Flagship® First Dining
First class starts on the ground
Enjoy our complimentary First-class dining experience available inside select Flagship® Lounges, leaving more time to relax in flight. We're excited to now include delicious menus and drinks from local chefs at each location. This program is in partnership with the James Beard Foundation, which celebrates and supports the people behind America’s food culture.
Features
Elevated sit-down service
Signature wines
Chef-inspired dishes
Craft beers & spirits
Locally sourced ingredients
Hand-crafted cocktails
Access
If you’re flying on American Airlines in Flagship® First on qualifying international or transcontinental flights, you automatically have access.*
Qualifying international flights
Flights between the U.S. and:
- Asia
- Australia
- Europe
- South America
Qualifying transcontinental flights
3-class non-stop flights between:
- New York (JFK) and Los Angeles (LAX)
- JFK and San Francisco (SFO)
- JFK and Orange County (SNA) – traveling on A321T aircraft only
- LAX and Boston (BOS) – traveling on A321T aircraft only
- LAX and Miami (MIA) – traveling on Boeing 777-300 aircraft only
*Departing flight must be marketed and operated by American on the same day (or before 6 a.m. the following day). Customers traveling on airline industry non-revenue tickets are not eligible for access.
Guest access
Flagship® First – International
1 guest (children over 2 count as a guest)
Flagship® First – Transcontinental
No guests
Locations
Dallas / Fort Worth (DFW) – Terminal D
Concourse level between gates D21 and D22; inside the Flagship® Lounge.
Temporarily closed
JFK – Terminal 8
On the mezzanine level after the Concourse B security checkpoint; inside the Flagship® Lounge.
Daily: 4:30 a.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Los Angeles (LAX) – Terminal 4
Concourse level across from gate 40
Temporarily closed
Miami (MIA) – Concourse D
Near gate D30
Temporarily closed