May 5, 2019, 9:46 pm
Last edit by: JDiver
Dallas - Ft. Worth International Airport - DFW Terminal D
Admirals Club, Flagship Lounge and Flagship First Dining
OPEN NOW 16 May 2019
Admirals Club, Flagship Lounge and Flagship First Dining
OPEN NOW 16 May 2019
LOCATION: Terminal D (International Terminal), Departures floor, between Gates D23 and D24.
See https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/amer...er-thread.html for discussion of the American Airlines Admirals Club lounges in other terminals.
Link to DFW AA lounge information.
Link to one world DFW lounge directory and access information
Terminal D temporary Premium Lounge near Gate 34 is now CLOSED.
ACCESS:
Admirals Club: Admirals Club members, oneworld Sapphire and AAdvantage Platinum, Platinum Pro or higher status members, oneworld Sapphire or Emerald flyers*
Flagship Lounge (oneworld Emeralds, Sapphires and those traveling in oneworld First or AA or oneworld First or Business*
Flagship First Dining: AA and BA international three class Flagship First passengers only. This not a oneworld lounge: there is no admission by status, lounge membership for other than Concierge Key members with passes.
*American Airlines Airlines AAdvantage members, regardless of their tier status or class of travel, are not eligble for lounge access when travelling solely on North American flights within or between the U.S, Canada, Mexico (except Mexico City), the Bahamas, Bermuda and the Carribean. For more information, visit http://aa.com/i18n/travelInformation...miralsClub.jsp
Extensive photos at Andys Travel Blog link
Admirals Club report by Craig at Middle Age Miles linkhttps://www.middleagemiles.com/2019/...admirals-club/
Courtesy of Middle Age Miles
Link to the archived thread discussing the closure of the Terminal D Admirals Club and interim Flagship Dining facility on 7 April 2018.
Link to the archived thread discussing the opening of the interim Premium Lounge serving oneworld Emeralds and Sapphires, passengers flying First or Business on qualifying international flights, affected by the closure of the Terminal D Admirals Club and interim Flagship Dining facility on 7 April 2018.
Dallas DFW D Admirals Club, Flagship Lounge, Flagship First Dining
Aug 28, 2019, 10:04 pm
#181
Join Date: Mar 2005
Programs: UA 1K and PP, AA PPro (3MM, former CK), Marriott Ambassador and LTT, Uber One
Posts: 1,348
@TWA884 You were spot on with your reply.
I was at FL Monday and have to say I was very underwhelmed with the food. Sampled stuff was either bland or too salty. One of the managers must have seen my facial expressions and came over asked what's going on with the food. I gave him my opinions and hopefully the comments were passed upstream as well as downstream too.
Will be back at DFW tomorrow and if time permits, I'll stop in again. Otherwise, I'll pass. LA and JFK FL I've visited thus far have been spot on tasty food options.
I was at FL Monday and have to say I was very underwhelmed with the food. Sampled stuff was either bland or too salty. One of the managers must have seen my facial expressions and came over asked what's going on with the food. I gave him my opinions and hopefully the comments were passed upstream as well as downstream too.
Will be back at DFW tomorrow and if time permits, I'll stop in again. Otherwise, I'll pass. LA and JFK FL I've visited thus far have been spot on tasty food options.
Aug 29, 2019, 8:58 am
#182
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: coastal Croatia
Programs: BAEC Gold, M&M Senator
Posts: 2,181
I know this is anecdotal but I was allowed to do this during a connection in MIA in June. Arrived BA first connecting to AA domestic first. Just showed my BA boarding pass and asked when entering the club and they gave me a FFD invite.
Sep 8, 2019, 10:41 am
#183
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 399
I am going to try this tomorrow morning if I have enough time, flying AA. Glad to know I dont have to go through security twice, I'll get dropped off at T4. usually fly out of T1 or T2 from FLL so PP is usually useless. Want to try and get some benefit from it.
Sep 8, 2019, 11:44 am
#184
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 24
https://thepointsguy.com/news/no-pri...r-all-members/
Sep 9, 2019, 8:07 am
#185
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 170
Or alternately, you can combine all of the worst/most conservative advice in this thread to make your 5 hours in DFW the most joyless experience possible:
- Under no circumstances take the train. Be sure to walk between all points in DFW.
