WHich AA lounge to use in MIA?
Mar 11, 2019, 10:09 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 309
WHich AA lounge to use in MIA?
For someone flying
LHR-MIA in Club World on BA
connecting to
MIA-KIN (Kingston, Jamaica) on AA in First on the same day?
And has an Amex Platinum card
Which is the best lounge to use? Has about 3 hours to kill.
Thanks
LHR-MIA in Club World on BA
connecting to
MIA-KIN (Kingston, Jamaica) on AA in First on the same day?
And has an Amex Platinum card
Which is the best lounge to use? Has about 3 hours to kill.
Thanks
Mar 11, 2019, 10:23 am
#2
Join Date: Jan 2003
Programs: American Airlines Platinum, National Executive
Posts: 3,790
The only lounge I've been to in MIA was the Admirals Club at D30. It was very nice and was renovated recently.
If you get AA Flagship Lounge access (also at D30), surely it's even better, and I've heard great things about the AA lounge in the E concourse. But if you go to the D30 Admirals Club, it's very nice.
If you get AA Flagship Lounge access (also at D30), surely it's even better, and I've heard great things about the AA lounge in the E concourse. But if you go to the D30 Admirals Club, it's very nice.
Mar 11, 2019, 10:25 am
#3
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Flagship Lounge, based on your same day LHR-MIA flight in business.
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Mar 11, 2019, 5:34 pm
#7
Join Date: Feb 2017
Programs: AA : EXP / AR : ORO
Posts: 55
As suggested, go to the Flagship Lounge on D30. Plenty of seating options, self-service food and drinks, working and resting areas, showers.
There's also an Admirals Club by D15, which has also been recently renovated, but it's smaller and doesn't have much to offer, just the basis.
And I haven't been to the Club at E, but sure not worth all the walking.
American Express has a Centurion Lounge by D12, which some like.
But in my experience AA's Flagship Lounge is the best option.
There's also an Admirals Club by D15, which has also been recently renovated, but it's smaller and doesn't have much to offer, just the basis.
And I haven't been to the Club at E, but sure not worth all the walking.
American Express has a Centurion Lounge by D12, which some like.
But in my experience AA's Flagship Lounge is the best option.
Mar 11, 2019, 7:17 pm
#10
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: South Florida, USA
Programs: AA PPRO (OW Emerarld), BA Silver, DL PM
Posts: 491
I find that any lounge decision at MIA is completely dependent on your departure gate. Yes the flagship lounge at D30 is the nicest (although it turns into a preschool at 8 PM before the South America departures), followed very closely by the club in E. However, if your flight to Kingston is leaving from anywhere from D 20 down to D1 I would go to the crowded but nice Centurion Lounge at D 15 or the even more crowded and not as nice AC at D 12. The D concourse is a full mile-long and the gates are not evenly spaced so if you're not familiar with the airport you may well want to look at the concourse map once you re-clear security and then make your decision. I forget where Corona Beach House is and although it's crowded it's probably the best deal with priority pass.
Mar 11, 2019, 8:02 pm
#11
Join Date: Apr 2011
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D30 Flagship Lounge and the E Concourse Admirals Club are not that far apart due to the fact that you can go to D31 and use the cutover to E, the lounge is on the right once you exit the cut over, ,next to E5.
Lately many of AA's LGA flights have been leaving from Concourse E, I have no problems using that lounge, in fact the "adult beverage" selection there is better than any of the D lounges.
Lately many of AA's LGA flights have been leaving from Concourse E, I have no problems using that lounge, in fact the "adult beverage" selection there is better than any of the D lounges.
Last edited by Nomorepretzels; Mar 11, 2019 at 8:08 pm
Mar 11, 2019, 9:58 pm
#12
Join Date: Jan 2019
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I find that any lounge decision at MIA is completely dependent on your departure gate. Yes the flagship lounge at D30 is the nicest (although it turns into a preschool at 8 PM before the South America departures), followed very closely by the club in E. However, if your flight to Kingston is leaving from anywhere from D 20 down to D1 I would go to the crowded but nice Centurion Lounge at D 15 or the even more crowded and not as nice AC at D 12. The D concourse is a full mile-long and the gates are not evenly spaced so if you're not familiar with the airport you may well want to look at the concourse map once you re-clear security and then make your decision. I forget where Corona Beach House is and although it's crowded it's probably the best deal with priority pass.
Mar 12, 2019, 2:00 am
#14
Join Date: Aug 2018
Programs: Qantas
Posts: 85
+1 for AA Flagship lounge.
Not just the lounge, but also the staff. We were booked on the second last MIA-MSY flight of the night which broke after we boarded. The flight was cancelled and the rebooking line was hundreds deep. I went straight back to the flagship lounge and she had us booked on the final flight of the night. Our bags even made the connection!
I was the only person rebooking at the flagship lounge. She was confused why nobody else was there (she actually didn't believe me that the flight was cancelled initially, as nobody told her and the system wasn't updated for almost an hour after we deplaned). We actually had seats on both flights until the cancellation came through.
Sorry - going OT - point is, the lounge especially the staff is the best you'll find in MIA.
Not just the lounge, but also the staff. We were booked on the second last MIA-MSY flight of the night which broke after we boarded. The flight was cancelled and the rebooking line was hundreds deep. I went straight back to the flagship lounge and she had us booked on the final flight of the night. Our bags even made the connection!
I was the only person rebooking at the flagship lounge. She was confused why nobody else was there (she actually didn't believe me that the flight was cancelled initially, as nobody told her and the system wasn't updated for almost an hour after we deplaned). We actually had seats on both flights until the cancellation came through.
Sorry - going OT - point is, the lounge especially the staff is the best you'll find in MIA.