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American Airlines Closes 23 Clubs, And For The First Time In This Crisis I Cried A Little

by Gary Leff on March 20, 2020

Mar 20 2020

Minutiae may seem trivial at this time but thinking back on them, I realize how much I’ve appreciated the effort. Mostly though I’ve appreciated the people. The ladies in the Austin club (they’ev all been ladies) have been amazing, taking care of me during the worst of American’s operational challenges.

I haven’t been in during recent days to offer support, and I feel badly about that too. After 9/11 I brought treats to my local United Airlines City Ticket Office to support the employees that I’d gotten to know and had been so helpful to me over the years.

Starting Monday There Are Several Food & Beverage Changes At American Airlines

by Gary Leff on March 15, 2020

Mar 15 2020

Starting on Monday American is dropping buffets from its lounges. This will be replaced with “individually portioned, covered food items and will shift most self-service beverages to individual portions such as milk cartons or bartender/wait staff service.

There will also be changes to how drinks are service on board.

American Airlines Building Out Expansion Of LAX Terminal 4 Admirals Club

by Gary Leff on January 23, 2020

Jan 23 2020

With the LAX Admirals Club space and Flagship lounge space ‘flipping’ – the Flagship lounge taking the larger club space when it opened – the Admirals Club gets really packed. This additional space, once built, should help alleviate that.

Lifetime Admirals Club Members Can Continue to Access Lounges Without a Same Day American Airlines Ticket

by Gary Leff on October 12, 2019

Oct 12 2019

Last month I reported that American Airlines was still considering whether to allow lifetime club members to keep accessing Admirals Clubs when not flying American or its partners same day.

According to spokesperson Leslie Scott, they’ve made the decision to honor access for lifetime members. She tells me, “We are making an exception for lifetime members, we will not require them to have a same-day ticket on American or partner airline in order to access the Admirals Club.”

American’s Club Lounges Now Have Impossible Burgers and Mac and Cheese Bars

by Gary Leff on October 9, 2019

Oct 09 2019

Chicago O’Hare, Miami, Los Angeles and Dallas Fort-Worth have Impossible Burgers for purchase at $12. There’s also made-to-order ramen (“the Ramen Bowl shredded carrots, green onion, tomato and ramen noodles are prepared in the kitchen and warmed with the vegan lemongrass broth”) and some clubs lave local Destination Dishes on the Food for Sale menu.

The new “build-your-own mac and cheese stations…have a host of topping options, including onions, bacon and crushed chili cheese Fritos.”

American Airlines Considers Not Reneging on Lifetime Admirals Club Commitment

by Gary Leff on September 30, 2019

Sep 30 2019

Beginning November 1, both United Airlines and American Airlines will follow Delta and restrict access to their clubs to members who are flying the airline or one of its designated partners the same day.

Delta still lets lifetime club members have the access benefit they purchased. United and American have publicly said they will not, adding the new access restriction even for those members. However American told employees they’re reconsidering.