May 8, 2015, 1:24 pm
TPA / Tampa - St. Petersburg Int'l. Airport Admirals Club (master thread)
Mar 2, 2018, 9:31 am
#31
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Tampa Bay
Programs: AA ConciergeKey, Hertz PC , Marriott Ambassador, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 73
Wondering if there were any new data points regarding this.. Will be flying into TPA via Southwest and have a full AC membership (not through a credit card). Since I'll be in a Southwest terminal, and see two posts (1 saying get a "pass" from a gate agent to get through TSA, and another saying don't do it at all), just wondering if there were any recent updates to what works/doesn't?
I don't see why I'd need a "business reason" to use the lounge and to give advance notice but if it's in their TOS, I guess that's what is required. Just don't see how they'd classify a true business reason.. Regardless, just curious to see what others have experienced recently as I know the thread is aged.
Thx!!
I don't see why I'd need a "business reason" to use the lounge and to give advance notice but if it's in their TOS, I guess that's what is required. Just don't see how they'd classify a true business reason.. Regardless, just curious to see what others have experienced recently as I know the thread is aged.
Thx!!
Pro Tip: If you're lucky enough to get a late flight out of TPA, the AC does offer some spectacular sunset views.
Mar 2, 2018, 10:26 am
#32
Join Date: Jun 2011
Programs: AA EXP, Marriott, SPG
Posts: 14
I fly AA so much, that the few times I fly WN out of TPA, I've been known to get on the train to airside F (AA territory). Even when I should've been stopped, I wasn't. I believe they just scan you to make sure you have a valid boarding pass for that day. I have never ever had an issue with going into a AC when I didn't have a flight with them that day. I've even spent some time in the TPA AC when my WN flight was delayed by 3 hours.
Pro Tip: If you're lucky enough to get a late flight out of TPA, the AC does offer some spectacular sunset views.
Pro Tip: If you're lucky enough to get a late flight out of TPA, the AC does offer some spectacular sunset views.
I fly mostly AA but thanks to the companion pass on WN, I try to bring my girlfriend wherever I can. But having just recently received the AC membership, I didn't know what was accepted.
I'll be down there next week, so I'll give it a shot.. worst thing that can happen is they say no and I don't get the cubed cheese blocks.
We are leaving after the sunset, so I'll definitely check it out if I can get over to that terminal. Thanks for the tips!
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Mar 3, 2018, 2:44 pm
#33
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Whidbey Island, WA
Programs: AA EXP, DL UA AS
Posts: 207
Thanks! I had read some older posts about people not being able to make it over (these were dated messages) but didn't know what to expect recently. As I hadn't had to change terminals for a lounge before, I figured I'd ask.
I fly mostly AA but thanks to the companion pass on WN, I try to bring my girlfriend wherever I can. But having just recently received the AC membership, I didn't know what was accepted.
I'll be down there next week, so I'll give it a shot.. worst thing that can happen is they say no and I don't get the cubed cheese blocks. We are leaving after the sunset, so I'll definitely check it out if I can get over to that terminal. Thanks for the tips!
I fly mostly AA but thanks to the companion pass on WN, I try to bring my girlfriend wherever I can. But having just recently received the AC membership, I didn't know what was accepted.
I'll be down there next week, so I'll give it a shot.. worst thing that can happen is they say no and I don't get the cubed cheese blocks.
We are leaving after the sunset, so I'll definitely check it out if I can get over to that terminal. Thanks for the tips!We expect to fly AS less often now that we receive no AAdvantage benefits on AS.
Mar 3, 2018, 2:52 pm
#34
Join Date: Jun 2011
Programs: AA EXP, Marriott, SPG
Posts: 14
We fly frequently between SEA and TPA. Most flights are on AA, but in the past we have flown once or twice per year on the AS nonstop. AS is in Terminal A and AA is in Terminal F. We have been able to access the Admirals Club in F by showing our AS boarding passes. The first time I tried I went to the AA counter to see if I needed a pass to Terminal F but was advised that this was not necessary.
We expect to fly AS less often now that we receive no AAdvantage benefits on AS.
We expect to fly AS less often now that we receive no AAdvantage benefits on AS.
May 21, 2019, 4:10 pm
#36
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: TPA
Programs: BA Silver; Hilton Gold; IHG Diamond Ambassador; Marriott Gold
Posts: 2,811
Jul 19, 2022, 9:20 pm
#37
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: ORD
Programs: Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 211
Digging this thread back up—has anyone recently been here in the morning? What are the breakfast offerings like? Debating if it’s worth stopping at Starbucks before, I know at outstations the offerings aren’t always as extensive
Sep 27, 2022, 11:15 am
#38
Join Date: Jan 2010
Programs: AA BA CO DL UA US
Posts: 814
Sep 28, 2022, 9:21 am
#39
Join Date: Apr 2020
Posts: 256
Espresso machine has been down for 2 weeks+. Was down this weekend still.
I love this airport and this lounge is ALWAYS quiet but I have never seen any food offerings beyond the lunch soup and small salad area. I haven't done breakfast here in 6 months, either.
I love this airport and this lounge is ALWAYS quiet but I have never seen any food offerings beyond the lunch soup and small salad area. I haven't done breakfast here in 6 months, either.