Jun 8, 2015, 10:27 am
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AA Flagship First Dining includes JFK, DFW, LAX, and MIA. The LAX facility is currently closed
This thread is for discussion of the new Flagship First Dining spaces within Admirals Club and Flagship Lounge complexes
Link to Flagship First Dining Terms and Conditions page on aa.com
Access
A customer with a same-day ticket on American or a oneworld® airline in the first class cabin on a qualifying international or transcontinental flight automatically has access to Flagship® First Dining, located within certain select Flagship® Lounges.
Qualifying transcontinental flights
Three-class non-stop flights between: New York (JFK) and Los Angeles (LAX)
JFK and San Francisco (SFO)
LAX and Miami (MIA) If operating with three classes sold
LAX and BOS if operating with three classes sold
Guest access
Flagship® First – International: 1 guest (children over 2 count as a guest)
Flagship® First – Transcontinental: No guests
Editor's note: There is no access stated or implied on arrival from qualifying flights, but in cases of AA qualifying Flagship First it is granted. There is no access stated or implied based on oneworld or AAdvantage status, including Concierge Key, though the latter may access with a pass. These access rules are quite different from the new Flagship® Lounge; Flagship First Dining is not a oneworld lounge and is exempt from oneworld lounge access rules, much like the LHR Concorde Room.
Concierge Key and Executive Platinum / oneworld Emeralds not flying in three class Flagship First as defined above do not have Flagship First Dining. (Concierge Key may use passes.)
Locations
Dallas / Fort Worth (DFW) – Terminal D Concourse level between gates D21 and D22; inside the Flagship® Lounge.
Open daily 12:00 to 20:30
New York (JFK) – Terminal 8 On the mezzanine level after the Concourse B security checkpoint; inside the Flagship® Lounge.
Open daily 04:30 to 00:15
Los Angeles (LAX) – Terminal 4 Concourse level across from gate 40.
Currently closed
Miami (MIA) – Concourse D Near gate D30.
Open daily 13:00 to 22:30
Link to current thread on announced changes including new Flagship Lounges for MCO, MIA; new Flagship Lounges for MIA, PHL; Flagship Dining for DFW, JFK, LAX, MIA; renovation of FL, AC.
Background: The DFW international terminal was previously Terminal A. The "A" Admirals Club offered both an Arrivals Lounge and a Flagship Lounge within; these were closed after 11 September 2001. When the decision to make terminal D the new in terminal, AA chose to build an expanded Admirals Club and omit both Flagship and Arrivals lounges in "D". That has been rectified with the opening of DFW “D” Admirals Club, Flagship Lounge and Flagship First Dining. There is an AMEX Centurion lounge, and there are The Lounge at DFW and several contract lounges serving several airlines' passengers in "D".
This thread is for discussion of the new Flagship First Dining spaces within Admirals Club and Flagship Lounge complexes
Link to Flagship First Dining Terms and Conditions page on aa.com
Access
A customer with a same-day ticket on American or a oneworld® airline in the first class cabin on a qualifying international or transcontinental flight automatically has access to Flagship® First Dining, located within certain select Flagship® Lounges.
Qualifying transcontinental flights
Three-class non-stop flights between: New York (JFK) and Los Angeles (LAX)
JFK and San Francisco (SFO)
LAX and Miami (MIA) If operating with three classes sold
LAX and BOS if operating with three classes sold
Guest access
Flagship® First – International: 1 guest (children over 2 count as a guest)
Flagship® First – Transcontinental: No guests
Editor's note: There is no access stated or implied on arrival from qualifying flights, but in cases of AA qualifying Flagship First it is granted. There is no access stated or implied based on oneworld or AAdvantage status, including Concierge Key, though the latter may access with a pass. These access rules are quite different from the new Flagship® Lounge; Flagship First Dining is not a oneworld lounge and is exempt from oneworld lounge access rules, much like the LHR Concorde Room.
Concierge Key and Executive Platinum / oneworld Emeralds not flying in three class Flagship First as defined above do not have Flagship First Dining. (Concierge Key may use passes.)
