Visited the TBIT Qantas lounge just this morning before my LAX-DCA flight on AA. Nice lounge. Strange circumstances.

Departing on a domestic AA flight from gate 155 in TBIT to DCA in First. There was a special shuttle for connecting pax from T4 to TBIT. Staff says this is day #2 of this new shuttle from gate 44 where the Qantas shuttle picks up, and others.

Drops us the far end, in a no-man's-land section of TBIT. Looks unused. Very long walk but WOW, nice terminal, like T5 LHR on steroids. But I digress.

Lost and confused I approached the Qantas lounge asking where the Admirals Club is. Agent said - this is the oneworld lounge, let me see your BP. "You're in First and Emerald...come right in."

I am a rule-follower so I said, "but, it's domestic First on AA" --- she consults a manual, looks confused and says come on in. So I did. And I liked it. A lot.

Your mileage may definitely vary.