American Airways is upping its lounge sport with a brand new Flagship lounge and Admirals Membership set to open in Philadelphia subsequent 12 months.
The brand new lounges will open within the A-West terminal at Philadelphia Worldwide Airport (PHL), American Airways shared with Journey + Leisure.
“The brand new lounges, in American’s trans-Atlantic gateway, are thoughtfully designed to permit our prospects to rejuvenate and really feel their finest forward of their flight,” American mentioned in an announcement shared with T+L. “The opening of the brand new Flagship Lounge and Admirals Membership lounge will proceed to create a harmonized design expertise throughout all newly opened lounges that prospects will immediately acknowledge.”
When full, the lounge will function heat finishes and fireplaces. However particulars on the brand new areas had been sparse past that.
Along with these new lounges, American Airways already runs a number of Admirals Membership areas on the airport, together with in Terminal A-East. There’s additionally an American Categorical Centurion lounge and a British Airways Galleries Membership lounge in Terminal A-West, in line with the airport.
For its half, American has been on a mission to overhaul its lounges throughout the USA. Every redesigned Admirals Membership lounge is supposed to evoke a way of homeyness full with pure woods and open areas.
The brand new lounges come as American modified its loyalty program, introducing “members-only” advantages for AAdvantage frequent fliers, together with the power to buy one-day Admirals Membership and Flagship First lounge passes. Vacationers can entry the lounges a number of different methods, together with with an Admirals Membership membership, a qualifying bank card, or a qualifying first or enterprise class ticket.
The airline can be revamping its onboard expertise with a new first row Flagship Suite Most well-liked seat that may provide more room, a number of storage areas, and unique facilities. The seat will likely be accessible on the airline’s new Boeing 787-9 plane and on retrofitted 777-300 plane.