Originally Posted by
LBsquared
Nope, you'll have to leave security area of Terminal 6/7/8 (depending on which you arrive at) and then go to Terminal 4 to check bags & clear security again to get to departure gate for QF. You can walk from the UA terminal to Terminal 4 which can be faster than waiting for the shuttle and gets you a little exercise between flights but some people complain about the car exhaust in the air.
Thanks!
Originally Posted by
LBsquared
Sorry, no experience with interlining to QF so I'll leave this for others.
A little more digging in the QF forum turned this up:
You can certainly do it with United. I flew Baltimore - Brisbane without seeing my bags at LAX.
http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthrea...terline+united
Originally Posted by
LBsquared
How long is your connection time? If over 1.5-2 hours you'll be fine but less than that can be a problem if (1) no interlining and/or (2) heavy departure time for int'l flights from Terminal 4 in which case security can get backed up.
Happy travels!
I actually have 3+ hours, but you never know when your flight will be canceled or you'll be on the tarmac for a few hours. And LAX has a bad reputation of being a nasty place for connections.