American Airlines Flagship Lounge, Chicago O’Hare: Excellent Despite the Crowds

After a short stay in Chicago, it was time to head back to Boston.

Check-in and ground experience

I checked in for my flight on the American Airlines app 24 hours before departure and promptly retrieved both my Passbook and PDF boarding passes.

I left my hotel around four hours before my flight to Boston and took a Lyft to O’Hare.

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This time, as I had no checked baggage, I used the regular priority lane rather than the Flagship First check-in area. Security took less than five minutes.

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Location and Welcome

Like the Admirals Club, the Flagship Lounge is located between Concourses H and K in Terminal 3 at O’Hare.

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I entered the reception area and was welcomed warmly with a smile, before being handed an access card for the Flagship Lounge.

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Design

The lounge’s design hasn’t changed since my last visit.

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It offers numerous areas for relaxing and dining, and is very spacious.

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When I arrived, it was fairly busy, but it gradually emptied out as the morning international departures began boarding.

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Food & Beverage Offering

The food offering is excellent, and once again it was the breakfast selection that was available during my visit.

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Bottom line

An excellent stay during which I was able to work for several hours.

Itinerary Followed

As a reminder, here is the itinerary followed:

#TypePost
1NotebookBusiness Trip to Chicago
2LoungeAmerican Airlines Admirals Club, Boston Logan (unreported)
3FlightAmerican Airlines Domestic First, Boston Logan – Chicago O’Hare, Boeing 737-800
4HotelJW Marriott Chicago
5RestaurantMomotaro, Chicago
6LoungeAmerican Airlines Flagship First, Chicago O’Hare – Boston Logan
7FlightAmerican Airlines Domestic First, Chicago O’Hare – Boston Logan, Boeing 737-800
Today’s itinerary
Olivier Delestre-Levai
Olivier Delestre-Levai
Olivier has been into airline blogging since 2010. First a major contributor to the FlyerTalk forum, he created the FlyerPlan website in July 2012, and writes articles with a major echo among airline specialists. He now co-runs the TravelGuys blog with Bertrand, focusing on travel experience and loyalty programs.
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