New Admirals Club @ LGA!
Dec 18, 2021, 11:00 am
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Dec 18, 2021, 7:12 pm
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Dec 18, 2021, 7:17 pm
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From the article above:
"Liquor laws back in 1939 didn’t allow American to sell liquor, so the airline’s president at the time, C.R. Smith, kept a private whiskey collection at the club. That collection is still around, and it will move to the new club when it opens."
I guess for all the times I've used the AC at LGA I hadn't noticed or paid attention to the whiskey collection...
"Liquor laws back in 1939 didn’t allow American to sell liquor, so the airline’s president at the time, C.R. Smith, kept a private whiskey collection at the club. That collection is still around, and it will move to the new club when it opens."
I guess for all the times I've used the AC at LGA I hadn't noticed or paid attention to the whiskey collection...
Covered here:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ramseyq...another-opens/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ramseyq...another-opens/
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Dec 19, 2021, 9:27 am
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From what I have observed, showers are usually only available at Long Haul International flight gateway hubs to serve those pax, albeit not exclusively.
Dec 20, 2021, 11:47 am
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https://www.winespectator.com/articl...der-glass-2446
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Dec 20, 2021, 4:36 pm
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I hope so. Ken, the bartender at the old, old AC there wondered if the ghost of CR Smith would come in and take a nip now and then. Here's a link to an article about it in Wine Spectator back in '05:
https://www.winespectator.com/articl...der-glass-2446
https://www.winespectator.com/articl...der-glass-2446
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Dec 21, 2021, 7:44 am
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Dec 30, 2021, 11:48 am
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I used it last week and I was actually pretty unimpressed. I think it's too small, especially for how many flights they have out of LGA, and nothing about it feels special. The bar and food areas are especially small in fact. It looks just like every other AA Club. I know part of that is nostalgia talking because I grew up going to the old LGA AC but it didn't do anything for me at all.
Mar 31, 2022, 12:44 pm
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Any recent (February/March) visits to this club? Any direct comparison to the Centurion Lounge?
Mar 31, 2022, 1:17 pm
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Apr 4, 2022, 4:36 pm
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Apr 21, 2022, 2:42 pm
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