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Senior Air Travelers: Go Take A Flying Flu Shot


If you travel by air frequently, and your busy schedule has so far this season prevented you from getting a flu shot, check out your next airport stop. Many major ones now offer in-station medical facilities, including quick flu shots.

As of this writing, they include Las Vegas, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Cleveland, Chicago O’Hare and Nashville. In the New York City area, clinics are available at JFK and Newark. Other airports may also have or plan to offer the service in the future.

To protect yourself, especially during the heavy air traffic holiday season and winter, allow the extra time for the service. When you arrive at the airport, ask security where you can get your flu shot. Costs per shot can be as much as $50, or free for those with in-effect proof of insurance coverage.
American Airlines One-Day Pass: Is it worth $50? PDF Print E-mail

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Q: On my last flight with American Airlines, the airport was mobbed, and my flight was delayed by weather, I had to hang around in the crowded sitting area for five hours. The desk clerk suggested an AA One-Day Pass to its chi-chi Admirals Club. The cost is a bit steep, $50. Is it worth it?

 

A: Maybe when you consider what you get for the $50, it can be worthwhile to stay in the Admiral's Club when you know you’ll be delayed for more than two hours. In the private AA lounge, you get peace and quiet from the noise and crowds in the regular airport waiting areas.

The seats are not painfully rigid plastic, but comfortable soft leather, and no bags nor feet block you from them. There are no backpackers snoozing on the floor tripping you as you try to fight your way through.

The AA lounge gives free drinks and snacks, internet access (often WiFi) and other office facilities. If you have as many as three kids at the airport with you under age 18, they’re admitted with you for free.

Is it all worth $50? That’s up to you.
 
 
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