AA Guide: JFK / New York J F Kennedy International Airport - MCT, Connection, etc
Jul 29, 2018, 3:50 am
#317
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I'm flying LAX-JFK in first arriving at 0700, followed by a 12 hour layover, and then BA to LHR that evening.
I'm heading into NYC for the day, but would like to have a shower/ freshen up before doing so. Is it possible to get access to a lounge in T8 to do so?
Thanks
I'm heading into NYC for the day, but would like to have a shower/ freshen up before doing so. Is it possible to get access to a lounge in T8 to do so?
Thanks
Jul 29, 2018, 4:09 am
#318
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I'm flying LAX-JFK in first arriving at 0700, followed by a 12 hour layover, and then BA to LHR that evening.
I'm heading into NYC for the day, but would like to have a shower/ freshen up before doing so. Is it possible to get access to a lounge in T8 to do so?
Thanks
I'm heading into NYC for the day, but would like to have a shower/ freshen up before doing so. Is it possible to get access to a lounge in T8 to do so?
Thanks
Jul 29, 2018, 5:58 am
#319
Join Date: Jun 2014
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Aug 3, 2018, 7:12 pm
#320
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: FL
Programs: AA ExPlat | UA Gld | DL Gld
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I'm leaving out of T7 but want to use the Flagship lounge in T8. How much time should I buffer to get from the FL in T8 to T7 for boarding? Also, I won't be able to use my TSA pre-check because I'll be flying J on QR. It's a 10:40am flight.
Thanks,
Pandasopink
Thanks,
Pandasopink
Last edited by PandaSoPink; Aug 3, 2018 at 8:07 pm
Aug 3, 2018, 8:09 pm
#321
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Unless you're otherwise arriving into T8 on another flight, clearing security twice and having to change terminals just to use the FL before a morning flight seems like a terrible waste of time. The FL isn't that much nicer that I'd arrive at JFK earlier in the morning for, especially if I was departing from another terminal..
Aug 3, 2018, 8:50 pm
#322
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Here
Programs: SQ, QR, CX, AA, UA
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Can anyone confirm whether there are showers in the newly (2017) renovated Admirals Club in JFK Terminal 8, Concourse B? AA's website shows showers only in Concourse C Admirals Club, but maybe that hasn't been updated, as varying reports online indicate showers in the "new" Concourse B Admirals Club. Please note, this question specifically refers to Admirals Club only, not Flagship. EDIT: Admirals Club answered the question, saying there are now showers in both.
Last edited by HariOm; Aug 6, 2018 at 5:07 pm Reason: Answered
Aug 9, 2018, 6:05 pm
#323
Join Date: May 2013
Location: YYZ/YTZ/YUL
Programs: BA Gold, TK Elite
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Unless you're otherwise arriving into T8 on another flight, clearing security twice and having to change terminals just to use the FL before a morning flight seems like a terrible waste of time. The FL isn't that much nicer that I'd arrive at JFK earlier in the morning for, especially if I was departing from another terminal..
Flying out of JFK with JL (T1) in the early afternoon, but will be at JFK well before LH lounge (JL's partner in T1) opens. So I was hoping to pass that time in the FL - will TSA let me into T8, and AA into the FL (am OW Emerald) despite having a BP for T1?
(Not enough time / will be too tired to do anything other than veg out at the airport.)
Aug 9, 2018, 8:51 pm
#324
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Yes, there is no TSA rule preventing you from accessing a different terminal to the one you are departing. You can access T8 with a same day boarding pass from JFK. The people in the AA lounge may be confused by your presence though! 
Aug 10, 2018, 10:17 am
#325
Join Date: May 2013
Location: YYZ/YTZ/YUL
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Aug 20, 2018, 11:02 pm
#326
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Sacramento
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Schedule change and now- One hour connection time Domestic to Intl all on AA Metal. 7:30 A.M Arr 8:30 A.M Dep on a Sat. Impossible or normal or somewhere in between?
Aug 21, 2018, 2:13 am
#327
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Aug 21, 2018, 5:09 pm
#328
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Sep 6, 2018, 3:16 am
#329
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Rio de Janeiro
Programs: BA Oneworld
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JFK International Arrival > International connection procedure.
Can anyone talk me though the international arrival>international connection procedure for AA at JKF. I assume it will be very obvious (signage etc.) but it's always useful to have an understanding in advance. I will arriving from Rio in the morning and flying to London later that day. The ticket was bought as a connection so I hope that I can get the bags tagged to LHR when I check in at GIG. (is that how it works?). Even so, I know that I have to collect my bags in JFK but it's the part about collecting and then re-checking that I am interested to learn. Where and how is this done?. After re-checking my bags, I hope to run into Manhattan for the intervening time. On arrival back at JFK, I will be hand bags only. Thanks for your consideration of this question.