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FRA / Frankfurt International Airport JL First Class and Sakura Lounges
American Airlines premium flyers and Admirals Club Members
American Airlines premium flyers and Admirals Club Members
Link to FRA airport information on aa.com.
Link to FRA airport web site.
Link to oneworld website Lounge Access and Lounge Finder tool
JL First and Sakura Business Class Lounges
LOCATION: Terminal 2, Hall D Level 3, between departure gates D4 and D5A. This lounge has restrictions for access; the Sakura Lounge is BEFORE security[/B]; you must process security to board, so give yourself time - and note, you can not process security more than two hours prior to scheduled departure. (The landside FRA Admirals Club closed 31 Mar 2011.) Please read Note.
HOURS: Please see here.
AMENITIES: Please see here. "Business lounge is quiet, offers all admitted tarmac views, Ethernet connections, separate smoking room, self-service bar and snacks, washrooms, as supergrandslam reports two showers (small, no toilet) and can get crowded."
NOTE:
At this time, JL only allows ticketed JL First Class passengers into the First lounge (not Emeralds unless ticketed in F) and has limited hours. Additionally, Admirals Club members have access to Sakura Lounge as follows:
LOCATION: Terminal 2, Hall D Level 3, between departure gates D4 and D5A. This lounge has restrictions for access; the Sakura Lounge is BEFORE security[/B]; you must process security to board, so give yourself time - and note, you can not process security more than two hours prior to scheduled departure. (The landside FRA Admirals Club closed 31 Mar 2011.) Please read Note.
HOURS: Please see here.
AMENITIES: Please see here. "Business lounge is quiet, offers all admitted tarmac views, Ethernet connections, separate smoking room, self-service bar and snacks, washrooms, as supergrandslam reports two showers (small, no toilet) and can get crowded."
NOTE:
Must present a boarding pass for same day departing travel on an AA or US marketed and operated flight* and one of the following:
- First Class or Business Class ticket (on same flight)
- oneworld Emerald or oneworld Sapphire card
- Admirals Club membership
"Admirals Club member (annual paid or Citi Executive card) plus two guests or immediate family. Must present boarding pass and Admirals Club membership card for same day travel on AA or US marketed and operated flight*. Not valid for arriving guests."
Cathay Pacific First and Business Class Lounge
Location: Terminal 2, Level 3 after the security checkpoint, opposite Gate E 7
Hours: Daily 06:00-14:00
Amenities:
Location: Terminal 2, Level 3 after the security checkpoint, opposite Gate E 7
Hours: Daily 06:00-14:00
Amenities:
- Complimentary WiFi
- Food and drinks
- Printing
- TVs
- Showers
Iberia Lounge
Location: Terminal 2, opposite to gate D 26/27, after security, in the
Schengen area (no passport control) (see zski1's post below)
Hours: Daily 06:00-20:15
Eligibility: oneworld partners (American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Japan Airlines, LAN Chile, Quantas, Royal Jordanian), Aer Lingus, Icelandair, TAP, SATA (sic)
Location: Terminal 2, opposite to gate D 26/27, after security, in the
Schengen area (no passport control) (see zski1's post below)
Hours: Daily 06:00-20:15
Eligibility: oneworld partners (American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Japan Airlines, LAN Chile, Quantas, Royal Jordanian), Aer Lingus, Icelandair, TAP, SATA (sic)
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FRA / Frankfurt AA & Admirals Club Members T-2 JL Sakura Lounge (master thread)
Aug 17, 2011, 7:05 pm
#46
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OK, understood.
I am now an Admiral's Club member. I understand from the prior posts that I am technically allowed to access the lounge. New questions then emerge:
As a regular AC member, am I permitted to bring a guest?
Would it be convenient to visit the lounge after arriving on AA70, getting a shower before proceeding to baggage claim and on to the train station? Our would this be an out-of-the-way hassle?
Many thanks.
I am now an Admiral's Club member. I understand from the prior posts that I am technically allowed to access the lounge. New questions then emerge:
As a regular AC member, am I permitted to bring a guest?
Would it be convenient to visit the lounge after arriving on AA70, getting a shower before proceeding to baggage claim and on to the train station? Our would this be an out-of-the-way hassle?
Many thanks.
