American Airlines Admirals Club, Charlotte Concourse C: The ultimate carrot club!

Freshly landed from Chicago in the rain, I go to the American Airlines Admiral’s Club at Concourse C, the latter being the larger of the two offered by the airline in Charlotte.

As a reminder, here is the itinerary followed:

#	Type	Review
1	Diary	Back to school trips to Paris and the United States
2	Lounge	Club Aspire Lounge, London Heathrow T3
3	Flight	Air France Business, London Heathrow – Paris Charles-de-Gaulle
4	Hotel	Intercontinental Paris Champs-Elysées
5	Lounge	Air France Business Lounge, Paris Charles-de-Gaulle 2E-K
6	Flight	Air France Business, Paris Charles-de-Gaulle – London Heathrow
7	Lounge	British Airways Concorde Room, London Heathrow T5
8	Flight	British Airways First, London Heathrow – Chicago O’Hare, Airbus A380-800
9	Hotel	Kimpton Grey Chicago
10	Hotel	Kimpton Monaco Chicago
11	Hotel	Intercontinental Chicago
12	Lounge	American Airlines Flagship Lounge, Chicago O’Hare T3
13	Flight	American Airlines Domestic First, Chicago O’Hare – Charlotte, Boeing 737-800
14	Lounge	American Airlines Admirals Club, Charlotte Concourse C
15	Flight	American Airlines Domestic First, Charlotte – New-York La Guardia, Boeing 737-800
16	Hotel	Kimpton Muse, New-York
17	Hotel	Intercontinental New-York Times Square
18	Lounge	British Airways Concorde Room, New-York JFK T7
19	Flight	British Airways First Suite, New-York JFK – London Heathrow, Boeing 777-300ER

Today’s itinerary

Location and welcome

The lounge is located between Concourse C and D at Charlotte Airport. On arrival, I am met by a charming hostess who checks my eligibility and invites me to enter.

Lounge design

Back in the 90s: the lounge is still in the US Airways juice in which it was designed. Beige and grey shades, grey carpeting, this is a far cry from the new Admiral’s Club design with tiles and light.

Catering

The food and beverage offer has also remained in the fashion of the 90’s lounges, with the famous bagels to toast at breakfast and the carrots and cheeses in plastic. Day and night with the Chicago lounge…