Philadelphia (PHL) Flagship Lounge (delayed)
Jul 22, 2018, 2:51 pm
#1
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Philadelphia (PHL) Flagship Lounge (delayed)
That is what I was told by an Admirals Club agent on Friday!!! Anyone else hearing this? Sad if true!!!
Jul 24, 2018, 6:31 pm
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Well I did some digging. The problem has something to do with the fact that A-West is located in Delaware County, while the remainder of the airport is in Philadelphia City/County, (which is a fact). AA is working to resolve the issues, which is also delaying other planned A-West Lounge upgrades. Anyone have any idea what the County reason could be? I wouldn't be surprised if it's being held up by the "very considerate and understanding" Philly construction Unions. Confirming what was mentioned in the above 2nd post, AA corporate simply said there is no new start date - NOT THAT IT WAS BEING DELAYED UNTIL 2020 - as indicated in the Thread Title.
Last edited by perseus11; Jul 24, 2018 at 7:22 pm
Jul 25, 2018, 4:51 pm
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I haven't been to the Centurion but I walk by it. DO you find it odd that people can see into the lounge? The AC in A West is up and out of the way, kind of defining what the lounge ideal should be (an oasis from the standard travel BS). The BA/Qatar and Centurion lounges just don't look that way to me. Perhaps I'm not seeing the whole picture?
Jul 25, 2018, 4:56 pm
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I haven't been to the Centurion but I walk by it. DO you find it odd that people can see into the lounge? The AC in A West is up and out of the way, kind of defining what the lounge ideal should be (an oasis from the standard travel BS). The BA/Qatar and Centurion lounges just don't look that way to me. Perhaps I'm not seeing the whole picture?
Jul 25, 2018, 6:01 pm
#7
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Well I did some digging. The problem has something to do with the fact that A-West is located in Delaware County, while the remainder of the airport is in Philadelphia City/County, (which is a fact). AA is working to resolve the issues, which is also delaying other planned A-West Lounge upgrades. Anyone have any idea what the County reason could be?
Jul 25, 2018, 6:11 pm
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That's a valid point but not enough to delay construction. The county's approval wouldn't be predicated on a liquor license. The longer the delay the higher the costs of material & labor will eventually be. Those never seem to go down. Liquor licenses on the market come and go.
Jul 25, 2018, 9:58 pm
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Jul 25, 2018, 10:46 pm
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Philadelphia is union wise and politically, NOT Pennsylvania. Obviously, "If the "right" people want something to be built, it can be built very quickly".
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Aug 21, 2019, 9:21 am
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Was just poking around for the same information - heading into Q4 of '19 soon and this thing is supposed to be open sometime in 2020? I just shot an email to both American and PHL inquiring about an update - we'll see if they report back with anything.