Originally Posted by
cyborg
I couldn't find the answer to this situation where I'm a BAEC Gold/OWE arriving from HND on JL 16 and have yet to choose onward flights to TWF which is only served by DL from SLC. I have quite a few choices, but really prefer to access an LAX lounge for a shower and decent F&B on arrival. I know if the onward connection is AA or AS I'm good to go, but then would have to collect bags in SLC and recheck on DL to get home. This limits my choices to less preferable options (e.g., long layovers, short connections, slight delay impacting SLC recheck).
The DL option involves the INTL to DOM recheck and TSA screening in the terminal next to TB, then walk back to TB (or even T4) for lounge access. I keep seeing that lounge access is not allowed without an onward connection and presume this is intented to be on a OW flight. Didn't see anything about non-OW onward flight. Understand that many airports would prevent such an option, but LAX now has that ability for airside access.
Thoughts? Cheers, -Cyborg
It's an interesting one. I think you can get into the AA FL with your inbound boarding pass and shower there plus get a decent bite to eat. Good luck with the TBIT lounges since QF controls those and they seem to hate life in general, let alone people not flying out on international flights that day. The AA lounge is a good hike from DL's terminal but is likely your only option, assuming they don't check your onward flight (they never have with me)
I guess there's no choice of going LAX-SLC on AA to simplify things?