Go Back  FlyerTalk Forums > Miles&Points > Airlines and Mileage Programs > American Airlines | AAdvantage
Reload this Page >

ARCHIVE: All About AA Flagship Check-In at JFK, LAX, MIA, ORD (master thread)

ARCHIVE: All About AA Flagship Check-In at JFK, LAX, MIA, ORD (master thread)

Old Mar 4, 2018, 7:58 pm
  #196  
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Madison WI
Programs: AA Lifetime PLT - 2.9MM, Lifetime AC, HHonors Gold, Marriott Gold, IHG Plat Amb, Hertz Precs Crcl
Posts: 2,208
Originally Posted by FlyingEgghead
I think (1) is yes and (2) is no. The old rules referred to OW long-haul F in the "outbound itinerary" -- from the current point forward, as you note. That phrase isn't there now, so it should work for EXP or F pax as long as there's a long-haul somewhere (making it not solely a "North American itinerary"), with the new provisos that the international flight must be AA-operated but that class of service doesn't matter for EXP. I think AA-operated is intended as a nontrivial restriction precisely to cut out those flying AA domestic to OW international.

As EXP, I have successfully used Flagship Check-in at ORD connecting AA I-to-D.
Great to know. Thanks. And I agree the codeshare probably won't work.
Madison Guy is offline  
Old Mar 4, 2018, 8:00 pm
  #197  
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Madison WI
Programs: AA Lifetime PLT - 2.9MM, Lifetime AC, HHonors Gold, Marriott Gold, IHG Plat Amb, Hertz Precs Crcl
Posts: 2,208
Originally Posted by FlyingEgghead
Jump to the front of the security line?
Yes.
Madison Guy is offline  
Old Mar 4, 2018, 8:14 pm
  #198  
 
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: New York
Programs: AA, CX, Hyatt, Marriott
Posts: 1,484
Originally Posted by Madison Guy


i don't think IB can issue precheck, and even the precheck line can be long at ORD, so I was thinking in terms of getting new BP and then jumping to the front of the line. No biggie however - more idle curiosity.
Yeah pre-check sometimes goes longer than priority check at ORD...

I think the requirement of AA-operated flights is due to AA's system. They can't just check in CX/IB/BA flights...

Last edited by andersonCooper; Mar 4, 2018 at 8:29 pm
andersonCooper is offline  
Old Mar 5, 2018, 4:36 pm
  #199  
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Československ socialistick republika
Posts: 375
Traveling MIA-ORD-LHR.
MIA-ORD on AA F
ORD-LHR on BA F.

I remember that if you connected to BA in F that you could use Flagship Checkin in MIA.

It appears from AA's website that this is no longer the case.

Anyone know the definite answer?

Thanks.
jrmcrm is offline  
Old Mar 5, 2018, 4:44 pm
  #200  
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Global
Posts: 5,977
Originally Posted by jrmcrm
Traveling MIA-ORD-LHR.
MIA-ORD on AA F
ORD-LHR on BA F.

I remember that if you connected to BA in F that you could use Flagship Checkin in MIA.

It appears from AA's website that this is no longer the case.

Anyone know the definite answer?

Thanks.
The rule did change.
Officially, no you cannot. In practice, I have done it many times without issue in MIA. (However, if they said no, I would not argue, as the rule states you don't have access flying other OW First Class.)
Global321 is offline  
Old Mar 5, 2018, 5:49 pm
  #201  
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Madison WI
Programs: AA Lifetime PLT - 2.9MM, Lifetime AC, HHonors Gold, Marriott Gold, IHG Plat Amb, Hertz Precs Crcl
Posts: 2,208
Originally Posted by andersonCooper
Yeah pre-check sometimes goes longer than priority check at ORD...

I think the requirement of AA-operated flights is due to AA's system. They can't just check in CX/IB/BA flights...
I suspect you're correct, but I'm afraid the language still technically blocks access under my scenario. But as I will have completed the IB segments, I may TRY and see if they will give me the BP (and skip to the head of the pre-check line. ) Worst they can do is refuse entry.
Madison Guy is offline  
Old Mar 6, 2018, 7:31 am
  #202  
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Chicago O'Hare
Programs: AA EXP, LT PLT 2.6MM, HHonors Lifetime Diamond, Hertz Presidents Circle
Posts: 678
Originally Posted by andersonCooper
Yeah pre-check sometimes goes longer than priority check at ORD...
At checkpoint 8, yes. But since they made 7A all-precheck-only, I've never seen a very long line, even at peak times.
akarneboge is offline  
Old Mar 7, 2018, 12:55 am
  #203  
 
Join Date: May 2015
Location: ATL/MCO
Programs: Costco Executive, RaceTrac Sultan of Soda, Chick-fil-A Red
Posts: 5,649
Originally Posted by miamiflyer8
Does an Emerald flying AA JFK-GRU on JJ code have access to FL?

What about immediate family guests, do they have access along with the OWE?
Originally Posted by seawolf


Are you referring to Flagship lounge access or Flagship check-in? They have different policies.

If lounge access, this is the wrong thread. But to answer your question, JJ is oneworld. It would still follow FL lounge access policy.

https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/...hip-lounge.jsp
Anyone? And yes, I mean Flagship Check in
miamiflyer8 is offline  
Old Mar 7, 2018, 6:01 am
  #204  
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Global
Posts: 5,977
Originally Posted by miamiflyer8
Anyone? And yes, I mean Flagship Check in
Assuming you are OW Emerald on another airline (not AA), yes you can use Flagship Checkin.

