Originally Posted by fairhsa

They didn't (send me through transfer security and upstairs). They told me to walk outside to T6, which I did. After I went through T6 security and into the Maple Lounge, they told me that the Star Alliance lounge in TBIT is much better (and has showers, which I really needed!) and she gave me directions BACK to TBIT through a tunnel on the first level and then a bridge on level 4 (all airside) which was much more interesting than the outdoor transfer and involved no security at all. So overall I plodded quite a lot around LAX! Very odd that I could not go airside the first time though! Some guy just said that "due to the construction works" it was not possible. Which was clearly a load of crap!