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
Aug 13, 2022, 5:05 pm
#978
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Boston, MA
Programs: AA Lifetime Platinum (3MM), QF Lifetime Gold, Bonvoy Lifetime Platinum, Ex-Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 7,541
When they got rid of the international drink chits pre-Covid, my recollection is that the AC adopted a two drink limit for free drinks, tracked and linked to your PNR.
Is the two drink maximum still the the policy and is there still no more benefit in terms of free premium wine/drinks for int'l OW elites (outside of access to the FLs)?
Is the two drink maximum still the the policy and is there still no more benefit in terms of free premium wine/drinks for int'l OW elites (outside of access to the FLs)?
Aug 13, 2022, 8:40 pm
#979
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: DCA
Programs: AA EXP 1MM, WOH Globalist
Posts: 1,160
I have never heard of this 2 drink limit and I don't know how it would be enforced. AC bartenders don't ask for your boarding pass or anything like that. Sadly, there are no more free premium drinks either as far as I know.
Aug 13, 2022, 9:25 pm
#980
Join Date: Sep 2006
Programs: Some more than others
Posts: 771
When they got rid of the international drink chits pre-Covid, my recollection is that the AC adopted a two drink limit for free drinks, tracked and linked to your PNR.
Is the two drink maximum still the the policy and is there still no more benefit in terms of free premium wine/drinks for int'l OW elites (outside of access to the FLs)?
Is the two drink maximum still the the policy and is there still no more benefit in terms of free premium wine/drinks for int'l OW elites (outside of access to the FLs)?
AA (at least in the ~20 years I've been dealing with them) has never had a formal limit to the number of drinks one could have at an AC. The bartenders judge whether someone is intoxicated and should have their alcohol service terminated.
About a year ago there was talk that some ACs or bartenders were instituting their own policy to limit or throttle alcohol service, but I haven't heard anything lately.
Aug 22, 2022, 8:01 pm
#981
Join Date: May 2013
Location: South Texas
Programs: Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Glob, AA EXP, Marriott Tit
Posts: 277
The LHR Admirals Club opened last Monday, August 15. I was walking from the CX lounge to gate 36 last Friday and noticed the AC was open. I went in and staff told me it opened Monday. Lighting is much better. It used to be dark and gloomy. The new furniture is similar to what’s in most refurbished US clubs. Staff mentioned the FL had a tentative October reopening date but they expected that to slip. Wiki needs to be updated.
Aug 23, 2022, 7:12 am
#983
Join Date: Dec 2018
Programs: $9 Fare Club
Posts: 1,478
Aug 30, 2022, 1:39 pm
#985
In Memoriam, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Durham, NC (RDU/GSO/CLT)
Programs: AA EXP/MM, DL GM, UA Platinum, HH DIA, Hyatt Explorist, IHG Platinum, Marriott Titanium, Hertz PC
Posts: 33,857
Aug 30, 2022, 4:00 pm
#986
Join Date: Jan 2010
Programs: DL PM; AA Gold; Hyatt Globalist; HH D, Marriott Plat
Posts: 113
Best AC @ DFW
Any recs for best Admirals Club (non-Flagship) @ DFW, or are they all more or less similar?
Is it safe to assume the independent lounges (Club, Amex, Cap 1) are all superior to AC's @ DFW?
Thanks in advance for any insight!
Is it safe to assume the independent lounges (Club, Amex, Cap 1) are all superior to AC's @ DFW?
Thanks in advance for any insight!
Last edited by FishH2O; Aug 30, 2022 at 4:21 pm Reason: .
Sep 1, 2022, 8:40 am
#987
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: DFW - North Texas
Programs: AAdvantage Platinum, Marriot Bonvoy Lifetime Platinum/2022 Titanium
Posts: 960
I would rank them in descending order: A, D, C, B, E
Sep 1, 2022, 2:32 pm
#988
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Palm Beach/ New England
Programs: AA EXP 3MM, DL GM, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 4,382
plus 3rd party lounge operators continue to expand: Escape, Amex, Capital One, Chase, "The Club" etc. AA could be doing an Admirals Club sometime, but it may be one of these other clubs too.
The existing MCI terminals are just sAAd. So cramped, ugly and inefficent. Will be happy to have that era be over, although I rarely have to fly to MCI.
The existing MCI terminals are just sAAd. So cramped, ugly and inefficent. Will be happy to have that era be over, although I rarely have to fly to MCI.
