Luxury experiences
Enhance your travel journey
We’re excited to announce the expansion of our luxury additions to include exclusive partnerships with PS and BLADE private helicopters; offering personalized, expedited travel in Los Angeles (LAX) and New York (JFK).
- Inside PS, you’ll have access to your own TSA and customs screening before departure and after international arrival.
- With BLADE you’ll fly past busy city traffic and arrive quickly at the airport.
Choose from 5 levels of service and add what you need to make your travel as seamless as possible.
Five Star Service™
If you have a ticket in any of our premium cabins you can buy Five Star Service™.
- Access to Flagship® First Check-In and the Admirals Club® lounge
- Priority boarding and re-accommodation status
- Car service coordination
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).
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).
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 (NRT)
Five Star™ Select
If you have a ticket in any of our premium cabins that doesn’t qualify for the Flagship® experience, you can buy Five Star™ Select.
- Access to Flagship® First Check-In and Flagship® First Dining*
- American Airlines Cadillac or cart transfer**
- Priority boarding and re-accommodation status
- Car service coordination
Five Star™ Select is available at 5 U.S. airports with 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:
- Chicago O'Hare (ORD)
- Dallas / Fort Worth (DFW)
- Los Angeles (LAX)
- Miami (MIA)
- New York Kennedy (JFK)
Five Star™ Private Departure
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 PS* 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 Cadillac 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.
*PS is a private club operated by an independent third party. Five Star Service customers must comply with all PS policies, terms, and conditions.
Five Star™ Private Arrival
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 PS via an American Airlines Cadillac. 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 PS 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.
To book
Call us
877-578-2702 (877-5STAR-02)
For our customers only
As part of our partnership, you can use PS for just $1,000 as a first-time trial on any international or domestic flight, inbound or outbound, for up to 4 people in a party.
After completing a first-time trial, you'll be eligible for PS exclusive member benefits and reduced prices on future use; plus the $4,500 annual fee will be waived.
Some benefits include:
- Access to an individual suite with a private bathroom, food-service pantry, a 2-person daybed, and a view of the runway
- Private transfer across the tarmac from PS to the door of the plane
- Private on-site TSA screening for departures and private U.S. Customs and Immigration processing for arrivals
- Up to 3 complimentary travel companions; non-traveling companions may join for a meeting or send-off at no charge
- Complimentary, pre-ordered gourmet dining and meals
- Complimentary in-suite manicures, massages, or haircuts
- Access to on-site shower spa and amenities
Visit the PS website for a full list of benefits.
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Preferred member pricing
- $2,700 domestic one-way
- $3,000 international one-way
- Book up to 6 months in advance, with preferential cancellation and change policies
Helicopter transfer powered by BLADE
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 Cadillac 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 Cadillac
Without checked bags
- American Airlines greeter at the gate
- Transfer to the BLADE helipad airside for departure via American Airlines Cadillac
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.