Surprising Airports with no lounge access for AA elites
May 24, 2017, 10:44 am
#31
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Step 2: Remove Citi Prestige access
Step 3: "Look, the lounges are underutilized, we can't justify them to our shareholders"
May 24, 2017, 10:59 am
#32
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Beantown! (BOS)
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May 24, 2017, 11:05 am
#34
Join Date: May 2012
Location: HNL
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I know this is AA forum, but JL business class lounge (Sakura Lounge) at NRT does have shower. There are two Sakura Lounge at NRT Terminal 2, Main Terminal and Satellite Terminal. Satellite Terminal Sakura Lounge does not have shower facility, but Main Terminal Sakura Lounge does have shower facility.
May 24, 2017, 11:12 am
#35
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I know this is AA forum, but JL business class lounge (Sakura Lounge) at NRT does have shower. There are two Sakura Lounge at NRT Terminal 2, Main Terminal and Satellite Terminal. Satellite Terminal Sakura Lounge does not have shower facility, but Main Terminal Sakura Lounge does have shower facility.
May 24, 2017, 11:22 am
#36
Join Date: Dec 2009
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I haven't! I found a thread from 2000 here, but I've never noticed it myself. It's crazy because I've checked in there many times.
I'll keep my eyes peeled next time.
I'll keep my eyes peeled next time.
May 24, 2017, 11:44 am
#37
Join Date: May 2008
Location: NYC
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The first time I flew to Austin, I was really shocked to see not only an AA lounge, but also a UA one.
The few times I've been in the AA lounge at AUS (before going elsewhere to connect for an international flight) it has always been rather dead. I've chatted with the lounge staff and they said it is like that all the time--except for a few hours before the afternoon BA flight to LHR, then it gets crazy.
To the OP - At SFO, Aren't T1 and T2 connected so you can get to the AC?
May 24, 2017, 2:13 pm
#38
Join Date: May 2011
Location: CMH
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CMH just finished a nice remodel and still no lounge, just a USO.
May 24, 2017, 4:55 pm
#39
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- Why would AS have a lounge for AA folks when they aren't running their own lounge at SFO at the moment, and why would AA have a lounge in a terminal they don't fly out of?
(AS is contracting with CX for their own lounge members, but that doesn't cover AA.)- AS is going to be moving to T2 soon enough thanks to the VX acquisition...
May 24, 2017, 6:18 pm
#40
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With your philosophy, AA should have only one large AC at DFW since the train is available.
IMO, if AA flights continue to use Term E, then I believe Term E needs an AC.
May 24, 2017, 9:19 pm
#42
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: SFO
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Not sure why it'd be more appealing to shareholders if they were losing even more money by giving free access to a lot more people.
May 24, 2017, 9:35 pm
#43
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May 25, 2017, 7:02 pm
#44
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My experience has been quite different with AUS, both when I lived there and now that I'm back there several times a year. Admittedly, I probably fly more in the PM so perhaps I encounter the BA traffic more often, but it can be difficult to even find a seat. And never in all of my years of using the lounge has it ever seemed dead to me.
To the OP - At SFO, Aren't T1 and T2 connected so you can get to the AC?
To the OP - At SFO, Aren't T1 and T2 connected so you can get to the AC?
May 25, 2017, 9:53 pm
#45
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Not sure how the Prestige fits in. I'm willing to bet quite a few more Executive holders or actual members than that washed up card.