May 5, 2019, 9:46 pm
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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 Andy’s 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
Jan 29, 2020, 12:14 pm
#241
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: DEN
Programs: AA EXP, AA Million Miles, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,586
Would still like to know if this is just access to FFD - or if it's access to the FL as well. Seems like the former, but a little unclear.
Jan 29, 2020, 2:10 pm
#242
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Austin
Programs: AA EXP +2MM- LT PLT! HH Diamond
Posts: 6,087
Right - this here is a discussion board. For discussion of opinions on things like this. I also generally don't drink much other than water and an occasional glass of wine when I'm flying.
Would still like to know if this is just access to FFD - or if it's access to the FL as well. Seems like the former, but a little unclear.
Would still like to know if this is just access to FFD - or if it's access to the FL as well. Seems like the former, but a little unclear.
On the other hand, if didn't include access to the FL, it would be a quite burdensome logistical exercise to track who couldn't exit the FFD and hang out at the FL for some time. Staff/shift changes would add to the confusion.
Jan 29, 2020, 3:05 pm
#243
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: phoenix
Programs: AA , 3MM, CK, Marriott Titanim
Posts: 64
Had Breakfast in Flagship Dining a few days ago. Food came out cold....service was not very good... may have been a bit early for them but overall it was not a great experience....
I will try Dinner next time...maybe it will be better...
I will try Dinner next time...maybe it will be better...
Feb 2, 2020, 3:23 pm
#244
Join Date: Mar 2005
Programs: UA 1K and PP, AA PPro (3MM, former CK), Marriott Ambassador and LTT, Uber One
Posts: 1,348
I am shocked at how this FL continues to underperform the others. Today, there was a 20 minute period where one of the 2 entrees at the buffet was completely out (yes, really) and the other entree had a single piece of beef that looked so sad that no one took it in that entire period. The FFD menu is still unchanged, and service is so poor. 10+ minute wait for champagne because the person who was supposed to bring it got involved in a non-work conversation with a coworker? Multiple 10+ minute periods where NO server was in the dining room, even though there were 3 servers working and only 3 guests at 2 tables? That's unacceptable.
On a positive note, the butter chicken at the exhibition station was great, and the General Tso's chicken on the buffet was pretty good, as well.
On a positive note, the butter chicken at the exhibition station was great, and the General Tso's chicken on the buffet was pretty good, as well.
Feb 2, 2020, 11:05 pm
#245
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: New York City + Vail, CO
Programs: American Airlines Executive Platinum, Marriott Bonvoy Ambassador Elite
Posts: 3,226
I have a six hour layover at DFW later this year and might consider it if I can’t SDFC.
Feb 5, 2020, 10:06 am
#246
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: ELP
Programs: AA EXP/LT PLAT, Marriott Titanium/LT PLAT
Posts: 4,120
Anybody eaten any of the entrees lately? I have a 6 hour layover in DFW today and will have access to FFD and was wondering if it is even worth eating there.
Thanks
Will write up a review if I do go there.
Thanks
Will write up a review if I do go there.
Feb 5, 2020, 10:31 am
#247
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Austin
Programs: AA EXP +2MM- LT PLT! HH Diamond
Posts: 6,087
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Feb 5, 2020, 12:43 pm
#248
Join Date: May 2011
Location: DFW
Programs: AA EXP, LT Gold
Posts: 3,148
6 hours is a long time. Even if you choose to pay for your meal at a great Terminal D restaurant (like Brewed), you might as well stop in the FFD and have a free drink or two. It's a nice, quiet space at the very minimum.
Feb 5, 2020, 3:30 pm
#249
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: ELP
Programs: AA EXP/LT PLAT, Marriott Titanium/LT PLAT
Posts: 4,120
Out of Krug and the second option 😱
They ran out of Krug as well as the Rose this afternoon. I was able to enjoy one glass of Krug and that was it. The substitute was terrible — a Brut of some sort.
I ended up grabbing some oysters, and étouffee at Pappadeux before heading to the FFD for dinner.
Food at the FFD was nothing to write home about since the last time I was in here.
I ended up grabbing some oysters, and étouffee at Pappadeux before heading to the FFD for dinner.
Food at the FFD was nothing to write home about since the last time I was in here.
Feb 5, 2020, 3:49 pm
#250
Moderator: American AAdvantage, Travel Safety/Security & Texas, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: AUS / GRK
Programs: AA, HHonors, Hertz
Posts: 13,492
AA "Staff"-(at "border control"/check in) I have had warmer receptions from East German border guards and USSR passport control than the ....... "welcoming" staff. In fact it was reminiscent of every Eastern Bloc border crossing I ever made.
FL Staff-Fabulous. They get the idea of Flagship, but just don't have the tools, other than a smile and extra effort.
Not impressive.
FL Staff-Fabulous. They get the idea of Flagship, but just don't have the tools, other than a smile and extra effort.
Not impressive.
No, there is no way to compare it to the QR lounges at DOH (heck, everything on QR and at DOH is way over the top), but I definitely thought the agents were fine. She did tell me that unfortunately they don't announce the QR flight, though they do announce the AA flights to Europe. It really makes me wonder why, as I'm sure most days there are at least a few people in the lounge traveling on that QR flight.
I guess I could have checked out the QR lounge; when I checked in they told me that there was a golf cart that would take me from just past security to the lounge, and another to the gate. But when I flew BA a few years ago, that lounge wasn't anything special, so I assumed the QR one would be similar.
Overall, I found the Flagship Lounge to be fine. Similar to those at JFK, ORD, and LAX (none really stand out to me as shining more than the others). None are nearly at the level of the old US Airways Envoy Lounge at PHL. But any are far better than the normal AA lounges I've experienced.
Feb 5, 2020, 4:56 pm
#251
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Austin
Programs: AA EXP +2MM- LT PLT! HH Diamond
Posts: 6,087
They ran out of Krug as well as the Rose this afternoon. I was able to enjoy one glass of Krug and that was it. The substitute was terrible — a Brut of some sort.
I ended up grabbing some oysters, and étouffee at Pappadeux before heading to the FFD for dinner.
Food at the FFD was nothing to write home about since the last time I was in here.
I ended up grabbing some oysters, and étouffee at Pappadeux before heading to the FFD for dinner.
Food at the FFD was nothing to write home about since the last time I was in here.
Last edited by teemuflyer; Feb 5, 2020 at 5:13 pm
Feb 5, 2020, 11:29 pm
#252
Join Date: Mar 2005
Programs: UA 1K and PP, AA PPro (3MM, former CK), Marriott Ambassador and LTT, Uber One
Posts: 1,348
Feb 7, 2020, 9:19 am
#255
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Austin
Programs: AA EXP +2MM- LT PLT! HH Diamond
Posts: 6,087
They ran out of Krug as well as the Rose this afternoon. I was able to enjoy one glass of Krug and that was it. The substitute was terrible — a Brut of some sort.
I ended up grabbing some oysters, and étouffee at Pappadeux before heading to the FFD for dinner.
Food at the FFD was nothing to write home about since the last time I was in here.
I ended up grabbing some oysters, and étouffee at Pappadeux before heading to the FFD for dinner.
Food at the FFD was nothing to write home about since the last time I was in here.