Jun 1, 2020, 4:17 pm
Last edit by: AAway
Admirals Clubs began opening 22 June 2020. (Flagship Lounges and Flagship First Dining have no immediate plans for reopening.)
Link to AA lounge changes and updates page
As of May 7, 2021:
We adhere to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines and use enhanced cleaning measures throughout our clubs.
You're required to wear a face covering in the club, but you may briefly lift or lower it while eating or drinking.
Seating in these clubs is also not available at this time.
The official notification from AA on 4 Jun 2020 (link):
“American Airlines will begin reopening Admirals Club lounges in phases, beginning June 22, after making improvements to adapt the clubs and product offerings to reinforce the well-being of customers and everyone who works in the clubs. See post 61 for a recent Club experience.
The following locations (did) open June 22 with pre-packaged snack offerings and a full-service bar for customers to enjoy complimentary and premium beverages. Hours vary by location and capacity and offerings could be limited due to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines or local orders or restrictions. List updated 15 July 2020. Link to Club openings, changes.
As food and beverages are served again, these are discussed in https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/amer...ug-2020-a.html
.
Food and drink service
As we begin to reopen, we'll have modified food and drink service. Here is what you can expect: (link to Club f&b thread)
.The following safety actions have been taken.
Link to archived 2020 posts from this thread.
Link to AA lounge changes and updates page
As of May 7, 2021:
An update on our lounges
Admirals Club® lounges are reopening in phases with new improvements to reinforce your well-being.We adhere to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines and use enhanced cleaning measures throughout our clubs.
You're required to wear a face covering in the club, but you may briefly lift or lower it while eating or drinking.
Reopened clubs
- Atlanta (ATL)
- Austin (AUS) – Gate 22
- Boston (BOS) – Terminal B
- Charlotte (CLT) – Concourses B and C
- Chicago O'Hare (ORD) – Concourse H/K; Concourse G (re-opened August 2021); and Concourse L (re-opened July 2021)
- Dallas / Fort Worth (DFW) – Terminals A, B, C, D, and E
- Denver (DEN) – Concourse A
- Houston Intercontinental (IAH) – Terminal A
- Los Angeles (LAX) – Terminal 4, Terminal 5 and Eagle Regional Terminal
- Mexico City / CDMX (MEX)
- Miami (MIA) – Gates D15, D30
- Nashville (BNA) – Concourse C
- New York Kennedy (JFK) – Terminal 8 (in the Flagship® Lounge)
- New York LaGuardia (LGA) – Concourse D
- Orange County (SNA) – Gate 8
- Orlando (MCO) – Gate 55
- Paris, France (CDG)
- Philadelphia (PHL) – Terminals B/C
- Phoenix (PHX) – Gate A7 and B5
- Raleigh / Durham (RDU) – Terminal 2
- San Francisco (SFO) – Terminal 1
- Săo Paulo (GRU)
- St. Louis (STL) – Concourse C (Only open Monday - Friday 5am-6:30pm)
- Tampa (TPA) – Gate 85
- Washington Reagan (DCA) – Terminal B & C
- Buenos Aires (EZE) - In front of Gate 8 - Terminal A
Clubs reopening as service centers
These locations are open as service centers and are available to offer travel assistance:- Pittsburgh (PIT) – Main Lobby
Seating in these clubs is also not available at this time.
Temporarily closed Admirals Clubs
- Honolulu (HNL)
- London Heathrow (LHR)
- Miami (MIA) – Gates E
- Newark (EWR)
- Philadelphia (PHL) – Terminal A and F
- Phoenix (PHX) – Gate A19
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (GIG)
- Toronto, Canada (YYZ)
- Chicago (ORD)
- Dallas / Fort Worth (DFW)
- London Heathrow (LHR) – International First Class Lounge
- Los Angeles (LAX)
- Miami (MIA)
- New York Kennedy (JFK)
- DFW
- LAX
- MIA
- JFK
The official notification from AA on 4 Jun 2020 (link):
“American Airlines will begin reopening Admirals Club lounges in phases, beginning June 22, after making improvements to adapt the clubs and product offerings to reinforce the well-being of customers and everyone who works in the clubs. See post 61 for a recent Club experience.
