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
- São 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
Apr 17, 2021, 6:24 pm
#136
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: DCA/IAD
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FWIW, the DCA AC was packed last Wednesday morning. First time I've seen the DCA club like that since COVID hit.
Apr 18, 2021, 9:39 am
#137
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: NYC/PHX
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Posts: 1,958
You have plenty of time to add an authorized user card in a parent and/or sister's name...each card will get the cardholder's immediate family or 2 guests into the AC.
Apr 18, 2021, 3:36 pm
#138
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: MCO
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Apr 18, 2021, 3:39 pm
#139
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Live: IWI; Work: DCA/Everywhere; Play: LAS/SJU/MLE
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Apr 18, 2021, 4:05 pm
#140
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Apr 18, 2021, 5:31 pm
#141
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Live: IWI; Work: DCA/Everywhere; Play: LAS/SJU/MLE
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Yeah, I think most people don't know about it. I thought about sharing an account with friends as authorized users (not to share the fee, just to give them access), but at the time at least, you couldn't set up spend limits on the AU accounts, and I didn't want to lower the limit on my own ability to spend. I would have given out ten AU cards if I could put a $1 spend limit on them. (Setting aside whether I trusted the friends, I didn't want to bear the risk of dealing with hassle if one of their cards was lost or stolen.)
Apr 18, 2021, 6:09 pm
#142
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 108
Thanks all. I’m actually an AU on an aunts card so not sure how quickly I can get her to add someone else. Will try my best (and also poss see if the agents would let me bring in a 3rd). Worst case, we’ll get to see the new terminal at DCA which will be fun enough.
Apr 21, 2021, 3:34 pm
#143
Join Date: May 2013
Location: South Texas
Programs: Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Glob, AA EXP, Marriott Tit
Posts: 277
Any news or rumors about the STL club reopening. Website still shows it closed, not even a service center. I looked at flightstats and only count about 15 AA departures per day. I'll guess it was double that pre covid. However AA has said their entire fleet will be in use next month.
Apr 21, 2021, 5:47 pm
#144
Join Date: Dec 2018
Programs: $9 Fare Club
Posts: 1,484
Any news on HNL?
Seems odd that it'd still be closed given the current & expected influx of travelers.
[If I had to guess, a combination of leisure pax that AA don't particularly care for & JAL not taking on any of the cost when they can't/aren't flying there.]
Seems odd that it'd still be closed given the current & expected influx of travelers.
[If I had to guess, a combination of leisure pax that AA don't particularly care for & JAL not taking on any of the cost when they can't/aren't flying there.]
Apr 21, 2021, 6:04 pm
#145
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: NYC
Programs: AA EXP/OWE, Marriott Ambassador
Posts: 880
It's important to note here that while they have said their entire fleet will be in use next month, that does not mean all routing will be back to the same capacity as before. MIA will certainly have more flights than JFK; for example, there are nearly half a dozen flights on 777s from MIA-LAX daily, whereas pre-Covid these aircraft would be used on international routes, and that route was flown by the 321 family.
Apr 21, 2021, 6:06 pm
#146
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Location: NYC
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At least as of late last week, and per my interactions on FT, there are no lounges currently open at HNL.
Apr 21, 2021, 6:23 pm
#147
Join Date: Jul 2004
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Apr 21, 2021, 7:33 pm
#148
Join Date: Sep 2019
Posts: 143
For those of you with experience with both AC and UC , are the AC on par or better than UC? My 2 airports I use in NE Ohio have similar AA and UA presence. Seems like UA is dragging their feet in opening their clubs compared to AA and DL. I have the club infinite card but since they just came out with the quest i may downgrade to that if I can’t use the UC clubs
Also Citi AA is $75 less per year and all my family AUs could get access for free which is a nice perk.
Also Citi AA is $75 less per year and all my family AUs could get access for free which is a nice perk.
Apr 21, 2021, 7:39 pm
#149
Join Date: Dec 2018
Programs: $9 Fare Club
Posts: 1,484
For those of you with experience with both AC and UC , are the AC on par or better than UC? My 2 airports I use in NE Ohio have similar AA and UA presence. Seems like UA is dragging their feet in opening their clubs compared to AA and DL. I have the club infinite card but since they just came out with the quest i may downgrade to that if I can’t use the UC clubs
Also Citi AA is $75 less per year and all my family AUs could get access for free which is a nice perk.
Also Citi AA is $75 less per year and all my family AUs could get access for free which is a nice perk.
However, AA gets you reciprocal access to AS Clubs if memory serves me correctly, which tend to a slight step up on AC/UCs.
DL > AA > UA, that's how I'd rank them.
Apr 21, 2021, 8:03 pm
#150
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Global
Posts: 5,998
It's important to note here that while they have said their entire fleet will be in use next month, that does not mean all routing will be back to the same capacity as before. MIA will certainly have more flights than JFK; for example, there are nearly half a dozen flights on 777s from MIA-LAX daily, whereas pre-Covid these aircraft would be used on international routes, and that route was flown by the 321 family.