Apr 30, 15, 11:42 pm
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Los Angeles International Airport - Tom Bradley International Terminal oneworld Lounges
Location: Go airside via the North security check. Continue past the SkyTeam marked elevator / lift past the Star Alliance lounge signage and escalators to the main shops area and take the elevator to the oneworld Lounge on floor 5. (LAX / LAWA now allows passengers with same day departing boarding passes multi-terminal access.)
See AA T-4 - LAX TBIT secure airside connector open 25 Feb 2016 for airside access via the secure airside connector.
Qantas International First Lounge
Open daily: 06:30 - 23:30[currently closed] QF F Lounge has REOPENED as of SEP 2022.
Amenities:
Computer connected to Internet
Neil Perry dining and buffet (hot, cold, food carts)
Full staffed bar and made to order mixed drinks
Barista and coffee selections
Shower suites (7)
Access rules:
Traveling on a oneworld marketed and operated first departing in, or connecting from, first class on a oneworld international flight of over 5 hours,
or
traveling in first class on a three-class domestic flight
or
a oneworld Emerald cardholder. Exception being AA Executive Platinum and Platinum Pro are not eligible for access when traveling solely on flights within or between the U.S., Canada, Mexico (except Mexico City), Bermuda, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean.
oneworld Los Angeles Lounge
Open daily: 14:00 - 20:45
Amenities:
Computer connected to Internet
Neil Perry dining and buffet (hot, cold, food carts)
Full staffed bar and made to order mixed drinks
Barista and coffee selections
Shower suites (9)
Access rules:
Traveling on a oneworld marketed and operated business or first departing in, or connecting from, business or first class on a oneworld international flight of over 5 hours,
or
traveling in business or first class on a three-class domestic flight
or
a oneworld Sapphire or Emerald cardholder. Exception being AA Executive Platinum, Platinum Pro, and Platinum members are not eligible for access when traveling solely on flights within or between the U.S., Canada, Mexico (except Mexico City), Bermuda, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean.
Location: Go airside via the North security check. Continue past the SkyTeam marked elevator / lift past the Star Alliance lounge signage and escalators to the main shops area and take the elevator to the oneworld Lounge on floor 5. (LAX / LAWA now allows passengers with same day departing boarding passes multi-terminal access.)
See AA T-4 - LAX TBIT secure airside connector open 25 Feb 2016 for airside access via the secure airside connector.
Qantas International First Lounge
Open daily: 06:30 - 23:30
Amenities:
Computer connected to Internet
Neil Perry dining and buffet (hot, cold, food carts)
Full staffed bar and made to order mixed drinks
Barista and coffee selections
Shower suites (7)
Access rules:
Traveling on a oneworld marketed and operated first departing in, or connecting from, first class on a oneworld international flight of over 5 hours,
or
traveling in first class on a three-class domestic flight
or
a oneworld Emerald cardholder. Exception being AA Executive Platinum and Platinum Pro are not eligible for access when traveling solely on flights within or between the U.S., Canada, Mexico (except Mexico City), Bermuda, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean.
oneworld Los Angeles Lounge
Open daily: 14:00 - 20:45
Amenities:
Computer connected to Internet
Neil Perry dining and buffet (hot, cold, food carts)
Full staffed bar and made to order mixed drinks
Barista and coffee selections
Shower suites (9)
Access rules:
Traveling on a oneworld marketed and operated business or first departing in, or connecting from, business or first class on a oneworld international flight of over 5 hours,
or
traveling in business or first class on a three-class domestic flight
or
a oneworld Sapphire or Emerald cardholder. Exception being AA Executive Platinum, Platinum Pro, and Platinum members are not eligible for access when traveling solely on flights within or between the U.S., Canada, Mexico (except Mexico City), Bermuda, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean.
Guide: LAX / Los Angeles TBIT / Bradley Int値. oneworld Lounges
Aug 10, 22, 10:36 am
#1216
Join Date: Nov 2011
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Originally Posted by jtav559
Long awaited return!
A question that doesn't seem to have been answered definitively up thread:
Do Flagship Transcon's on AA receive access to Qantas F or the OW J Lounge @ TBIT?
Asking, as I (AA EXP) have 2 transcon's coming up:
LAX-MIA in J on 77W
LAX-JFK in F on 321T
Do I have access via EXP status while on a AA Flagship Transcon?
Or is access strictly via class of service flow on a transcon (regardless of status)?
Or no access at all?
Just curious how it will shake out, and if it's worth the walk over there just to be turned away in the end.
A question that doesn't seem to have been answered definitively up thread:
Do Flagship Transcon's on AA receive access to Qantas F or the OW J Lounge @ TBIT?
Asking, as I (AA EXP) have 2 transcon's coming up:
LAX-MIA in J on 77W
LAX-JFK in F on 321T
Do I have access via EXP status while on a AA Flagship Transcon?
