FAQ: LAX MLL & *A Lounges
#17
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Another lounge vs. lounge, anyone in HKG should definitely use the Thai lounge instead of the United RCC (you have a choice). The Thai lounge has much better treats plus new Osim massage chairs you can use!
Another lounge vs. lounge, anyone in HKG should definitely use the Thai lounge instead of the United RCC (you have a choice). The Thai lounge has much better treats plus new Osim massage chairs you can use!
#19
Join Date: Jul 2006
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Does the Air NZ Lounge at LAX have free wifi or can it pickup the DataValet from the MLL? I've always used MLL at LAX but now after reading this thread, I want to try the NZ Lounge as I will be there next week which is probably my last day as a FF
#20
Join Date: May 2003
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It does have free wifi, however you need to get the username and password from the lounge agent
#22
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Used the LAX MLL for the first time on 16/06. Ugly. And small. And a practically non-existant selection of snacks. Big TV is the only positive feature.
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#23
Join Date: Jan 2004
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I only found out we can use the NZ lounge in LAX earlier this year. Definitely it is far nice and more friendly than the AC MLL in LAX.
Does anyone know when NZ moved into this new lounge? I know when I flew NZ in 2004, the lounge was across the other side..
Does anyone know when NZ moved into this new lounge? I know when I flew NZ in 2004, the lounge was across the other side..
#24
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: LCY
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The NZ lounge has been at the same location next to the AC MLL for years and years - although it has been extended to about double the size it used to be.
Before the extension (around 2004 I guess) they used to get overcrowded and bump some passengers over to the nasty NW lounge over the other side - evil place with loud US sports on television and mouldy cheese for the pax to eat.
Before the extension (around 2004 I guess) they used to get overcrowded and bump some passengers over to the nasty NW lounge over the other side - evil place with loud US sports on television and mouldy cheese for the pax to eat.
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Since AC is a member of the STAR alliance, and there are two STAR members in the USA with their own elaborate lounge networks, why should AC maintain MLLs at these same airports/terminals? This is not the same thing as foreign airlines having dedicated lounges at their major gateway airports since these cater to high yield premium customers flying long haul and paying significantly higher fares than found on AC's transborder routes. Further, AC flies into more than 30 US airports and cannot maintain a network of MLLs in each one. That's why STARGolds have access to the lounges of member airlines.
How many lounges do US airlines maintain in Canada? How many lounges does WestJet maintain in the US?
#28
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Good chese might be, but not the lovely individually wrapped small parcels of processed cheese on offer.
#29
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And why's that? LGA has one of the better RCCs so what's the issue? A MLL can only be profitably maintaned when there is a volume of business travelers and elite members to make use of it. While LGA does have a volume of travellers, even business and elites will generally arrive "just in time" for their flights and not make use of the lounge. It makes no sense, or cents, for AC to maintain a MLL when use levels cannot justify the cost.
Since AC is a member of the STAR alliance, and there are two STAR members in the USA with their own elaborate lounge networks, why should AC maintain MLLs at these same airports/terminals? This is not the same thing as foreign airlines having dedicated lounges at their major gateway airports since these cater to high yield premium customers flying long haul and paying significantly higher fares than found on AC's transborder routes. Further, AC flies into more than 30 US airports and cannot maintain a network of MLLs in each one. That's why STARGolds have access to the lounges of member airlines.
How many lounges do US airlines maintain in Canada? How many lounges does WestJet maintain in the US?
Since AC is a member of the STAR alliance, and there are two STAR members in the USA with their own elaborate lounge networks, why should AC maintain MLLs at these same airports/terminals? This is not the same thing as foreign airlines having dedicated lounges at their major gateway airports since these cater to high yield premium customers flying long haul and paying significantly higher fares than found on AC's transborder routes. Further, AC flies into more than 30 US airports and cannot maintain a network of MLLs in each one. That's why STARGolds have access to the lounges of member airlines.
How many lounges do US airlines maintain in Canada? How many lounges does WestJet maintain in the US?
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As for the location of the RCC, it is just as inconvenient to the gates as is the DL lounge AC uses at SFO is, but again the layout of the terminal doesn't permit for much else.