MIA lounge access question
Mar 29, 2022, 12:45 pm
#1
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MIA lounge access question
Can anyone confirm if I can get access to AA lounge in MIA. I am a BA gold, but on an internal (to GSP) not a connection off in inbound BA flight.
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Mar 29, 2022, 12:52 pm
#2
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: United Kingdom
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Yes you’ll have access to AA Admirals Club and Flagship lounge as BA Gold regardless of cabin of travel provided you’re travelling on a OW marketed and operated ticket 
You will also be permitted to take one guest provided they’re travelling on any OW marketed and operated ticket the same day.
You will also be permitted to take one guest provided they’re travelling on any OW marketed and operated ticket the same day.
Mar 29, 2022, 1:35 pm
#4
Join Date: Aug 2019
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Yes with their own AA elites (ironically, but probably for the better as I would imagine everyone would be able to access the lounges then!!) and AS elites. But you have no such restrictions anywhere within the US as BA Gold and can access all OW lounges within the US irrespective of class of travel.
Mar 29, 2022, 2:00 pm
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Mar 29, 2022, 2:32 pm
#6
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When you check in downstairs they will give you a couple of cards that you use when you are upstairs to get into the flagship lounge. Weirdly, the admirals agents sometimes still ask to see a physical card but in my experience they are fine if you just show them your card on the phone.
Mar 29, 2022, 3:08 pm
#7
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When you check in downstairs they will give you a couple of cards that you use when you are upstairs to get into the flagship lounge. Weirdly, the admirals agents sometimes still ask to see a physical card but in my experience they are fine if you just show them your card on the phone.
Again it's bizarre as once it picks up that you're permitted access and as AA doesn't have any specific lounges for Emerald only (like say BA do with their F lounges), strange they want to know the specific status. I can only assume it's for some sort of insights/analysis. Interested if anyone has any intel on this and can explain
Last edited by AirbusA350; Mar 29, 2022 at 3:13 pm
Mar 29, 2022, 6:35 pm
#8
Join Date: Oct 2018
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they scan the boarding pass and then after their screen beeps ask to see it again to confirm Emerald then give you the laminated bit of card for flagship and send you upstairs.
You can also use flagship check in but won’t be on their paper list so for this one you either need a BP already with Emerald on or your Gold card (digital was fine last time for me). I’ve seen more confusion here but never had any at lounge.
By far one of the best benefits of being OWE and not with AA.