ARCHIVE: Guide to Flagship Lounge Access (expanded 2017) thru 2018
Jan 17, 2018, 9:49 am
#301
Join Date: Aug 2002
Programs: UA 1K & 1MM/AA Gold & 1MM/HH Gold/Marriott Titanium
Posts: 2,928
Feb 9, 2018, 9:17 am
#304
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Winston Salem, NC USA
Posts: 1,074
Is Aer Lingus considered OW in regards to a Platinum's access to the FL when traveling to Ireland from the US?
Feb 9, 2018, 9:57 am
#305
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: KHOU/KIAH
Programs: AA EXP | Marriott Bonvoy Titanium| Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 11,268
Feb 12, 2018, 3:58 pm
#306
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Thousand Oaks, Ca., USA
Programs: AA Lifetime Plat; Bonvoy Titanium Lifetime Elite;Hyatt Globalist; HHonors Diamond; United Silver
Posts: 8,318
Well, I won't feel bad about not having access to Flagship First Dining at JFK now that Priority Pass has included Bobby Van's Steakhouse in T8 as one of their $28 credit towards food restaurants. Should be a lot better food than Corona Beach house in MIA.
Feb 14, 2018, 10:15 am
#307
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: BA Gold, DL PM, , Hilton Diamond (from being in a bed), SPG Plat, MR Plat
Posts: 922
Friends are flying DUB-ORD-LAX soon with no status. Will the get 'Flagship' access on layover due to arriving in business but only connecting in two class first?
Many thanks
Many thanks
Feb 14, 2018, 10:20 am
#308
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: SFO
Programs: AA EXP, SPG / Marriott GLD, HHonors GLD
Posts: 520
Yes, should get flagship lounge in ORD arriving in longhaul OW business class and your onward flight is a OW flight (of any class or domestic OR international). OW doesn't follow *A's arcane rules about needing the longhaul to be an international departure in business from that particular airport (although in fairness, UA also allows arrival access at its own lounges for longhaul business class connecting onward)
Feb 14, 2018, 10:22 am
#309
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: BA Gold, DL PM, , Hilton Diamond (from being in a bed), SPG Plat, MR Plat
Posts: 922
Yes, should get flagship lounge in ORD arriving in longhaul OW business class and your onward flight is a OW flight (of any class or domestic OR international). OW doesn't follow *A's arcane rules about needing the longhaul to be an international departure in business from that particular airport (although in fairness, UA also allows arrival access at its own lounges for longhaul business class connecting onward)
Feb 14, 2018, 10:38 am
#310
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: SFO
Programs: AA EXP, SPG / Marriott GLD, HHonors GLD
Posts: 520
Feb 14, 2018, 10:39 am
#311
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: BA Gold, DL PM, , Hilton Diamond (from being in a bed), SPG Plat, MR Plat
Posts: 922
Feb 19, 2018, 6:43 am
#312
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 146
Yes, should get flagship lounge in ORD arriving in longhaul OW business class and your onward flight is a OW flight (of any class or domestic OR international). OW doesn't follow *A's arcane rules about needing the longhaul to be an international departure in business from that particular airport (although in fairness, UA also allows arrival access at its own lounges for longhaul business class connecting onward)
That would seem to contradict a bit the wording at AA.COM, that's why I thought I won't have access. And it would make sense because I won't have a qualifying boarding pass to show (my international flight departed the previous day):
https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/...hip-lounge.jsp :
Get access if you’re departing on or connecting to a qualifying international flight ...
Feb 19, 2018, 10:10 am
#313
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: New York
Programs: AA, CX, Hyatt, Marriott
Posts: 1,484
So just to make sure I understand correctly. Connecting from (and not to) a qualifying flight grants you access? I am Plantinum, arriving with international flight in business and connecting (a couple of hours layover) to domestic in first.
That would seem to contradict a bit the wording at AA.COM, that's why I thought I won't have access. And it would make sense because I won't have a qualifying boarding pass to show (my international flight departed the previous day):
https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/...hip-lounge.jsp :
That would seem to contradict a bit the wording at AA.COM, that's why I thought I won't have access. And it would make sense because I won't have a qualifying boarding pass to show (my international flight departed the previous day):
https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/...hip-lounge.jsp :
Feb 19, 2018, 11:29 pm
#314
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: SFO
Programs: AA EXP, SPG / Marriott GLD, HHonors GLD
Posts: 520
So just to make sure I understand correctly. Connecting from (and not to) a qualifying flight grants you access? I am Plantinum, arriving with international flight in business and connecting (a couple of hours layover) to domestic in first.
That would seem to contradict a bit the wording at AA.COM, that's why I thought I won't have access. And it would make sense because I won't have a qualifying boarding pass to show (my international flight departed the previous day):
https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/...hip-lounge.jsp :
That would seem to contradict a bit the wording at AA.COM, that's why I thought I won't have access. And it would make sense because I won't have a qualifying boarding pass to show (my international flight departed the previous day):
https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/...hip-lounge.jsp :
Mar 9, 2018, 4:08 pm
#315
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 413
If I'm OW Sapphire, do I get access to the Flagship Lounge regardless of flight? Curious about two scenarios in particular:
1) JFK-SEA in First (not Flagship First)
2) JFK-LHR in Economy (booked through BA but AA metal)
From the Wiki, I think I do as my OW status is through Cathay, not American, but I'm starting to doubt myself:
In the new Flagship® Lounges (not to be confused with Flagship® Dining), eligible customers are:
**AAdvantage Executive Platinum, Platinum Pro and Platinum members traveling solely on North American itineraries (other than flights mentioned immediately above) will not qualify. North America is defined as the United States (including Hawaii and Alaska), Canada, Mexico (except Mexico City), Bermuda, the Bahamas and the Caribbean.
1) JFK-SEA in First (not Flagship First)
2) JFK-LHR in Economy (booked through BA but AA metal)
From the Wiki, I think I do as my OW status is through Cathay, not American, but I'm starting to doubt myself:
In the new Flagship® Lounges (not to be confused with Flagship® Dining), eligible customers are:
- First and Business Class customers (on qualifying international flights or 3-class transcontinental markets*)
- AAdvantage® Executive Platinum (including Concierge Key), Platinum Pro and Platinum members in any cabin (on qualifying international flights*)
- oneworld® Emerald and Sapphire members in any cabin (on all qualifying flights**)
**AAdvantage Executive Platinum, Platinum Pro and Platinum members traveling solely on North American itineraries (other than flights mentioned immediately above) will not qualify. North America is defined as the United States (including Hawaii and Alaska), Canada, Mexico (except Mexico City), Bermuda, the Bahamas and the Caribbean.