Can you pay to get into Admirals Club?

Day passes are available for purchase at select locations for $79 or 7,900 AAdvantage miles. The day pass includes access for you and up to three children (under age 18). You can log in to your AAdvantage account to purchase a pass or do so as a guest. NerdWallet values American Airlines miles at 1.7 cents each.



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Day passes are available for purchase at select locations for $79 or 7,900 AAdvantage miles. The day pass includes access for you and up to three children (under age 18). You can log in to your AAdvantage account to purchase a pass or do so as a guest. NerdWallet values American Airlines miles at 1.7 cents each.

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Access American Admirals Clubs with the right credit card Specifically, if you have the Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World Elite Mastercard®, you'll get an Admirals Club membership.

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Complimentary access Complimentary Admirals Club access is available to business and first-class passengers traveling on any international route (including flights to Canada, the Caribbean and Mexico, which previously were excluded), premium transcontinental routes and select Hawaii flights.

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To access an Admirals Club lounge, a visitor must present the day pass or confirmation of a day pass purchase (email or AAdvantage wallet application), a boarding pass for same-day travel on an eligible flight, and valid government-issued I.D. to access a lounge.

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All that's required to get access to these lounges, also known as the “Global Lounge Collection,” is: Your American Express Platinum card. A government-issued ID. A boarding pass showing a confirmed reservation for same-day travel.

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Admirals Club lounges are offered by American Airlines, and our credit card provides us access to the lounge. The lounge offers good food but not much variety. It can also be very crowded, even on travel days that aren't busy.

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What does American first class include? American Airlines first class includes free drinks, priority check-in, extra checked baggage allowance, and a seat in the front cabin of the aircraft. That's about all you get in domestic first class.

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Airport lounge access requires a membership, day pass or qualifying airline ticket. Business and first-class passengers often get free access to airline lounges, as do elite members and some U.S. military personnel. The access policy varies by airline.

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In general, lounge access is for the following individuals and one guest: People booked in first or business class on British Airways. Silver and Gold Executive Club members flying on British Airways or a Oneworld partner.

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