You can use Flagship First Check-In if you’re flying on any flight operated by American (regardless of
cabin
).*

*American Airlines AAdvantage Executive Platinum customers traveling solely on North American itineraries do not qualify for Flagship First Check-In access. North America is defined as the United States (including Hawaii and Alaska), Canada, Mexico (except MEX), Bermuda, the Bahamas and the Caribbean.

If the others are on your ITN they will have access too. If they are on another ITN (even same flight), by the rules, no they will not have access. However, in practice, there are many reports of everyone using Flagship Check-in. YMMV
Global321 is offline  
Old Mar 7, 2018, 8:24 am
  #205  
nrr
FlyerTalk Evangelist
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: jfk area
Programs: AA platinum; 2MM AA, Delta Diamond, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 10,291
Per Wiki, as an EXP, I can use FS c/i if I'm flying to Europe. My main interest is to by-pass the TSA PRE-CHECK lines (at JFK, these can be long...many TSA agents scrutinize your travel documents with a "fine tooth comb"); in order to use this feature one needs "the" pushy agent--I've seen her in action. If several people need her services, they all can't get served. How would this then play out?
Updated to add PRE-CHECK.

Last edited by nrr; Mar 7, 2018 at 2:26 pm
nrr is offline  
Old Mar 7, 2018, 1:18 pm
  #206  
FlyerTalk Evangelist
IHG Contributor Badge
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: PHX & AGP
Programs: AA Lifetime PLT, Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, Hilton Gold
Posts: 11,408
Originally Posted by nrr
Per Wiki, as an EXP, I can use FS c/i if I'm flying to Europe. My main interest is to by-pass the TSA lines (at JFK, these can be long...many TSA agents scrutinize your travel documents with a "fine tooth comb"); in order to use this feature one needs "the" pushy agent--I've seen her in action. If several people need her services, they all can't get served. How would this then play out?
you aren't bypassing TSA, AA has a special lane for you to go through TSA.
FlightNurse is offline  
Old Mar 7, 2018, 2:23 pm
  #207  
nrr
FlyerTalk Evangelist
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: jfk area
Programs: AA platinum; 2MM AA, Delta Diamond, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 10,291
Originally Posted by FlightNurse
you aren't bypassing TSA, AA has a special lane for you to go through TSA.
At JFK the TSA Pre-Check area is at the right end of TSA operations. The last time (a month or two ago), I saw "the" agent in action: she brought her pax through the PC line like a "bulldozer".
I corrected my previous post to add PRE-CHECK.
nrr is offline  
Old Mar 7, 2018, 8:28 pm
  #208  
FlyerTalk Evangelist
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: New York, NY
Programs: BAEC Gold, Delta Platinum, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Gold, AMEX Platinum (US)
Posts: 18,485
I guess there are different agents at JFK...I've used Flagship Check around a dozen times in the last six months and would say maybe half the time I've had an agent take me from check-in to security (I've always accessed as a OW Emerald rather than being in intl/transcon F). The TSA people don't seem to be too bothered whether an AAgent is there or not...although usually I'll find when the AAgent is there they'll do a quick glance and mark the boarding pass rather than the two or three "ident checks" they often do when I'm there by myself (I'm old school and use the non-electronic BPs).
Fraser is offline  
Old Mar 8, 2018, 1:16 am
  #209  
 
Join Date: May 2015
Location: ATL/MCO
Programs: Costco Executive, RaceTrac Sultan of Soda, Chick-fil-A Red
Posts: 5,649
Originally Posted by Global321
Assuming you are OW Emerald on another airline (not AA), yes you can use Flagship Checkin.

You can use Flagship First Check-In if youre flying on any flight operated by American (regardless of
cabin
).*

*American Airlines AAdvantage Executive Platinum customers traveling solely on North American itineraries do not qualify for Flagship First Check-In access. North America is defined as the United States (including Hawaii and Alaska), Canada, Mexico (except MEX), Bermuda, the Bahamas and the Caribbean.

If the others are on your ITN they will have access too. If they are on another ITN (even same flight), by the rules, no they will not have access. However, in practice, there are many reports of everyone using Flagship Check-in. YMMV
What about the following, a family arrives at ORD T5 and re-check bags and get bp's. Then at T3 they want to use the FL Check in for fast security access with the OWE cardholder on a separate PNRffrom the others, how willing would they be to permit this?
miamiflyer8 is offline  
Old Mar 8, 2018, 4:38 am
  #210  
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Global
Posts: 5,977
Originally Posted by miamiflyer8
What about the following, a family arrives at ORD T5 and re-check bags and get bp's. Then at T3 they want to use the FL Check in for fast security access with the OWE cardholder on a separate PNRffrom the others, how willing would they be to permit this?
Short answer - YMMV

If it is not that busy and you have a willing agent, then no problem.
If it is busy or you have a rule follower/tough entry person, they may stop it before it starts.

Also, how many people are we talking about? Parents and kids, likely not a problem. 4+ adults, less likely. Again, so many factors outside your control play into it.

You should also peak at the line; Shorter line, it just may not be worth the hassle. They could be moving through the line while you check-in. Doesn't hurt to try, but be prepared to be rejected. That way, no disappointment.

Be sure to report back to expand the knowledge base. Good luck!
Global321 is offline  

Thread Tools
Search this Thread

Contact Us - Manage Preferences - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

This site is owned, operated, and maintained by MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Designated trademarks are the property of their respective owners.