CLT Admiral Club Closed ? / Reopened 24 Jun 2022
May 2, 2022, 6:09 pm
#181
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: New York City + Vail, CO
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May 3, 2022, 5:42 am
#184
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: CLT
Programs: AA EXP, 2 Million Miler
Posts: 820
Now, all AA needs to do is give beepers to the AC members who are waiting in line to get into the B club. Then they can hang out in this B service center until they are beeped.
May 4, 2022, 2:16 pm
#187
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Live: IWI; Work: DCA/Everywhere; Play: LAS/SJU/MLE
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But have you actually done the make your own Italian sandwich at the B club? As long as they have all the condiments, it's really good! Ham, salami, swiss, provy, (really good) giardiniera, guac, dijon mustard... A solid bite.
(And in my book, the self-serve buffet is a bonus, even if people do gross things to buffets sometimes. Gas station sandwiches, unlike gas station tacos, just aren't appetizing!)
May 5, 2022, 5:11 am
#188
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: London. Edinburgh, Cornwall
Programs: BA GGL, British Midland Lifetime* Loser
Posts: 7,941
So you're telling me an international airline has made specific arrangements for its premium customers to have access to a lounge ahead of a long-haul flight? How curious. I'm sure I read elsewhere on this thread that such an arrangement (very common around the world) was totally unreasonable if not outright impossible for AA at CLT.
May 7, 2022, 5:50 am
#189
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: CLT
Programs: AA EXP, 2 Million Miler
Posts: 820
One of the agents told me they will be moving this temporary service area around the B terminal as they are redoing some of the gates. Also said the C-D AC is scheduled to reopen at the end of June.
May 7, 2022, 5:26 pm
#190
Suspended
Join Date: Sep 2019
Posts: 2,094
Excruciating experience in B club
I got into the B club today, but I regret going.
My trip to LaGuardia on the NYC subway was more pleasant.
The B club was packed, with:
1. A drunk woman right next to me, yelling on her speakerphone (at full blast on speaker) about all of the Champagne that she had on board.
2. A guy on the other side of me, sneezing.
3. People at the bar yelling at the TV.
Unbearable. The crowds would be ok if AA would at least enforce some of the noise limitations.
My trip to LaGuardia on the NYC subway was more pleasant.
The B club was packed, with:
1. A drunk woman right next to me, yelling on her speakerphone (at full blast on speaker) about all of the Champagne that she had on board.
2. A guy on the other side of me, sneezing.
3. People at the bar yelling at the TV.
Unbearable. The crowds would be ok if AA would at least enforce some of the noise limitations.
May 28, 2022, 6:49 am
#191
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Durham, NC (RDU/GSO/CLT)
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I've been lucky with waits as I've never had to wait more than 5 minutes or so to get in. But yesterday thanks to east coast weather almost everything was delayed and this was the line
May 28, 2022, 9:16 am
#192
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: AUS
Programs: AA Exec Platinum/MM, DL Gold/MM, Hilton Diamond, Accor Platinum, Hertz Presidents Circle
Posts: 6,960
The CLT B club is not worth any wait. I go straight to the temporary mezzanine place, which I quite like. The location is perfect for most connections. As long as you're not addicted to free, low quality booze it is very serviceable. It has never been crowded and I quite like the food selection, including the egg salad and chicken salad sandwiches. Very handy if you haven't been upgraded and want to grab something to eat on the flight. On my last visit they had Sun Chips which are my favorite. I would be happy if they kept this as an option even when the larger club reopens.
May 29, 2022, 5:00 am
#193
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: CLT
Programs: AA EXP, 2 Million Miler
Posts: 820
The CLT B club is not worth any wait. I go straight to the temporary mezzanine place, which I quite like. The location is perfect for most connections. As long as you're not addicted to free, low quality booze it is very serviceable. It has never been crowded and I quite like the food selection, including the egg salad and chicken salad sandwiches. Very handy if you haven't been upgraded and want to grab something to eat on the flight. On my last visit they had Sun Chips which are my favorite. I would be happy if they kept this as an option even when the larger club reopens.
May 30, 2022, 7:43 am
#194
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: AA EXP & Life Plat; AA 4MM; TWA Life Plat; HH Diamond
Posts: 1,107
The Club - Alternative in A Pier
FWIW, a couple of weeks ago I had a flight out of CLT and went over to The Club before A21/A22. It was perhaps a 5 minute walk each way from the B pier. They do not have an alcohol license to serve yet...but they had nice finger food (order via an app with service to your seat), a machine that made espresso drinks and sodas in a fridge. It was perfectly pleasant and not overly crowded. In the future I'll likely leverage it for longer layovers where I have a flight going out of B gates.
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Jun 1, 2022, 9:43 am
#195
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Swung by the B AC Memorial Day Monday. It took about 10 minutes to get in. A member of the staff said they hope the C Club will be open at the end of June but he expressed his doubts that this would happen.