Flagship Lounges and Flagship First Dining to start reopening September 2021
Jun 12, 21, 12:29 pm
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Flagship Lounges and Flagship First Dining to start reopening September 2021
The Points Guy, Wednesday, June 9, 2021, in part: <link>
The airline (AA) will begin reopening its premium Flagship Lounges in September, the airline confirmed to TPG on Wednesday. The first location to welcome back flyers will be Miami (MIA), followed by the airlines four other outposts later throughout Fall 2021. The move follows a nearly 18-month closure after AA first shuttered the entire premium lounge network on March 20, 2020.
The carrier also teased some exciting updates to its Flagship Lounge access policy, with an announcement slated for later this summer.
In addition to its Flagship Lounges, the airline will also reopen its Flagship First Dining locations. These outposts are essentially a lounge-within-a-lounge, offering a seated restaurant-style dining experience with Krug champagne available, before the pandemic to those ticketed in long-haul or premium transcon first class on AAs three-cabin jets.
AA operates five Flagship Lounges, four of which also feature a Flagship First Dining facility. Youll find the full directory below:
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The carrier also teased some exciting updates to its Flagship Lounge access policy, with an announcement slated for later this summer.
In addition to its Flagship Lounges, the airline will also reopen its Flagship First Dining locations. These outposts are essentially a lounge-within-a-lounge, offering a seated restaurant-style dining experience with Krug champagne available, before the pandemic to those ticketed in long-haul or premium transcon first class on AAs three-cabin jets.
AA operates five Flagship Lounges, four of which also feature a Flagship First Dining facility. Youll find the full directory below:
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- Chicago (ORD) reopening later this Fall, and this outpost doesnt offer Flagship First Dining
- Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) reopening later this Fall
- Los Angeles (LAX) reopening later this Fall (but Flagship First Dining will remain closed)
- Miami (MIA) reopening in September
- New York-JFK reopening later this Fall
Last edited by JDiver; Jun 12, 21 at 12:38 pm
Jun 12, 21, 12:42 pm
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Originally Posted by nk15
Take your time, take your time....
Jun 13, 21, 10:47 am
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Originally Posted by JDiver
Keeping dollars close to the vest and summer hoi polloi out? Or waiting to see if they can negotiate something with Qantas for the oneworld lounges at LAX? I know Id rather dine at Qantas First Lounge at LAX than the LAX FFD.
Jun 14, 21, 6:15 pm
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Interesting that there was no mention of the (supposed) FL in PHL. You would think that with all of the downturn in travel this past year, they could have accelerated the completion of that project. Very interesting.
Jun 14, 21, 7:08 pm
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Originally Posted by Fanjet
Interesting that there was no mention of the (supposed) FL in PHL. You would think that with all of the downturn in travel this past year, they could have accelerated the completion of that project. Very interesting.
Jun 14, 21, 7:54 pm
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Originally Posted by enviroian
“Later this fall”
give me a break cheAAp airline. That’s months away. What a joke.
give me a break cheAAp airline. That’s months away. What a joke.
Hoping QF decides to open their LAX lounge and gain some revenue from all the other airlines that will start flying again to LAX. With the closing of CL, Qantas Lounge and FL, going to be fun spending time in the AS lounge eating soup instead of squid.
Jun 14, 21, 9:46 pm
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Originally Posted by safari ari
Just like how BOB and Alcohol were returning "later this summer" to Y.
Hoping QF decides to open their LAX lounge and gain some revenue from all the other airlines that will start flying again to LAX. With the closing of CL, Qantas Lounge and FL, going to be fun spending time in the AS lounge eating soup instead of squid.
Hoping QF decides to open their LAX lounge and gain some revenue from all the other airlines that will start flying again to LAX. With the closing of CL, Qantas Lounge and FL, going to be fun spending time in the AS lounge eating soup instead of squid.
I agree lol. These companies will use an excuse to cut costs as much as possible. Like, AA removed one olive on first class salads and saved ~$40000 that year.
Jun 15, 21, 6:38 am
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Originally Posted by MsEllie
It would be nice to get an AA credit for all of my summer Flagship international flights with no lounge access.
CheAApness is a diseAAse.
Jun 15, 21, 11:54 am
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Originally Posted by enviroian
Later this fall
give me a break cheAAp airline. Thats months away. What a joke.
give me a break cheAAp airline. Thats months away. What a joke.
Originally Posted by enviroian
at the very least bring back premium drink chits. I shouldn't have to pay $8 for a Stella Artois at the Admirals Club when flying J and/or EXP on International routes.
CheAApness is a diseAAse.
CheAApness is a diseAAse.
Regards
Jun 15, 21, 12:13 pm
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MrsDallas49er and I are in F LAX-LHR and onto CDG in July, and back in F in August.
Expectations officially lowered. Qantas lounge was the best!
Expectations officially lowered. Qantas lounge was the best!
Jun 16, 21, 1:12 am
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Originally Posted by JJeffrey
Doesn't surprise me at all, I can't imagine AA spending another dime on the PHL FL (especially during the past year's downturn) without being somewhat certain that the PHL international and especially TATL schedule will get back to pre-covid levels.
