Luxury experiences

Enhance your travel journey
Our luxury experiences help make your travel as seamless as possible. Choose from several levels of service and add what you need to personalize and enhance your airport journey.
To book
Contact us to book any of our Five Star experiences.
Call us
877-578-2702 (877-5STAR-02)
If you have a ticket in First or Business you can buy Five Star Service™, which includes:
- Access to Flagship® First Check-In* and the Admirals Club® lounge
- Priority boarding and re-accommodation status
- Car service coordination
- Personalized service through the airport
Five Star Service™ is available at 16 U.S. and 4 international airports for $350 for the first person; $100 per additional adult; $50 per child (age 17 and under); $350 for each additional Five Star Service
AAdvantage® members can use miles to book Five Star Service™ at our 16 U.S. airports for 35,000 miles for the first person; 10,000 miles per additional adult; 5,000 miles per child (age 17 and under).
*Priority Check-In will be used where Flagship® First Check-In is not available
**You will be assigned 1 Five Star Service

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)
- Rio de Janeiro (GIG)
- Sao Paolo (GRU)
- Toyoko (HND)
- Tokyo (NRT)
If you have a ticket in First or Business and would like the Flagship® experience, you can buy Five Star Select™, which includes:
- Access to Flagship® First Check-In and Flagship® First Dining*
- American Airlines vehicle or cart transfer within airport property**
- Priority boarding and re-accommodation status
- Car service coordination
- Personalized service through the airport
Five Star Select™ is currently available at 2 U.S. airports with open Flagship® Lounges* for $650 for the first person; $150 per additional adult; $75 per child (age 17 and under).
*Where Flagship® First Dining is not available, Flagship® Lounge access will be allowed.
**When applicable
Available locations
- Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
- Chicago O'Hare (ORD)
- Los Angeles (LAX)*
- Miami (MIA)
*Flagship® First Dining is currently closed.
Temporarily unavailable
For more privacy before takeoff, Five Star Private Departure™ is available at LAX for customers booked in a premium cabin.
You’ll be escorted to an exclusive airport location where an agent will help with the check-in process before clearing security via a private TSA lane.
Once through security, you’ll be transferred in an American Airlines vehicle to the terminal.
Inside the terminal you’ll have:
- Flagship® First Dining access
- Gate escorts
- Priority boarding and re-accommodation status
Five Star Private Departure™ is available at LAX for $1,200 for 2 people in the same party; $250 per additional adult or child.
Temporarily unavailable
Skip the wait at the airport and get home even faster with Five Star Private Arrival™ – available at LAX for customers booked in a premium cabin.
International arrivals
You’ll be escorted from the plane to an exclusive airport location via an American Airlines vehicle. While you privately clear customs with a dedicated officer, your bags will be delivered.
Domestic arrivals
If you have checked bags, enjoy complimentary VIP Baggage Delivery to your final destination (within the greater Los Angeles area).
If you don’t have bags or you want to get them yourself, you can choose to rest in Flagship® First Dining and be escorted to an exclusive airport location to wait for your bags or car to arrive.
Five Star Private Arrival™ is available at LAX for $1,200 for 2 people in the same party; $250 per additional adult or child.
Temporarily unavailable
If you need help navigating an airport or have a tight connection, you can buy Five Star Essentials
We will:
- Meet you at Priority Check-in to help you choose seats and get your boarding pass
- Escort you through security and to your gate – keeping your belongings organized along the way
For connections, we’ll meet you after you exit the plane and escort you to your next gate. Connections must arrive from U.S. airports to be eligible.
Five Star Essentials
Available locations:
- Charlotte (CLT)
- Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
- Miami (MIA)
You must make a reservation at least 72 hours before your flight.
AAdvantage® members can use miles to book Five Star Essentials
*You will be assigned 1 Five Star Service

Temporarily unavailable
Bypass traffic to and from the airport with a private helicopter transfer powered by BLADE*, available at LAX and JFK.
Departure
- Wait in a BLADE private lounge before your pickup
- Transfer from the helipad via American Airlines vehicle to Flagship® First Check-In
- Five Star Service™ benefits
Arrival
With checked bags
- Escort to customs / bag claim
- Transfer to the BLADE helipad for departure via American Airlines vehicle
Without checked bags
- American Airlines greeter at the gate
- Transfer to the BLADE helipad airside for departure via American Airlines vehicle
You can buy the BLADE helicopter service as a private charter for up to 6 people. An additional $350 is applied to standard BLADE fees.

To book
Make a reservation via the BLADE app by choosing ‘American add-on’ or on the BLADE website.
*Helicopter services are provided independently by BLADE.