- Avoid the Flagship Lounge with its assortment of quality beverages and pretty good food. You'll be much happier with a free Bud Light (America's favorite beer!) and some dry snacks at an Admiral's Club
- Be sure to arrive at your gate at least an hour prior to boarding, just to be safe
- Under no circumstances take the train. Be sure to walk between all points in DFW.
- Avoid the Flagship Lounge with its assortment of quality beverages and pretty good food. You'll be much happier with a free Bud Light (America's favorite beer!) and some dry snacks at an Admiral's Club
- Be sure to arrive at your gate at least an hour prior to boarding, just to be safe
Sep 9, 2019, 8:47 pm
#186
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 399
Posts above are pre-August. Rules changed on August 1. No airport restaurants for Amex-obtained Priority Pass cardholders.
https://thepointsguy.com/news/no-pri...r-all-members/
https://thepointsguy.com/news/no-pri...r-all-members/
What sucks is they dont give you a receipt so not sure how it is billed to PP but if it is billed per item restaurants definitely take advantage. Hopefully PP pays like 50% whether or not they spend $5 or $25. Also sucks that you cant use remaining balance to tip
Sep 22, 2019, 6:44 pm
#187
Join Date: Mar 2005
Programs: UA 1K and PP, AA PPro (3MM, former CK), Marriott Ambassador and LTT, Uber One
Posts: 1,348
Quick observations on the state of the DFW FL today:
It is nice that they are rotating the food options with a reasonable frequency. Im not sure if the other FL have improved in that regard as well, since I dont visit them often enough.
On the the other hand, I find the options theyre rotating in to be going downhill. Much of this is personal preference, of course. Todays selections were pork (very bland) and mahi mahi soffrito (rubbery). The exhibition station had bruschetta (tasty but not very high end).
The sushi trays, over the course of 2+ hours, always had the exact same single roll option.
They continue to have execution issues with the things they do try to provide. They ran out of the mini cupcakes (delicious!) so started bringing out AC brownies. They ran out of Diet Coke cans. There were long periods when the charcuterie trays were completely, or nearly, empty. The salads had almost no dressing. Food was mislabeled. Multiple bottles of liquor sat empty (even after guests put them on the counter rather than the display so they were more obvious). Both food trays for certain options disappeared for 5+ minutes on multiple occasions. I know this is the newest club, but they should have plenty of history by now so they can anticipate the demand for staples like Diet Coke and should be able to see that theyre running low on entrees and sides.
Of course, it is still a better option than terminal or AC (and imho better than CL) but I hope they can improve on some of these issues.
It is nice that they are rotating the food options with a reasonable frequency. Im not sure if the other FL have improved in that regard as well, since I dont visit them often enough.
On the the other hand, I find the options theyre rotating in to be going downhill. Much of this is personal preference, of course. Todays selections were pork (very bland) and mahi mahi soffrito (rubbery). The exhibition station had bruschetta (tasty but not very high end).
The sushi trays, over the course of 2+ hours, always had the exact same single roll option.
They continue to have execution issues with the things they do try to provide. They ran out of the mini cupcakes (delicious!) so started bringing out AC brownies. They ran out of Diet Coke cans. There were long periods when the charcuterie trays were completely, or nearly, empty. The salads had almost no dressing. Food was mislabeled. Multiple bottles of liquor sat empty (even after guests put them on the counter rather than the display so they were more obvious). Both food trays for certain options disappeared for 5+ minutes on multiple occasions. I know this is the newest club, but they should have plenty of history by now so they can anticipate the demand for staples like Diet Coke and should be able to see that theyre running low on entrees and sides.
Of course, it is still a better option than terminal or AC (and imho better than CL) but I hope they can improve on some of these issues.
Last edited by ikwia; Sep 22, 2019 at 7:07 pm
Sep 22, 2019, 9:40 pm
#188
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 2,384
All Day Dining FFD?
