1/4MM@20

It looks to me like the qualification has changed slightly. From the AA website:

"You may benefit from our exclusive Flagship Check-in service if you are:

Traveling First Class onboard an international American or select oneworld alliance� carrier* anywhere in your outbound itinerary"

So I am flying LHR-JFK-LAX-LAS. LHR-JFK and JFK-LAX in First arrive LAX at 10pm and connect to LAS on the first flight the next morning. Can I use the Flagship check-in at LAX? I am flying first in my outbound itinerary but does the overnight connection work against me?

BrewerSEA

No, you are not flying First in your outbound itinerary, quite the reverse.

They mean to allow people connecting to 3-class F. In fact, back in October I used Flagship check-in when booked LAX-SFO-HKG in AA Y/CX F. Whether I would have been permitted had there been a 24 hour stopover in SFO, I can't say. A literal reading would seem to allow it but I imagine you might not be admitted regardless.

reeg2

http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/04...xperience.html

akarneboge

They are currently building one to the left of Checkpoint 8 in T3 at ORD as well. It's been under construction for ~2 months now.

Apieinthesky

Indeed. It's been on the AA website for a while now.
http://www.aa.com/i18n/urls/flagshipcheckin.jsp

sts603

I wonder if the access rules will be the same for ORD, DFW and JFK? LHR is the outliar with much more liberal access rules but alas, its also the least helpful set up of them. There is no direct security feed. Of course, BA didn't even install that for their F check-in in the brand new T5 (though non-lounge ground operations for premium pax is not that airline's strong suit).

Upgraded!

I find it difficult to believe that ORD and DFW will have the same policy as MIA and LAX given the simple fact that there are substantially fewer three-class flights. Assuming all three have similar numbers of people who are CK or using 5* it will be used significantly less at these airports.

ORD's three-class flights currently include: 2x LHR, 1x PVG, 1x NRT plus the 1x JL flight departing T3.

DFW has about the same with: 2x LHR, 2x NRT and 1x GRU (and temporarily MAD, FRA and CDG).

Granted ORD may get GRU and DFW may see ICN before the 772 goes two class but still, not many compared to:

LAX which has: 1x PEK, 1x PVG, 1x NRT, 1x LHR, 2x MIA and up to 10x JFK

MIA with: 2x LAX, 2x LHR, 2x EZE, 3x GRU and 2x LHR on BA (since there's airside access) plus the domestic connections of the F pax deplaning those flights inbound from aforementioned destinations.

FWAAA

PEK is ORD, not LAX, and ORD has the seasonal adjustments have returned ORD its third 777 flight to LHR, so the current total is seven daily 3-class flights.

I might be mistaken, but with the intense competition with UA at ORD, catering to important passengers might outweigh the smaller number of 3-class flights.

sts603

UA has its IFL at ORD, but no meaningful separate check-in area.

FWAAA

AA certainly doesn't have to be a follower - it's permitted to lead once in a while. Looks like advantage to AA on this one.

AAerSTL

Much ado about nothing. More tacky frosted partitions, fake plants and chairs. Big deal. Use the area at MIA and LHR, it's more convenient to just go to the closest counter in the priority AAccess or F line.

AAerSTL

Actually UA ORD has had a Premierlobby with dedicated security for UGS and international F passengers since early 2008. They recently renovated the area with new lighting and a Chicago backdrop mural of sorts behind the pod style counters.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ricksch...2820/lightbox/

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...lobby-ord.html

http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/story?i...1#.UWh5qldvDyo

Apieinthesky

DFW is 3x LHR I believe.

reeg2

AA 3x 777 (2x 772 1x 77W with 2x 77W 1x 772 starting in a month or so)
BA 1x 744

Apieinthesky

When do you see 2x 77W on DFW-LHR?