Goldiemom

I'll be flying J on US from MAD - PHL in a few weeks. Is US still in Terminal 1?

aamilesslave

No. They've relocated with the rest of oneworld in Terminal 4.
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=us+airways+madrid+terminal

Goldiemom

Thank you!

srodr

I didn't realize they had moved. Is there a Priority Pass accessible lounge in terminal 4?

aamilesslave

There's some contract lounge in T4 -- I'd guess it's a priority pass, but it shouldn't be too hard for you to find in the PP club listings. If you're oneworld Emerald or Sapphire, there's the very nice Iberia lounges.

JDiver

You'll check in Terminal 4. Link to US page on Madrid.

(Note the metro Line 8 serves T-4 from Nuevos Ministerios.)

You'll depart Terminal 4-S (Satellite).

For the vertical sections connecting the underground train to T-4, the lifts / elevators are faster and avoid some of the escalator issues.

Forget what the U.S. website says about lounges at MAD; with a Business Class ticket on a oneworld airline, you have access to the Velázquez lounge, whichis very nice. Extended snacks include actual breakfast eggs, meats, smoked salmon, lots of pastries, yoghurt, sandwiches and wraps, and much more. There are self-service bars, a wine tasting "Rincón del Vino", etc. the "free WiFi" is extremely dodgy - it's hard to get it when your browser is hijacked to the pay site. I was here ~10 days ago again - very nice lounge!

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...solidated.html

PP lists the Amnios Lounge:

GaryZ

While true, it's important that you only take an elevator which is designated for your gates, for example: RSU. Many of the elevators go instead to the T-4 gates and they won't go to the lower floor you will need...very confusing IMO!

JDiver

You're right; it's so second nature to me that I autom home in on the colored "RSU" sign blocks the other gate alpha designators barely register with me.

saaveraward

Is there an arrivals lounge for J pax coming from the US?

There seems to be conflicting information if one can use the IB lounge with no OW status. An old site says yes. A newer one says no but I'd be surprised if they had a recent change in policy.

Thanks

Biggie Fries

Anybody know what the drill is for J passengers, oneworld elites, etc.? I.e., what are the lines like, and is there any status thing for getting to shorter lines?

Biggie Fries

Well, to answer my own question, you do get some sort of Fast Track status which comes into play at the next place you go after checking into US/AA: Security. There is a special Fast Track set of lanes. Are they faster? I really don't know. Later -- much later, since by this time you will have ridden on many escalators, not to mention a long train ride from 4 to 4S -- you get to passport control, where Fast Track doesn't seem to have any meaning. Could you get stuck in a long line there? Hard to tell; unlike in a standard passport control setting, where the line size is governed by however many big jets just disgorged, the flow seems governed by the size of the train.

GaryZ

Good summary ^

My own personal experience is the "FastTrack" lanes can be much worse IF you have anything that might require a closer examination. They don't seem to get much foot-traffic so the bored security folks seem to delight in making you disgorge your bag contents so they can use a ruler to determine if your eyeglasses repair screwdriver, corkscrew, etc. exceed the allotted dimensions by a mm or two!

Overall, the S (satellite) terminal is a real pain to reach - shame they just couldn't move the ticket counters there also.

aamilesslave

I don't think it's really much worse than having to ride the train in DEN. The big trick at MAD is to use the elevators instead of the escalators (which is also true at DEN, especially by the Admirals Club).