Departing 8am DFW-ORD (terminal C) then connecting to NRT on JAL in F. I'd rather have a meal in FFD thanAA First. What time should I arrive at the lounge in terminal D? I'm not a big traditional western breakfast person, so would likely want to order from All Day Dining. Will that be a challenge? What time should I depart the lounge? 7.15am?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Last edited by bmchris; Sep 22, 2019 at 9:50 pm
Sep 22, 2019, 11:33 pm
#189
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: NYC
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 1,372
Departing 8am DFW-ORD (terminal C) then connecting to NRT on JAL in F. I'd rather have a meal in FFD thanAA First. What time should I arrive at the lounge in terminal D? I'm not a big traditional western breakfast person, so would likely want to order from All Day Dining. Will that be a challenge? What time should I depart the lounge? 7.15am?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Aside from that, with respect to menus, you wouldn't be able to order from the All-Day menu before the All-Day menu starts. If you were there during breakfast time, you would have to order from the breakfast menu.
You will have access to the regular Flagship Lounge, though.
Sep 23, 2019, 10:08 am
#191
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2010
Programs: AA
Posts: 14,741
Quick observations on the state of the DFW FL today:
It is nice that they are rotating the food options with a reasonable frequency. Im not sure if the other FL have improved in that regard as well, since I dont visit them often enough.
On the the other hand, I find the options theyre rotating in to be going downhill. Much of this is personal preference, of course. Todays selections were pork (very bland) and mahi mahi soffrito (rubbery). The exhibition station had bruschetta (tasty but not very high end).
The sushi trays, over the course of 2+ hours, always had the exact same single roll option.
They continue to have execution issues with the things they do try to provide. They ran out of the mini cupcakes (delicious!) so started bringing out AC brownies. They ran out of Diet Coke cans. There were long periods when the charcuterie trays were completely, or nearly, empty. The salads had almost no dressing. Food was mislabeled. Multiple bottles of liquor sat empty (even after guests put them on the counter rather than the display so they were more obvious). Both food trays for certain options disappeared for 5+ minutes on multiple occasions. I know this is the newest club, but they should have plenty of history by now so they can anticipate the demand for staples like Diet Coke and should be able to see that theyre running low on entrees and sides.
Of course, it is still a better option than terminal or AC (and imho better than CL) but I hope they can improve on some of these issues.
It is nice that they are rotating the food options with a reasonable frequency. Im not sure if the other FL have improved in that regard as well, since I dont visit them often enough.
On the the other hand, I find the options theyre rotating in to be going downhill. Much of this is personal preference, of course. Todays selections were pork (very bland) and mahi mahi soffrito (rubbery). The exhibition station had bruschetta (tasty but not very high end).
The sushi trays, over the course of 2+ hours, always had the exact same single roll option.
They continue to have execution issues with the things they do try to provide. They ran out of the mini cupcakes (delicious!) so started bringing out AC brownies. They ran out of Diet Coke cans. There were long periods when the charcuterie trays were completely, or nearly, empty. The salads had almost no dressing. Food was mislabeled. Multiple bottles of liquor sat empty (even after guests put them on the counter rather than the display so they were more obvious). Both food trays for certain options disappeared for 5+ minutes on multiple occasions. I know this is the newest club, but they should have plenty of history by now so they can anticipate the demand for staples like Diet Coke and should be able to see that theyre running low on entrees and sides.
Of course, it is still a better option than terminal or AC (and imho better than CL) but I hope they can improve on some of these issues.
Sep 28, 2019, 7:00 am
#192
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: New Orleans (MSY)
Programs: AA EXP, IHG PLT, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Explorist, Amtrak, WN
Posts: 2,617
Does it state in writing anywhere that BA F pax are allowed FFD access at DFW? About to book an AA codeshare BA DFW-LHR ticket and would like to make sure.
Sep 28, 2019, 11:43 am
#193
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: NYC
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 1,372
AFAIK, it's not in writing anywhere publicly. But it's fairly well-established here anecdotally that BA F passengers from DFW get access to FFD per BA agreement with AA.
Sep 28, 2019, 11:58 am
#194
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: New Orleans (MSY)
Programs: AA EXP, IHG PLT, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Explorist, Amtrak, WN
Posts: 2,617
Does anyone know if being on an AA codeshare would affect this at all? Thank you.
