American Airlines on May 21 will open its fifth Flagship Lounge, at Philadelphia International Airport. The Flagship Lounge will share an entranceway with a new Admirals Club.
Combined, the two lounges occupy a former Terminal A-West Admirals Club space that closed for a renovation in 2019. The new lounges will replace the Admirals Club lounge in the A-East Terminal.
The 12,500-square-foot Flagship Lounge has a seating capacity for 200. Amenities include a self-service wine station, a full-service bar, six shower suites, and dishes by local chef and James Beard Award semifinalist Randy Rucker.
There's also a unique-to-Philadelphia a la carte dining experience that customers can order via QR code.
The Flagship Lounge will cater mostly to international flyers, along with customers flying select transcontinental routes. The lounge will be open to American and Oneworld alliance travelers in first class and business class, as well as international economy flyers with high-level AAdvantage or Oneworld status. Single-visit passes can be purchased for $150.
American's other Flagship lounges are in Miami, Los Angeles, Dallas and Chicago.
The bar in the new Admirals Club at Philadelphia's airport. Photo Credit: American Airlines
The adjacent 11,000-square-foot Admirals Club will seat 181 people. Amenities include a kids room, a full-service bar and two shower suites. It's the fourth Admirals Club with a revamped, more modern look, following Denver, Newark and Washington Reagan National.
Admittance is mostly geared toward premium flyers or flyers with AAdvantage and Oneworld status on domestic flights.