Or is access strictly via class of service flow on a transcon (regardless of status)?
Or no access at all?
Just curious how it will shake out, and if it's worth the walk over there just to be turned away in the end.
You will not have access via status.
Aug 10, 22, 10:41 am
#1217
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: LAX, SNA, LGB
Posts: 355
Originally Posted by ryanbriar
Access via transcons was murky pre-COVID. I had success accessing the J lounge with a J ticket pre-COVID (and once post-COVID), but never the F lounge with an F ticket (granted was LAX-BOS so the F lounge didn稚 think it was a qualifying flight). There are no written rules as far as I know so it really comes down to what the computer says when the boarding pass is scanned.
You will not have access via status.
You will not have access via status.
Aug 10, 22, 1:28 pm
#1218
Join Date: Nov 2011
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Originally Posted by hsumh316
IME, I am AS OWE and flew Flagship J from LAX-MIA early this year, I could not get access to the OW J lounge. They asked if I had status on another airline, they specifically mentioned BA or QF status, of which I did, and then I was allowed. I am not sure if F on transcon would get access to QF F lounge.
I致e accessed the J lounge with my RAM Gold status a handful of times this year (same with the FL).
Aug 10, 22, 5:38 pm
#1219
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Originally Posted by hsumh316
IME, I am AS OWE and flew Flagship J from LAX-MIA early this year, I could not get access to the OW J lounge. They asked if I had status on another airline, they specifically mentioned BA or QF status, of which I did, and then I was allowed. I am not sure if F on transcon would get access to QF F lounge.
First Lounge access before an AA 3 class transcon is a Class of service based access.
For more, see here:
Qantas First Class Lounge, LAX
Aug 10, 22, 9:06 pm
#1220
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There used to be written rules. It was the 77W lax-Mia that qualified, but this wa several years ago when there was a regular 77W every month, all year.
once they introduced 772s, it became on again/off again, and totally disappeared for a while. It was impossible to keep up with as a flyer, let alone managing a partner lounge.
once they introduced 772s, it became on again/off again, and totally disappeared for a while. It was impossible to keep up with as a flyer, let alone managing a partner lounge.
Aug 10, 22, 9:55 pm
#1222
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Programs: AA, UA, Marriott
Posts: 463
Originally Posted by bradfrancini
I知 flying LAX-MIA-LIM on 8/26 as a OWE. AA痴 bizarre rules block me from the Flagship lounge in this case but I should be able to access the Qantas F lounge right?
By the rules on oneworld.com yes it appears you have access to Qantas F. However, this is an interesting case and you might get hassle. Oneworld still seems to have the "old" rules on AA elite access, which was the same as the flagship lounge rules until AA changed access in 2021. I wonder if this is a case of the rules not being updated online but reflected in systems. That shouldn't be your fault of course.
In any case, you will have AC access.
Aug 11, 22, 7:17 pm
#1224
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: LAX, SNA, LGB
Posts: 355
Just spoke with a OW lounge dragon. She mentioned that during pre-pandemic AA and I assume AS would pay for access to the OW lounges for AA/AS elites on domestic flights. AA and I assume AS either don稚 want to pay or no longer have an agreement with the OW lounges so they are being directed to AA lounges. Though, she wasn稚 too sure. They did give me the email of the concierge supervisor if i had more questions or needed clarification.
Aug 11, 22, 8:40 pm
#1225
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Boston, MA
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Originally Posted by hsumh316
Just spoke with a OW lounge dragon. She mentioned that during pre-pandemic AA and I assume AS would pay for access to the OW lounges for AA/AS elites on domestic flights. AA and I assume AS either don稚 want to pay or no longer have an agreement with the OW lounges so they are being directed to AA lounges. Though, she wasn稚 too sure. They did give me the email of the concierge supervisor if i had more questions or needed clarification.
Aug 11, 22, 9:12 pm
#1226
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Originally Posted by hsumh316
Just spoke with a OW lounge dragon. She mentioned that during pre-pandemic AA and I assume AS would pay for access to the OW lounges for AA/AS elites on domestic flights. AA and I assume AS either don’t want to pay or no longer have an agreement with the OW lounges so they are being directed to AA lounges. Though, she wasn’t too sure. They did give me the email of the concierge supervisor if i had more questions or needed clarification.
Aug 12, 22, 6:00 am
#1228
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Location: NYC
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Posts: 1,320
Originally Posted by hsumh316
She only mentioned AA and i added the AS. My apologies. Yes non AA/AS elites will have access to the one world lounges. I think there were people trying to get into one world lounges on transcon flights.
An AS or AA OWE flying, say, to London, should still have access to the QF F lounge based on OW status access rules.
Aug 12, 22, 7:57 pm
#1229
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Originally Posted by DMPHL
The question is whether that class of service access for Flagship transcons is still in effect.
Hopefully someone with a Flagship transcon flight in the near future can take one for the team and find out in person!
