![]() ![]() I pointed to the ConciergeKey tag on my laptop bag and was waved through. Step inside and you’ll see the entrance to a genuinely gorgeous space, with an agent out front verifying eligibility to enter. Outside that door you see a sign detailing access eligibility. The terminal now highlights British Airways as a primary tenant in the American Airlines terminal. Premium check-in is just inside the first door of terminal 8, right as you approach. An American Airlines Executive Platinum on that same domestic flight cannot. Put another way a British Airways Silver or Royal Air Maroc Gold member flying coach on an American Airlines domestic flight can use premium check-in. American’s ConciergeKey members can use this for domestic flights as well. ![]() oneworld sapphire and emerald elites from all oneworld airlines other than American flying any American or BA flight (so even domestic American).American Airlines Platinum members and above flying long haul international and premium transcon flights.American and BA premium cabin passengers.Most of the time though I’ll have to opt for the next best thing, which is avoiding the chaos of a major airport.Īmerican Airlines and British Airways have done a nice job with their new premium check-in area at New York JFK terminal 8, which takes inspiration from the old Flagship check-in in the same space at the airport and from the British Airways First Wing at London Heathrow. I’ve flown private, but it was free and I’ve flown scheduled commercial, but from a private terminal. Add in not worrying about what time I board (I love airlines who have someone escort passengers and bring them on last), not having to worry about what I’ll eat or whether there will be something to drink. My introverted personality finds being surrounded exhausting, while having plenty of space and just a few hours around calming. one of the things I love about first class travel is just not being in a sea of people. I almost never just show up at a busy restaurant without reservations. I’ve said often that if you haven’t missed a flight you’re spending too much time in airports. But there are two things I really value, and not just in travel. I’ll never be wealthy, and I’ll never own my own jet. There’s a scene in the 1987 film Wall Street where Michael Douglas lays out the dream for Charlie Sheen, “I’m not talking about some $400,000 a year working Wall Street stiff flying first class and being comfortable. ![]()
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