FWIW, the 1st quarter Admirals Club newsletter had a snippet as follows:
American's Frankfurt Terminal Relocation And Lounge Update The Frankfurt Admirals Club® will be closed effective April 1, 2011, due to American's move to Terminal 2 in the Frankfurt International Airport (FRA). As part of the airline's relocation, Japan Airlines (JAL) invites American Airlines Admirals Club members, as well as American Airlines Business Class and oneworld Emerald and Sapphire customers to enjoy JAL's Sakura Lounge located in Terminal 2, Hall D on Level 3 between departure Gates D4 and D5A.
Nov 10, 2011, 7:16 pm
#47
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Anyone at fra this morning? Friend said there were 3 AA planes there around 1030am. I think there is only 1 flight from dfw going there now? They didn't know what type (777,763)
Dec 2, 2011, 2:00 pm
#48
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 606
fellows,
can anybody suggest me any lounge at FRA T2: I'll arrive on AA from DFW, and then I'll depart on MA to BUD, which means I will enter Shengen area. Shower is obviously a must.
I'm totally confused with those shengen / non-shengen separation.
can anybody suggest me any lounge at FRA T2: I'll arrive on AA from DFW, and then I'll depart on MA to BUD, which means I will enter Shengen area. Shower is obviously a must.
I'm totally confused with those shengen / non-shengen separation.
Dec 2, 2011, 3:20 pm
#49
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Somebody can correct me if I am wrong but I think you can stop by the JAL after arriving on AA70. You will go before you pass through customs. I know when I arrived FRA last week from London I walked past the JAL lounge before going downstairs and through cusoms.
Dec 2, 2011, 4:49 pm
#50
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I would be suprised if this is correct. I have flown on the AA DFW-FRA flight several times transited to several different connections most resently on Finnair to HEL. In each case my impression was that incoming passengers, even those in transit, are funneled seperately from the departure areas and Lounges and in each case I have had to go back through security and passport control in order to get to the depature lounge.
Dec 2, 2011, 10:04 pm
#51
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I went to FRA twice in OCT/NOV, one was on AA70 and the other was on BA from LHR.
If I understand it correctly, JAL lounge(and maybe CX lounge) is located between passport control(boundary inside/outside of terminal) and security control(just before departure zone/gate) on 3rd FL. Let's say it "neutral zone" here.
You will be in the neutral zone on 3rd FL(where JAL lounge is located) after arriving FRA on AA70 and BA from LHR. Follow "baggage claim" or "immigration" instead of "transit" even if you are transit passenger. You will find JAL lounge just before going downstairs to immigration(pass port control). After shower at JAL, you will now follow "transit" sign.
If you can't enter JAL lounge on 3rd FL(where I think non-shengen zone), you can stop by IB lounge on 2nd FL(shengen) where MA will depart from.
Dec 3, 2011, 5:42 pm
#52
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 606
How about my luggage? I hope, I won't have to help it to get on MA?
How different is the situation if I'll decide to walk out of the terminal for some time? Will I be able to access any lounge (=to take a shower), then walk out of the terminal, and then, obviously, to come back and enter Iberia lounge?
How different is the situation if I'll decide to walk out of the terminal for some time? Will I be able to access any lounge (=to take a shower), then walk out of the terminal, and then, obviously, to come back and enter Iberia lounge?
Dec 3, 2011, 11:09 pm
#53
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How about my luggage? I hope, I won't have to help it to get on MA?
How different is the situation if I'll decide to walk out of the terminal for some time? Will I be able to access any lounge (=to take a shower), then walk out of the terminal, and then, obviously, to come back and enter Iberia lounge?
How different is the situation if I'll decide to walk out of the terminal for some time? Will I be able to access any lounge (=to take a shower), then walk out of the terminal, and then, obviously, to come back and enter Iberia lounge?
-z
Jan 10, 2012, 12:38 am
#54
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The Sakura Lounge is past passport control, yet before security; this means you may not be able to access the Sakura lounge. And you are allowed guests only under oneworld rules, not Admirals Club rules.
There are showers available for hire in the arrivals areas at FRA. I believe in Terminal 1 the Laden Galerie shopping mall has two hair salons and pay showers.
The Frankfurt airport website states:
Showers
Showers are available in the public area (Terminal 1, Concourse B, Level 2, Shopping Boulevard) and in the transit area (Terminal 1, Concourse B, Level 3, and Terminal 2, Concourse D, Level 3).
The Sakura lounge is comfortable and clean, has a few food and drink offerings, and is a pleasant place to spend some time (in comparison with a gate area). There is free WiFi (get the access code from the admittance desk), a half dozen or more carrels for using laptops, a printing station and one computer - with a mismapped keyboard, so don't even think about using it.
