Originally Posted by
Reikon
Seems like the dragons at LAX TBIT OW lounge are incorrectly rejecting people who are on a domestic flight from LAX connecting to an international flight and only allowing people flying international directly from LAX.
Not that that distinction even matters since it's not an AC and any oneworld flight should get you into the lounge with proper status/class.
Just to be clear, that's the Star Alliance rule but not the oneworld rule. For oneworld, the restriction on access to lounges applies to AA elites (only) on all intra-North America flights (with exceptions for some routes), irrespective of the lounge operator. So the distinction between domestic and international itineraries does matter for AA elites and AA F/J passengers even at the TBIT oneworld lounge.
But the main point, that the TBIT lounge should admit eligible customers on AA domestic flights from LAX connecting to long haul oneworld international flights, is of course correct.