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Old Aug 12, 2014, 10:58 am
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Originally Posted by kirkwoodj
Indeed, but still no good for UA peeps.
Blame Frank Lorenzo.
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Old Aug 12, 2014, 11:05 am
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Originally Posted by tbrein
Any updates on when this lounge will be operational?
Originally Posted by aSiAnRiCk
By the year end according to the article
Today a Plat customer service rep said it will be early 2015.

Hopefully we can use it when we fly MIA-DOH on QR and not to have to use the AAdmiral Club.
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Old Aug 18, 2014, 7:42 am
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Originally Posted by Happy
Today a Plat customer service rep said it will be early 2015.

Hopefully we can use it when we fly MIA-DOH on QR and not to have to use the AAdmiral Club.
^ I'll wait patiently
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Old Aug 18, 2014, 8:22 pm
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im in Miami 1-20-15 hoping, its open by then
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Old Sep 14, 2014, 8:11 am
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Location of the MIA Centurion lounge is confirmed in this document.

http://www.miamidade.gov/govaction/l...014/140826.pdf

It will be the former British Airways lounge, as mentioned in documents linked posts 1 and 4.

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Old Oct 9, 2014, 12:55 pm
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So trying to use this lounge for a trip back from BCN in late November is very unlikely eh?
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Old Oct 9, 2014, 1:26 pm
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Originally Posted by AJCU
So trying to use this lounge for a trip back from BCN in late November is very unlikely eh?
LGA Centurion lounge rep mentioned early 2015.
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Old Oct 23, 2014, 5:31 am
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I may be flying to Canada on AC around Jan 2, 2015.

I guess the lounge will not be open then? If it were to be open, could I access the lounge from the AC gates?
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Old Oct 23, 2014, 7:13 am
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Originally Posted by FlyerGoldII
... could I access the lounge from the AC gates?
Not conveniently. Star Alliance flights are in the South Terminal (red area). This lounge will be in the far end of the North Terminal (blue area). Scroll back to post 12 to see where the lounge is located.

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Old Oct 23, 2014, 2:51 pm
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Did they pick this spot just to snub the AA folks for terminating their lounge contract? Not that I mind, I'm flying through there in March, it just seems odd since it's in a dead end of a terminal only serving AA/US customers.
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Old Oct 23, 2014, 3:09 pm
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Originally Posted by jft3
Did they pick this spot just to snub the AA folks.
It's the location of a former British Airways lounge. There is now a shared OneWorld lounge for AA, AB, BA, IB in concourse E. The airport has been completely reconfigured over the past decade. Notice that the North Terminal is designated "D". That's because the former "A", "B", "C" and "D" concourses were demolished and replaced. As far as I know, the North Terminal is (almost) entirely AA gates.

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Old Oct 23, 2014, 3:21 pm
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Originally Posted by jft3
Did they pick this spot just to snub the AA folks for terminating their lounge contract? Not that I mind, I'm flying through there in March, it just seems odd since it's in a dead end of a terminal only serving AA/US customers.
They have a lot of data on what airlines their customers prefer and where their customers are located, and likely make decisions based off that. I don't think it's a coincidence that four of the five lounges are in AA terminals/gate areas (DFW, LAS, LGA and MIA), but I also don't think it is to snub AA. I think that AmEx Plat/Centurion card holders frequent those airports at above average numbers and are more likely to fly AA than other airlines.

Side note, the D/E terminal also serves Qatar Airways, British Airways, Iberia, Finnair and airberlin. The lounge will be right near Qatar's gate.
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Old Oct 23, 2014, 3:34 pm
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Originally Posted by MAH4546
I think that AmEx Plat/Centurion card holders frequent those airports at above average numbers and are more likely to fly AA than other airlines.
That makes sense, and it fits with how the the SFO lounge is in the domestic United terminal, with an airside connection to the Star Alliance international gates.
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Old Oct 23, 2014, 5:06 pm
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D12 seems to be a big area from the escalators/stairs by the window all the way to the rotunda. It could be bigger than the Admirals Club next door.
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Old Oct 23, 2014, 5:15 pm
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The MIA Centurion lounge space is reported to be 8,500 square feet, slightly smaller than the DFW location. I assume that not all of the space in any lounge is public, and the perceived space also depends on how it is configured.
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