As mentioned previously, it is after passport control, but before security, so leave time to process security.
There are showers available for hire in the arrivals areas at FRA. I believe in Terminal 1 the Laden Galerie shopping mall has two hair salons and pay showers.
The Frankfurt airport website states:
Showers
Showers are available in the public area (Terminal 1, Concourse B, Level 2, Shopping Boulevard) and in the transit area (Terminal 1, Concourse B, Level 3, and Terminal 2, Concourse D, Level 3).
The Sakura lounge is comfortable and clean, has a few food and drink offerings, and is a pleasant place to spend some time (in comparison with a gate area). There is free WiFi (get the access code from the admittance desk), a half dozen or more carrels for using laptops, a printing station and one computer - with a mismapped keyboard, so don't even think about using it.
As mentioned previously, it is after passport control, but before security, so leave time to process security.
OK, understood.
I am now an Admiral's Club member. I understand from the prior posts that I am technically allowed to access the lounge. New questions then emerge:
As a regular AC member, am I permitted to bring a guest?
Would it be convenient to visit the lounge after arriving on AA70, getting a shower before proceeding to baggage claim and on to the train station? Our would this be an out-of-the-way hassle?
Many thanks.
I am now an Admiral's Club member. I understand from the prior posts that I am technically allowed to access the lounge. New questions then emerge:
As a regular AC member, am I permitted to bring a guest?
Would it be convenient to visit the lounge after arriving on AA70, getting a shower before proceeding to baggage claim and on to the train station? Our would this be an out-of-the-way hassle?
Many thanks.
Jan 10, 2012, 9:01 am
#55
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Posts: 3,148
The Sakura lounge is comfortable and clean, has a few food and drink offerings, and is a pleasant place to spend some time (in comparison with a gate area). There is free WiFi (get the access code from the admittance desk), a half dozen or more carrels for using laptops, a printing station and one computer - with a mismapped keyboard, so don't even think about using it.
Jan 10, 2012, 10:05 am
#56
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Texas
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold
Posts: 279
The Sakura Lounge is past passport control, yet before security; this means you may not be able to access the Sakura lounge. And you are allowed guests only under oneworld rules, not Admirals Club rules.
There are showers available for hire in the arrivals areas at FRA. I believe in Terminal 1 the Laden Galerie shopping mall has two hair salons and pay showers.
The Frankfurt airport website states:
Showers
Showers are available in the public area (Terminal 1, Concourse B, Level 2, Shopping Boulevard) and in the transit area (Terminal 1, Concourse B, Level 3, and Terminal 2, Concourse D, Level 3).
The Sakura lounge is comfortable and clean, has a few food and drink offerings, and is a pleasant place to spend some time (in comparison with a gate area). There is free WiFi (get the access code from the admittance desk), a half dozen or more carrels for using laptops, a printing station and one computer - with a mismapped keyboard, so don't even think about using it.
As mentioned previously, it is after passport control, but before security, so leave time to process security.
There are showers available for hire in the arrivals areas at FRA. I believe in Terminal 1 the Laden Galerie shopping mall has two hair salons and pay showers.
The Frankfurt airport website states:
Showers
Showers are available in the public area (Terminal 1, Concourse B, Level 2, Shopping Boulevard) and in the transit area (Terminal 1, Concourse B, Level 3, and Terminal 2, Concourse D, Level 3).
The Sakura lounge is comfortable and clean, has a few food and drink offerings, and is a pleasant place to spend some time (in comparison with a gate area). There is free WiFi (get the access code from the admittance desk), a half dozen or more carrels for using laptops, a printing station and one computer - with a mismapped keyboard, so don't even think about using it.
As mentioned previously, it is after passport control, but before security, so leave time to process security.
The computer and printer station, while a little jank, saved my life. I used it print out maps of all my hotel locations in Spain which were VERY necessary using my own transport. Always remember with Windows, you can change the language setting to EN on the bottom-right menu.
After waiting until an hour before my IB flight, I went through passport / security which took about 5 minutes, so I had time to pop into the IB lounge. It's a pretty worthless lounge compared to JAL which has a lot more space, showers, and more food/drink.
The JAL lounge desk tried to steer me to the IB lounge, but I am very glad I did not take that advice!
Jan 24, 2012, 6:46 pm
#57
Join Date: Oct 2006
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As an arriving OWE, I walked right past the JL lounge but did not try to enter because I was not leaving on another OW flight. Instead, I used the old AC (now LUX) in Terminal 1. If you have Priority Pass, it is a very nice arrivals lounge - now with free WiFi! A couple of the old AC employees work there as well.
