FORT WORTH, Texas, March 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Airlines
has begun extensive renovations to its Admirals Club and Flagship Lounge at
London Heathrow Airport. The work will be conducted in phases allowing
portions of the facilities, located in Terminal 3 at Gate H, to remain open
for the duration of the project, which is slated for completion in 2010.
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"Enhancing the travel experience for our valued customers is of great
importance to American Airlines," said Nancy Knipp, President - Admirals Club
for American Airlines. "We are confident that the renovations to Heathrow's
Admirals Club and Flagship Lounge facilities will further our efforts to
better serve members and guests."
The remodeled Admirals Club lounge will offer seating for 230 visitors,
and its reconfigured layout will provide a more open and spacious feeling.
Other amenities will include new shower suites; a children's room with TV,
computers and age appropriate software; complimentary Wi-Fi; a cyber cafe; and
an improved business center.
The renovated Flagship Lounge will more than double in size to nearly
8,000 square feet of lounge space seating 134 customers. Flagship Lounge
visitors will enjoy new shower suites, a cyber cafe, complimentary Wi-Fi, two
TV lounges with flat-panel televisions, and other amenities.
American, a founding member of the global oneworld(R) Alliance, operates
44 Admirals Club lounges and five Flagship Lounge locations in airports
throughout the world, and in an effort to enhance the travel experience for
its customers, American continues to reinvest in these facilities.
In addition to the London Heathrow project, American recently announced
the beginning of extensive renovations to its Boston Admirals Club lounge and
the completion of refurbishments to its Chicago H/K Admirals Club. American
opened two new Admirals Club lounges - one at Raleigh/Durham in October 2008
and one at Washington Dulles in February 2009 - and one new Flagship Lounge in
Miami in December 2008. For more information on the Admirals Club or Flagship
Lounge, log on to www.aa.com/admiralsclub or www.aa.com/lounge, respectively.
About American Airlines
American Airlines, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection(R) airlines
serve 250 cities in 40 countries with, on average, more than 3,400 daily
flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 900 aircraft. American's
award-winning Web site, AA.com(R), provides users with easy access to check
and book fares, plus personalized news, information and travel offers.
American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld(R) Alliance, which
brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business,
enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any
airline can provide on its own. Together, its members serve nearly 700
destinations in over 140 countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc.
and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation.
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fly and AAdvantage are registered trademarks of American Airlines, Inc. (NYSE:
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SOURCE American Airlines
CONTACT:
Charley Wilson
Corporate Communications
Fort Worth, Texas
+1-817-967-1577
corp.comm@aa.com
or
Richard Hedges
Corporate
Communications
London, England
44-208-577-4712
both of American Airlines
