Admirals Club Airport Lounges

Admirals Club Overview

In 1939, American Airlines opened the industry's first VIP lounge at LaGuardia Airport in New York, forever changing travel at airports. The Admirals Club has become synonymous with productivity, comfort and convenience at major airports through the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia and Latin America.

Today, American Airlines has more than 40 Admirals Club locations located at 37 airports worldwide (22 domestic; 15 international). Membership provides the key to private surroundings where members can relax or work before, after or between flights, and enjoy personalized, professional service from club staff.

American continues to reinvest in its products with new technology and lounge refurbishments. Since 2008, two, new Admirals Club facilities opened – one in Raleigh/Durham (opened October 2008); one in Washington Dulles (opened January 2009). In 2009,American announced the completion of extensive renovations to its Chicago O'Hare H/K Admirals Club lounge (February 2009) and its Sao Paulo Admirals Club lounge (June 2009). This year, American completed extensive renovations to its Boston Admirals Club lounge and to its London Heathrow Admirals Club and Flagship Lounge.

American also recently updated the technology offering in its Admirals Club and Flagship Lounge Business Centers with HP Compaq 8000 Elite Business PCs. The Cyber Cafes will also include HP TouchSmart PCs, boasting built-for-touch applications that allow customers to experience music, photos, games and video in a visually-engaging manner beyond what a mouse or keyboard can do.

Beginning October 1, 2010, American will offer guests alcoholic beverages, including wine, beer and spirits, free of charge to customers visiting any of its domestic clubs, in addition to complimentary coffee, tea, soft drinks and juices. Premium liquors and wines and a selection of Amora™ fresh food items will be available for purchase in all U.S. Admirals Club lounges. Customers visiting international clubs will continue to enjoy complimentary non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages as they do today.

Pricing for new Admirals Club memberships is based on the level of American AAdvantage membership, ranging from $350 or 50,000 AAdvantage miles annually for a new Executive Platinum membership, to $500 or 80,000 miles annually for a regular membership. One-day passes are available for $50 each.

Club Amenities**:

Complimentary well brand liquors, house wine and beer
Complimentary snacks, coffee, tea, soft drinks and juices
Amora™ fresh food for purchase
Premium liquors and wines for purchase
Conference rooms
Complimentary Wi-Fi Internet powered by T-Mobile for members and one-day pass guests visiting domestic lounge locations, including San Juan
Complimentary Wi-Fi in most Latin American clubs
Showers
Cyber café with HP TouchSmart PCs
HP Compaq 8000 Elite Business PCs with complimentary Internet access
Children's rooms
Music rooms at LAX and DFW A locations

** Amenities vary by club location

Airport Locations:
Atlanta, Austin, Bogotá, Boston, Buenos Aires, Caracas, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Frankfurt, Honolulu, Kansas City, London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, Nashville, Newark, New York Kennedy, New York LaGuardia, Orange County, Panama City, Paris, Philadelphia, Raleigh/Durham, Rio de Janeiro, San Diego, San Francisco, San Juan, Santiago, Santo Domingo, Sao Paulo, St. Louis, Tokyo, Toronto, Washington, D.C. Dulles, and Washington, D.C. Reagan.

Flagship Lounge
The Flagship Lounge is an exclusive, private lounge equipped with everything you need to relax or do business. American has four Flagship Lounge facilities located around the world – Chicago, Los Angeles, London Heathrow and New York JFK.

Customers traveling on full-fare First Class cabin on an American Airlines three-class nonstop transcontinental flight or First Class on an American Airlines international* flight, are invited to enjoy the Flagship Lounge. oneworld®, First Class or Emerald international customers are also invited to use the Flagship Lounge when traveling on eligible oneworld flights. (*International is defined as Europe, Asia, Central and South America, and Mexico City.)

Flagship Lounge Amenities:

Complimentary lounge buffet: "The Fresh Start" (Continental Breakfast)
"Flagship Café" (Light Lunch)
"Afternoon Tea"
"Flagship Supper"
"Late Night Bite" (New York JFK, Los Angeles and Chicago O'Hare only)
Complimentary premium liquors, regional wines and champagnes
Showers at London Heathrow, New York JFK and Los Angeles
HP Compaq 8000 Elite Business PCs with complimentary Internet access
Complimentary print solution powered by PrinterOn® at New York JFK, Los Angeles and Chicago
Complimentary T-Mobile® HotSpot
Bose Music Stations - Los Angeles
Plasma TVs

Arrivals Lounge
All First and Business Class passengers flying American to London Heathrow are invited to enjoy the Arrivals Lounge amenities upon their arrival. Economy Class customers can access the Arrivals Lounge by paying a fee of $90 +VAT. To enter, travelers simply show their boarding pass and photo ID at the front desk.

Beginning, Oct. 1, Emerald international customers from any oneworld member airline arriving at London Heathrow on any American or British Airways transatlantic flight, regardless of which cabin, are invited to enjoy the Arrivals Lounge amenties upon their arrival. To gain access travelers simply show their frequent flyer Emerald card and arrival boarding cards. Those landing on American will be able to use the Arrivals Lounge in Terminal 3 and those arriving on BA can access its Arrivals Lounge at Terminal 5.

The Arrivals Lounge is open from 6 a.m. – 2 p.m. and offers services and amenities, such as: