QF Oz to USA September 2022 - preferred route?

[Katie]

@kangarooflyer88 I had two visits to the Flagship lounge in DFW last month. Didn't use the showers, but they're there.

It definitely stacks up to other Flagships lounges (I also visited ORD Flagship lounge, haven't been to LAX since I can't remember when? 2018?2019?). Self-pour liquors, a person offering glasses of Piper Heidsieck on arrival, wines and more Piper available for self-pour, coffee machines, variety of food options (self-serve from a fancy buffet of hotel and cold options), non-alcoholic beverages. Various zones for sitting and also dining.

It's not like a QF Flounge in terms of restaurant dining, but other amenities are on par. Food nicer than a QF Int JLounge, and drinks closer to FLounge, but you make them yourselves. The ORD Flagship lounge had a little area with Fever Tree tonics and some gin, and a couple of recipes to make your own fancy G&T. DFW may have had this; I ended up spending 4hrs in the ORD Flaghip lounge on the way home.

The only downside, at least compared to ORD or somewhere like SYD, is the sheer size of DFW. If you have say a 1.5hr connection and are going from Terminal C to Terminal A, it may not be worthwhile to get to Terminal D to get to the Flagship Lounge, esp. as AA flights usually start boarding 45 mins before departure. This all depends on your priorities, how much hand luggage you have, and how quickly you can walk to/from the Sky trains.

 

[Capricornus]

It's good to see someone on the ground confirming this is in fact the case. How does the AA Flagship lounge @ DFW stack up to other Flagship lounges in the US and QF International lounges?

-RooFlyer88

I found DFW AA Flagship a notch better (more spacious) than LAX AA Flagship, but both are a jump up from OW LAX Business, both in food and amenities. However, except for the crowding, I prefer QF London Lounge over AA Flagship (personal preference due to fresh coffee and alcohol/food selection).

But in LAX I would rather go to AA Flagship instead of OW Business / QF intl (unless First is open).

 

[Lynda2475]

@Katie good to know I'm flying AA first from ORD in August, nice to know the lounge is worth a visit.

 

[flydoc]

I found DFW AA Flagship a notch better (more spacious) than LAX AA Flagship, but both are a jump up from OW LAX Business, both in food and amenities. However, except for the crowding, I prefer QF London Lounge over AA Flagship (personal preference due to fresh coffee and alcohol/food selection).

But in LAX I would rather go to AA Flagship instead of OW Business / QF intl (unless First is open).

Anyone willing to venture an opinion on whether the twice(?) deferred reopening of the LAX F lounge will have happened by mid Sept (2022)? Personally...50/50.