The following locations (did) open June 22 with pre-packaged snack offerings and a full-service bar for customers to enjoy complimentary and premium beverages. Hours vary by location and capacity and offerings could be limited due to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines or local orders or restrictions. List updated 15 July 2020. Link to Club openings, changes.
As food and beverages are served again, these are discussed in https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/amer...ug-2020-a.html
.
Food and drink service
As we begin to reopen, we'll have modified food and drink service. Here is what you can expect: (link to Club f&b thread)
- Complimentary pre-packaged snacks
- Disposable, single-use glassware
- Full-service bar
- Touchless menus with signage and QR codes. Physical menus will be available upon request.
- Self-serve areas will remain closed for now.
.The following safety actions have been taken.
- Plexiglass shields at reception and service desks.
- Foot-operated door openers to enable touchless operation of restroom doors (where feasible).
- Hand sanitizer stations for customers.
- Signage and floor decals to remind customers to practice social distancing.
Link to archived 2020 posts from this thread.
Admirals Club / Lounges: Openings, Closures, etc. 2021-2022
Mar 13, 2021, 2:51 pm
#91
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Mar 13, 2021, 5:49 pm
#92
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DFW C at 6:15 tonight.
No guac, mac & cheese, nor soup. Only the cold offerings were out in front of the soda dispenser. Sad!
I'm really hoping they catered enough sandwiches to go around on my flight back to the Bay Area.
No guac, mac & cheese, nor soup. Only the cold offerings were out in front of the soda dispenser. Sad!
I'm really hoping they catered enough sandwiches to go around on my flight back to the Bay Area.
Mar 13, 2021, 6:27 pm
#93
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About to head to HNL. Too bad the club is closed there considering restaurants are open here. I have a few hours to kill. I’ll guess I’ll find a place to get an over priced beer at.
Mar 13, 2021, 7:12 pm
#94
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Presumably they need to add "marketed and operated by jetBlue" as an exception for folks that are not flying on the codeshare.
I do wonder if jetBlue will start paying for lounge access for Mint -- the fact they don't really have a lounge they can use in JFK or BOS makes it odd to offer AC access in SFO and LAX but not on the east coast.
Mar 14, 2021, 1:23 am
#95
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As an Admirals Club member who's typically flying AA, I'll appreciate being able to use the Admirals Club on the rare occasion when I'm flying B6.
Mar 19, 2021, 4:03 pm
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Former Flagship Lounge is now open at MIA D30 as overflow space. Quiet area and buffet area are blocked off, same cheese, hummus etc. as on offer in the AC. It's Spring Break, and MIA is very busy, maybe for the first time since pre-pandemic.
Mar 20, 2021, 10:16 am
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Mar 22, 2021, 6:18 am
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FWIW, this has been the case for months. I've seen the MIA FL spaces open (as AC overflow) going back as far as November during peak travel times. It would be nice if the D15 AC was also reopened. My last few visits to the MIA AC have been completely packed (both with and without the FL portion opened).
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Mar 22, 2021, 10:09 pm
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Mar 23, 2021, 1:03 pm
#101
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Apr 3, 2021, 7:35 am
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LAX T4 Flagship Lounge is open!! Well, sort of open.
Traffic must be up noticeably. I was there Thursday morning (4/1) to find that AA had opened up the entire Flagship Lounge (excluding FFD) as an extension of the regular Admirals Club.
Lots of great new seating room and spacing now. Though no change in food and/or bar offerings.
Traffic must be up noticeably. I was there Thursday morning (4/1) to find that AA had opened up the entire Flagship Lounge (excluding FFD) as an extension of the regular Admirals Club.
Lots of great new seating room and spacing now. Though no change in food and/or bar offerings.
Last edited by SFO777; Apr 3, 2021 at 7:54 am
Apr 3, 2021, 12:47 pm
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No premium drink chits offered. I forgot to ask about them so not really sure what the situation is. FWIW, I credited the flight to BA so my OWE status was on my record.
Apr 3, 2021, 1:08 pm
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Does anyone know if the ORD Admirals Club H/K remains open? It was recently cited for health code violations.