Locations
Dallas / Fort Worth (DFW) – Terminal D Concourse level between gates D21 and D22; inside the Flagship® Lounge.
Open daily 12:00 to 20:30
New York (JFK) – Terminal 8 On the mezzanine level after the Concourse B security checkpoint; inside the Flagship® Lounge.
Open daily 04:30 to 00:15
Los Angeles (LAX) – Terminal 4 Concourse level across from gate 40.
Currently closed
Miami (MIA) – Concourse D Near gate D30.
Open daily 13:00 to 22:30
Link to current thread on announced changes including new Flagship Lounges for MCO, MIA; new Flagship Lounges for MIA, PHL; Flagship Dining for DFW, JFK, LAX, MIA; renovation of FL, AC.
Background: The DFW international terminal was previously Terminal A. The "A" Admirals Club offered both an Arrivals Lounge and a Flagship Lounge within; these were closed after 11 September 2001. When the decision to make terminal D the new in terminal, AA chose to build an expanded Admirals Club and omit both Flagship and Arrivals lounges in "D". That has been rectified with the opening of DFW “D” Admirals Club, Flagship Lounge and Flagship First Dining. There is an AMEX Centurion lounge, and there are The Lounge at DFW and several contract lounges serving several airlines' passengers in "D".
Guide to AA Flagship First Dining Qualifications, Access & Related
Nov 21, 2023, 10:32 am
#91
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Nov 23, 2023, 1:13 pm
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Here is the menu for MIA today. I was fortunate enough to have the special Thanksgiving dinner. As a non American I found it a nice touch and treat, with both turkey and pumpkin pie!
And yes, they have downgraded the champagne offer, and the waitress even apologised for not serving the Laurent Perrier Grand Siecle anymore, the LPSG sells for roughly $180-200 a bottle where as the Nicolas Feuillatte Palmes d’Or can be found for around $130-140.
It’s still a premium bubbly of course, but not as premium as the LPGS, Krug or Dom Perignon that often are found in the JFK Chelsea lounge.
Food menu
Wine list
Dessert menu
Special Thanksgiving dinner
Turkey
And yes, they have downgraded the champagne offer, and the waitress even apologised for not serving the Laurent Perrier Grand Siecle anymore, the LPSG sells for roughly $180-200 a bottle where as the Nicolas Feuillatte Palmes d’Or can be found for around $130-140.
It’s still a premium bubbly of course, but not as premium as the LPGS, Krug or Dom Perignon that often are found in the JFK Chelsea lounge.
Food menu
Wine list
Dessert menu
Special Thanksgiving dinner
Turkey
Nov 23, 2023, 9:53 pm
#94
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Dec 10, 2023, 5:51 pm
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DFW.
Waited awhile to be seated as they were understaffed; no one in front desk for about 5 minutes.
Server was awesome! Attentive, sweet, and friendly.
Food was delicious, much better than last time. All dishes were on point. I had the D’Or champagne and tasted like brioche; then finished with Hennessy VSOP. Only thing that I didn’t really care for was the toasted focaccia.
Mango juice with habenero seasoning; great amuse bouche.
Salad with grilled squash on the bottom. Would get again: light, refreshing with salty/sweet vinaigrette dressing that wasn’t over powering.
Toasted focaccia bread; wasn’t a fan. definitely miss the corn bread.
Bison…delicious!
Barramundi: Delicious!
Tiramusu: love it, would get again as it wasn’t too heavy.
Hennessy VSOP.
Waited awhile to be seated as they were understaffed; no one in front desk for about 5 minutes.
Server was awesome! Attentive, sweet, and friendly.
Food was delicious, much better than last time. All dishes were on point. I had the D’Or champagne and tasted like brioche; then finished with Hennessy VSOP. Only thing that I didn’t really care for was the toasted focaccia.
Mango juice with habenero seasoning; great amuse bouche.
Salad with grilled squash on the bottom. Would get again: light, refreshing with salty/sweet vinaigrette dressing that wasn’t over powering.
Toasted focaccia bread; wasn’t a fan. definitely miss the corn bread.
Bison…delicious!
Barramundi: Delicious!
Tiramusu: love it, would get again as it wasn’t too heavy.
