ARCHIVE: Guide to Flagship Lounge Access (expanded 2017) thru 2018
Oct 11, 2018, 11:54 pm
#452
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 4
[PLEASE IGNORE, sorry just saw the previous post]
Wondering if someone can help me with this question.
I am arriving ORD on CX 806, First Class. Connecting same day on American, separate ticket, economy class.
No status of any kind.
Would I have access to Flagship lounge in ORD T3?
Thanks a lot.
Wondering if someone can help me with this question.
I am arriving ORD on CX 806, First Class. Connecting same day on American, separate ticket, economy class.
No status of any kind.
Would I have access to Flagship lounge in ORD T3?
Thanks a lot.
Last edited by charliechenxx; Oct 12, 2018 at 2:25 am
Oct 16, 2018, 6:56 pm
#453
Join Date: May 2017
Location: San Francisco
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 369
Flying JFK/SFO in F and my girlfriend is traveling JFK/ORD at the same time. AA.com says there are no guests allowed for transcontinental pax, but in practice is the Flagship Lounge (or FFD) at JFK ever lenient here? I assume not, but figure it's worth asking.
Oct 16, 2018, 7:45 pm
#454
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: NYC
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 1,372
[PLEASE IGNORE, sorry just saw the previous post]
Wondering if someone can help me with this question.
I am arriving ORD on CX 806, First Class. Connecting same day on American, separate ticket, economy class.
No status of any kind.
Would I have access to Flagship lounge in ORD T3?
Thanks a lot.
Wondering if someone can help me with this question.
I am arriving ORD on CX 806, First Class. Connecting same day on American, separate ticket, economy class.
No status of any kind.
Would I have access to Flagship lounge in ORD T3?
Thanks a lot.
She'll most likely be turned away. They are not lenient when it comes to granting guest access when it's explicitly forbidden. The only passengers granted a guest to FFD are International F Class passengers, and the only passengers granted a guest to the Flagship Lounge are International F Class passengers, OW Sapphire and Emerald (non-AA) on any OW itinerary, and AA Plat, PlatPro, and EXP on international itineraries. And CK on any itinerary with 2 guests.
Last edited by DMPHL; Oct 16, 2018 at 7:51 pm
Oct 21, 2018, 2:02 pm
#455
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: SFO/AMS
Programs: Krisflyer Gold
Posts: 15
ORD Flagship Access on IB J
I am currently booked on a redeye SFO-ORD (UA) and ORD-MAD (IB J) on separate tickets. My inbound flight into ORD gets in rather early (around 8 am) where as my IB J flight departs in the evening at 5 pm.
I'm hoping to zip into the Flagship lounge for a shower + food & work prior to my Iberia flight in the pm. Will I be allowed access based on a same-day OW J flight, even if it is much later in the day & I arrived on a *A flight?
Thanks for your help!
I'm hoping to zip into the Flagship lounge for a shower + food & work prior to my Iberia flight in the pm. Will I be allowed access based on a same-day OW J flight, even if it is much later in the day & I arrived on a *A flight?
Thanks for your help!
Last edited by chemboy; Oct 21, 2018 at 2:07 pm
Oct 21, 2018, 3:51 pm
#456
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: MDE
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I am currently booked on a redeye SFO-ORD (UA) and ORD-MAD (IB J) on separate tickets. My inbound flight into ORD gets in rather early (around 8 am) where as my IB J flight departs in the evening at 5 pm.
I'm hoping to zip into the Flagship lounge for a shower + food & work prior to my Iberia flight in the pm. Will I be allowed access based on a same-day OW J flight, even if it is much later in the day & I arrived on a *A flight?
I'm hoping to zip into the Flagship lounge for a shower + food & work prior to my Iberia flight in the pm. Will I be allowed access based on a same-day OW J flight, even if it is much later in the day & I arrived on a *A flight?
Though, if you have checked bags you will not be able to hand them over to AA until 4 hours prior to departure, so unless you have a place to stash them, you won't be able to go through security to airside.
Oct 21, 2018, 9:31 pm
#457
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: SFO/AMS
Programs: Krisflyer Gold
Posts: 15
Yes - you can use the FL all day long. Getting there early is not a problem. AA does not care and probably does not know that you arrived on another airline. Your situation is no different that somebody who is starting their trip from ORD.
