American Airlines is now letting loyalty members redeem American Airlines miles for ‘Five Star Service‘. This is an optional extra for those flying in premium cabins and offers:
- Access to Flagship® First Check-In and the Admirals Club® lounge
- Priority boarding and re-accommodation status
- Car service coordination
Normally it costs $350 for the first person, $100 per additional adult and $50 per child (17 and under). When redeeming miles you’ll get 1¢ per mile (e.g first person will cost 35,000 miles, 10,000 per additional adult and 5,000 per child). Five Star Service is available in the following locations:
- U.S. Locations:
- Austin (AUS)
- Atlanta (ATL)
- Boston (BOS)
- Charlotte (CLT)
- Chicago O’Hare (ORD)
- Dallas / Fort Worth (DFW)
- Los Angeles (LAX)
- Miami (MIA)
- Nashville (BNA)
- New York Kennedy (JFK)
- New York LaGuardia (LGA)
- Newark (EWR)
- Philadelphia (PHL)
- Phoenix (PHX)
- San Francisco (SFO)
- Washington Reagan (DCA
- International Locations:
- Buenos Aires (EZE)
- London Heathrow (LHR)
- Sao Paolo (GRU)
- Tokyo (HND)
This seems like an expensive option and not a particularly good use of American Airline miles given the 1¢ per mile value. Given the current circumstances with some Admirals Club lounges I’m somewhat surprised that American Airlines has not temporarily reduced the cost.
Hat tip to xJonNYC