Hennessy VSOP.
Jan 6, 2024, 5:48 pm
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What’s the lounge/FFD situation at each of LAX/JFK/MIA if flying T-con F LAX-JFK overnight then next day JFK-MIA in F? Thanks!
Jan 6, 2024, 10:25 pm
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Jan 7, 2024, 6:32 am
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You might have access to Flagship Dining at MIA too, if you want to try your luck and don't have anything to do in MIA
Accessing Flagship Dining the next day, one stop removed from your qualifying flight is YMMV territory, although most data points are positive. (Similar data point: on 2 separate occasions I've flown the redeye LAX-BOS-JFK in F and J, in both cases it was no problem to access Chelsea and Greenwich at JFK)
Jan 8, 2024, 12:41 pm
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DFW
Used another FFD certificate.
After one glass of Palmer’s D’Or, they ran out and used the Nicolas Feuillatte Brut Reserve instead.
They only had VSOP line of cognacs and no XO; tried Courvoisier VSOP and was not a fan; ended up with Johnny Blue…
Food was delicious as usual, and no all dishes were well executed.
Menu
Palmes D’Or champagne
Squash salad: light, fresh, and crispy ingredients to balance out the salad.
barramundi: crispy skin with excellent seasoning.
Chocolate mouse: delicious
Highland Park 18 and Johnny Blue
Cognac selection: not that great.
Bison: delicious.
After one glass of Palmer’s D’Or, they ran out and used the Nicolas Feuillatte Brut Reserve instead.
They only had VSOP line of cognacs and no XO; tried Courvoisier VSOP and was not a fan; ended up with Johnny Blue…
Food was delicious as usual, and no all dishes were well executed.
Menu
Palmes D’Or champagne
Squash salad: light, fresh, and crispy ingredients to balance out the salad.
barramundi: crispy skin with excellent seasoning.
Chocolate mouse: delicious
Highland Park 18 and Johnny Blue
Cognac selection: not that great.
Bison: delicious.
Jan 11, 2024, 2:10 pm
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Yea, you definitely have access to the Flagship Lounge at LAX and Chelsea Lounge at JFK.
You might have access to Flagship Dining at MIA too, if you want to try your luck and don't have anything to do in MIA Accessing Flagship Dining the next day, one stop removed from your qualifying flight is YMMV territory, although most data points are positive.
(Similar data point: on 2 separate occasions I've flown the redeye LAX-BOS-JFK in F and J, in both cases it was no problem to access Chelsea and Greenwich at JFK)
You might have access to Flagship Dining at MIA too, if you want to try your luck and don't have anything to do in MIA
Accessing Flagship Dining the next day, one stop removed from your qualifying flight is YMMV territory, although most data points are positive.(Similar data point: on 2 separate occasions I've flown the redeye LAX-BOS-JFK in F and J, in both cases it was no problem to access Chelsea and Greenwich at JFK)
Last edited by st530; Jan 11, 2024 at 7:00 pm
Jan 12, 2024, 7:38 pm
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Has anyone had any issues with FFD and accessing Chelsea? I will be arriving in MIA from GIG but connecting to JFK for my SFO A321T in First. At some point today, it occurred to me that I should have access to FFD at MIA. I was curious to know if I dinned at FFD in MIA, I may not be eligible to do so at JFK despite having an 8-hour layover to deal with.
Thanks in advance for tips and feedback.
Thanks in advance for tips and feedback.
Jan 12, 2024, 8:21 pm
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Has anyone had any issues with FFD and accessing Chelsea? I will be arriving in MIA from GIG but connecting to JFK for my SFO A321T in First. At some point today, it occurred to me that I should have access to FFD at MIA. I was curious to know if I dinned at FFD in MIA, I may not be eligible to do so at JFK despite having an 8-hour layover to deal with.
Thanks in advance for tips and feedback.
Thanks in advance for tips and feedback.
Jan 12, 2024, 9:03 pm
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Except when you tell Ms. G in the MIA FL that you dined at FFD in JFK on the way down to MIA and she tells you FFD is limited to 1 location per day and then you have to sit in the FL and watch the FFD doors and not be allowed in.....
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