Though, if you have checked bags you will not be able to hand them over to AA until 4 hours prior to departure, so unless you have a place to stash them, you won't be able to go through security to airside.
Though, if you have checked bags you will not be able to hand them over to AA until 4 hours prior to departure, so unless you have a place to stash them, you won't be able to go through security to airside.
I plan to travel with a carry-on & hope to stay airside upon landing in the AM until IB boards in the evening.
Oct 23, 2018, 12:22 pm
#458
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Bergen County NJ
Programs: AA EXP, B6 Mosaic 1, Amtrak Select, Marriott Plat , AMEX Plat (noted for club access reference)
Posts: 781
LATAM J Ticket Access at JFK
Pretty sure I'll have access (since LATAM is OW partner) from the aa page info, but just want to confirm if I'm on an LATAM award ticket in J (premium business) that I'll have access?
Flight is JFK-GYE (Ecuador).
Would show up extra early if I did have access vs. not showing up as early... Flight is at 00:05.
*Also what are the closing hours of the flagship lounge? I see google maps saying 11:15pm, a photo on yelp says 11:00pm and AA's website says 12:30am.*
Flight is JFK-GYE (Ecuador).
Would show up extra early if I did have access vs. not showing up as early... Flight is at 00:05.
*Also what are the closing hours of the flagship lounge? I see google maps saying 11:15pm, a photo on yelp says 11:00pm and AA's website says 12:30am.*
Last edited by theboss7593; Oct 23, 2018 at 2:33 pm
Oct 23, 2018, 7:36 pm
#459
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: NYC
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 1,372
Pretty sure I'll have access (since LATAM is OW partner) from the aa page info, but just want to confirm if I'm on an LATAM award ticket in J (premium business) that I'll have access?
Flight is JFK-GYE (Ecuador).
Would show up extra early if I did have access vs. not showing up as early... Flight is at 00:05.
*Also what are the closing hours of the flagship lounge? I see google maps saying 11:15pm, a photo on yelp says 11:00pm and AA's website says 12:30am.*
Flight is JFK-GYE (Ecuador).
Would show up extra early if I did have access vs. not showing up as early... Flight is at 00:05.
*Also what are the closing hours of the flagship lounge? I see google maps saying 11:15pm, a photo on yelp says 11:00pm and AA's website says 12:30am.*
Oct 24, 2018, 1:07 pm
#460
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Bergen County NJ
Programs: AA EXP, B6 Mosaic 1, Amtrak Select, Marriott Plat , AMEX Plat (noted for club access reference)
Posts: 781
You'll definitely have access, both because it's a J ticket on a OW airline, and because the Flagship Lounge is the designated lounge for LATAM. So no worries on that front. The Flagship Lounge stays open until about half an hour before the last departing flight, which is usually CX845 at 1:35 AM, so you'll be fine.
Nov 9, 2018, 9:31 am
#461
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Location: London, England
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I've read through this thread and still am not 100% clear—apologies if this was answered and I missed it.
Would an AA Platinum flying LHR-LAX in Premium Economy connecting to a domestic flight booked in Y get access to the LAX FL before the onward connection?
Would an AA Platinum flying LHR-LAX in Premium Economy connecting to a domestic flight booked in Y get access to the LAX FL before the onward connection?
Nov 9, 2018, 11:14 am
#462
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Nov 23, 2018, 10:52 pm
#463
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Join Date: Aug 2014
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EXP flying LAX-ORD on day 1 and ORD/-Asia the next day on the same ticket (outbound leg). Do I get flagship access at LAX, or does the international segment has to be in the same day?
Nov 23, 2018, 10:56 pm
#464
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Gatwick, UK
Programs: UA *G, BA Silver
Posts: 1,673
However, I'm not sure that the Oneworld rules are as strict - they seem to refer simply to traveling on an international itinerary - and I have got into the Qantas lounge in LAX when my international flight arrived the previous day. I don't know if it was generosity of the greeter at the door, or whether it is fully allowed.
Nov 24, 2018, 5:55 am
#465
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Global
Posts: 5,998
However, some people have reported luck by handing over their BP with "INTERNATIONAL" stamped on it. Give it a shot, but expect to be rejected (unless your international flight the next day departs before 6am).