It would be nice if they had more premium drink (liquor, beer, champagne) offerings, and allowed you to redeem AAdvantage miles for them. DL seems to do pretty well with this, and the mileage redemptions are good value. And if the Krug firesale-induced mania here on FT is any indication, they could do pretty well offering premium champagnes, again, same as DL SkyClubs.

Upgrading the the complimentary offerings to a level similar to the Skyclub would be welcome too...

Fingers crossed. The clubs at the moment are a far cry from normal times but infinitely better still than waiting it out in the terminal.

Current word on DCA's new Terminal D AC is likely a September opening date.

DCA is my 2nd home airport so I can’t wait for this!

Just in time for the rumored enhanced F&B offerings per a JonNYC tweet.

Even more important as the FL's are still closed and they continue to refuse to provide comp premium drinks for those eligible in the AC's.

Thats great for B6 flyers but they don’t have any lounges so what are us AA flyers getting in return beyond access to their Even More Space seats which is eventually happening I would guess?

Seatback TVs!

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.

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.

The T&Cs for Admirals Club members say "marketed or operated by American", so an AA* codeshare operated by jetBlue should already qualify for Admirals Club access.

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.

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.

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.
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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).

-FlyerBeek

Agreed on D15. D30 is getting pretty crowded and it's pretty far from those low D gates. Also the CL closes at 7 PM so it would be really nice having a second lounge down there, especially at night.

Do I have access if I'm flying JFK-CUN in F on Friday? I remember hearing that Mexico flights get access now?

It starts April 1, and it's potentially a "limited time" offer. All international + PR + USVI premium cabin travel will get AC.

Agreed, it's gotten so crowded we have been going to the Centurion instead. I will say that even when they're crowded, the service staff is usually quick to keep up pace.

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.

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SFO777 did they give you premium drink chits now that the flagship lounge is open? I'll have to see what's up at DFW's terminal D flagship lounge.

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.

It's not open. It's just overflow space for the Admirals Club.
Does anyone know if the ORD Admirals Club H/K remains open? It was recently cited for health code violations.

It was open on March 22.

Flying international F into JFK. Then F to LAX and up to Northern CA from there. Seems FFD and flagship are gone. Any special treatment or just the same mediocre ground and air offerings. I usually do DL and UA J. GRU or Europe to NYC. Then a premium transcon. Trying to see if F will be a bit better as the latter has been disappointed lately.

Pre-COVID, there would be better special treatment. But currently, the Flagship Lounge is closed, so your special treatment will be American Airlines's best lounge that is open: the Admirals Club - access in JFK and LAX.

Sorry but you will disappointed. Out of curiosity, from where are you flying to JFK?

open on 4/1 as well

Other than oatmeal and cup-o-noodles (either self service or on demand from the bartender), that looks like same offering as UA Clubs.

Bonus - you get to sit in the former Flagship Lounge space in JFK, albeit with Admirals Club offerings.

Pretty much the same fare that I've seen at DCA and MIA and PHL.

MIA has been using their FL as AC overflow for a few months now. Good to see traffic in other hubs as well

In fact, the Pre-COVID chits for premium drinks in the AC are gone. Want something nice, expect to pay for it.

From GRU, if you want a great F experience, there's always LX. ;)

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Ok I know the Flagship lounge is closed but with the new Flagship and Admirals lounge rules announced:

1. would transcon J and F still get Flagship lounge access at JFK or LAX, if/when it opens?
2. At JFK and LAX is the admirals club allowed in J/F on such route?

UC @ LAX has a decently better selection than that.

As was the UC@ORD this past Friday.

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True, but availability also seemed to be hit and miss, despite of the better selections. But yes, should've caveated excluding LAX, but LAX UC has always been the outlier with better food selections, even before the pandemic. I do miss the Korean taco and noodles bar.

Yes to both. On departure and arrival.