also be used for non unaffiliated International Arrivals and then G being used as all unaffiliated international departures. H gets sky team and J has star. This would allow for LATAM, BA, Qatar, Finnair, Iberia, Air Italy and Aer Lingus (if they want to be OW) to use the E and F Lounges and redevelop to be able to handle all OW as a global hub. Then in one mega D-E-F you would have: 2 AC's, 1 FL, 1 E Premium, 1 F Premium.
Last edited by Pasqualle7; Aug 13, 2018 at 8:53 am
Aug 13, 2018, 7:25 am
#411
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What surprises me is how MIA is utilized. If you had D-E-F-G all connected air side (Need to connect F with D-E), then have AA use D/E with BA and other OW using E,F. F could also be used for non unaffiliated International Arrivals and then G being used as all unaffiliated international departures. H gets sky team and J has star. This would allow for LATAM, BA, Qatar, Finnair, Iberia, Air Italy and Aer Lingus (if they want to be OW) to use the E and F Lounges and redevelop to be able to handle all OW as a global hub. Then in one mega D-E-F you would have: 2 AC's, 1 FL, 1 E Premium, 1 F Premium.
Aug 31, 2018, 12:06 pm
#412
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On the AA website it now lists E as an AC. On the App as well.
Update: heard through the grapevine, became an AC two weeks ago, and in December will shutdown for a complete renovation.
https://www.aa.com/i18n/travelInform...s/mia-club.jsp
Update: heard through the grapevine, became an AC two weeks ago, and in December will shutdown for a complete renovation.
https://www.aa.com/i18n/travelInform...s/mia-club.jsp
Last edited by Pasqualle7; Aug 31, 2018 at 12:21 pm Reason: Update
Sep 1, 2018, 3:26 pm
#413
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On the AA website it now lists E as an AC. On the App as well.
Update: heard through the grapevine, became an AC two weeks ago, and in December will shutdown for a complete renovation.
https://www.aa.com/i18n/travelInform...s/mia-club.jsp
Update: heard through the grapevine, became an AC two weeks ago, and in December will shutdown for a complete renovation.
https://www.aa.com/i18n/travelInform...s/mia-club.jsp
Sep 3, 2018, 8:51 am
#414
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Sep 3, 2018, 8:59 am
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Which is the best lounge for BA flight?
I have a British Airways flight from MIA in a few weeks time. I am currently OWE but will have dropped down to OWS (BA Sliver) by the time I take the flight. I am flying biz class on an AA ticket but operated by BA. Which is my best lounge option..... as I am connecting from SXM could really do with a shower.
Sep 3, 2018, 9:12 am
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I have a British Airways flight from MIA in a few weeks time. I am currently OWE but will have dropped down to OWS (BA Sliver) by the time I take the flight. I am flying biz class on an AA ticket but operated by BA. Which is my best lounge option..... as I am connecting from SXM could really do with a shower.
Sep 3, 2018, 1:00 pm
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Sep 4, 2018, 7:05 am
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I wonder what their plan is. Maybe AA to start to use E more with other OW using D? That will be a very large AC for a place where AA doesn't fly out of a lot. It also puts the FL as the only premium option for non LATAM OW carriers which can be a hike from the E satellite. So I would say they are either going to open a club way to large for the terminal, close space and make it smaller, or split it into another premium/AC (not likely). Im surprised that BA/IB didnt invest more into it and make MIA a global OW hub which would make sense being its a hub for AA and gateway for LATAM to the rest of the world.
Sep 4, 2018, 7:10 am
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I wonder what their plan is. Maybe AA to start to use E more with other OW using D? That will be a very large AC for a place where AA doesn't fly out of a lot. It also puts the FL as the only premium option for non LATAM OW carriers which can be a hike from the E satellite. So I would say they are either going to open a club way to large for the terminal, close space and make it smaller, or split it into another premium/AC (not likely). Im surprised that BA/IB didnt invest more into it and make MIA a global OW hub which would make sense being its a hub for AA and gateway for LATAM to the rest of the world.
Oct 22, 2018, 5:25 pm
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Dessert tray is gone - left with standard cookies and brownies.
Only upside is indeed the self pour bar. On my third Grand Marnier already....