Departing, the JL lounge was nice, but the FC section does not open until afternoon, so it is only the BC area for AA pax. I looked at the IB lounge - it appeared to be a dump - and third party operated, so quite possily no OW status access, but it did show a Priority Pass option. I did not think it was worth it - even for free. CX has a pleasnt lounge - quite a walk though as it it is above the E gates rather than the D gates, and I liked very comparable to JL. It was only a combined BUS/FIRST lounge. I assume I would have been allowed into the EK lounger as well as a OWE - I didn't have time to try however. If was just before the CX lounge above the E gates.
All in all, plenty of departure/transit options if you have OWS/OWE status and arrivals options for PP or $$.
Departing, the JL lounge was nice, but the FC section does not open until afternoon, so it is only the BC area for AA pax. I looked at the IB lounge - it appeared to be a dump - and third party operated, so quite possily no OW status access, but it did show a Priority Pass option. I did not think it was worth it - even for free. CX has a pleasnt lounge - quite a walk though as it it is above the E gates rather than the D gates, and I liked very comparable to JL. It was only a combined BUS/FIRST lounge. I assume I would have been allowed into the EK lounger as well as a OWE - I didn't have time to try however. If was just before the CX lounge above the E gates.
All in all, plenty of departure/transit options if you have OWS/OWE status and arrivals options for PP or $$.
Apr 4, 2012, 10:56 am
#58
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FRA lounge question
Hey all!
I'm an AA Admirals Club member and I will be flying BA FRA-LHR in Y. I have no One World Status. Does the Admirals Membership allow entrance to One World Airline Lounges when flying a same day One World Carrier? (UA Club membership allows this).
Thanks in advance!
I'm an AA Admirals Club member and I will be flying BA FRA-LHR in Y. I have no One World Status. Does the Admirals Membership allow entrance to One World Airline Lounges when flying a same day One World Carrier? (UA Club membership allows this).
Thanks in advance!
Apr 4, 2012, 11:02 am
#59
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The answer to your question is on aa.com:
http://www.aa.com/i18n/travelInforma...sLocations.jsp
In general you can't access all Oneworld lounges as an AC member, but there are special agreements in place for certain lounges. On that site there's a table where you can select your membership type and it'll show you the lounges you can use.
http://www.aa.com/i18n/travelInforma...sLocations.jsp
In general you can't access all Oneworld lounges as an AC member, but there are special agreements in place for certain lounges. On that site there's a table where you can select your membership type and it'll show you the lounges you can use.
Apr 4, 2012, 11:08 am
#60
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UA Club membership rules have no bearing on this. 
Nonetheless, as per the consolidated FRA lounge thread, where this will promptly relocate to, the first post states:
To search for very common and three of fewer character terms, put the term in quotation marks; with more popular threads, moderators try to have both the airport code and city name in the title for easier searching. Enjouy the JL Sakura Lounge.
Nonetheless, as per the consolidated FRA lounge thread, where this will promptly relocate to, the first post states:
American's Frankfurt Terminal Relocation And Lounge Update
The Frankfurt Admirals Club® will be closed effective April 1, 2011, due to American's move to Terminal 2 in the Frankfurt International Airport (FRA). As part of the airline's relocation, Japan Airlines (JAL) invites American Airlines Admirals Club members, as well as American Airlines Business Class and oneworld Emerald and Sapphire customers to enjoy JAL's Sakura Lounge located in Terminal 2, Hall D on Level 3 between departure Gates D4 and D5A.
The Frankfurt Admirals Club® will be closed effective April 1, 2011, due to American's move to Terminal 2 in the Frankfurt International Airport (FRA). As part of the airline's relocation, Japan Airlines (JAL) invites American Airlines Admirals Club members, as well as American Airlines Business Class and oneworld Emerald and Sapphire customers to enjoy JAL's Sakura Lounge located in Terminal 2, Hall D on Level 3 between departure Gates D4 and D5A.
Hey all!
I'm an AA Admirals Club member and I will be flying BA FRA-LHR in Y. I have no One World Status. Does the Admirals Membership allow entrance to One World Airline Lounges when flying a same day One World Carrier? (UA Club membership allows this).
Thanks in advance!
I'm an AA Admirals Club member and I will be flying BA FRA-LHR in Y. I have no One World Status. Does the Admirals Membership allow entrance to One World Airline Lounges when flying a same day One World Carrier? (UA Club membership allows this).
Thanks in advance!