Are you connecting onwards in LAX? If yes, you should have access to both. If no, neither.

Id skip the AA Flagship.

Yes traveling on to PHX although booked in Y and on a separate Reservation. Will that matter? If I have access to both ill most certainly opt for the QF lounge. Probably will do it both ways.

If you are traveling from LAX-PHX in Y I don't see what entitles you to use the QF F lounge or the AA lounges on the inbound.

I'm a bit confused about the rules in the wiki. I presumed as a BA OWE, I would have access to this lounge on an AA domestic itinerary just as I am granted access to the AA flagship lounge. The wiki says you must be OWE (or l/h F) *and* connecting to/from l/h or 3-class transcon. What is the correct rule?

Experiential anecdotes indicate you, as an EXP, should have no problem accessing any of the *O lounges at LAX between your SYD and PHX flights. Just keep your First BP from SYD.

https://www.oneworld.com/ffp/lounge-access

OW rules will allow access to a OW F Lounge when on a connecting flight to/from an International flight on the same day, or first flight the following day as long as the connecting flight is on a OW carrier, which I assume it is. Enjoy!

Yes both are on AA. I was a little confused since the second flight is a separate reservation and short of getting an upgrade would be in Y. The SYD to LAX flight is in F.

As a BA Gold, why would I not be eligible to access the TBIT F lounge on any AA-operated domestic flight like I would an AA FL? The lounge isn't carved out of the standard OW rules.

You might think that, I thought that, but the guardians of the door do not always agree. Things are said to have improved but don't argue too much as they have called the police. As it happened, in one case the supplicant had a police connection and the police sided with him so all may not be lost if they do.

Does Qantas Lounge permit entrance for arrivals of long haul flights?

EXP traveling GRU-LAX on AA (J). Got a connection to ORD from there.

It would have been nice to see Qantas Lounge. Otherwise FL aint that bad for killing 2-3hrs.

Only if your flight to ORD is on a *O airline (such as AA) - this because of your inbound international flight.

Yep, flying out on AA.

Just got wondering because I read information about departure should be premium cabin on OW. Nothing mentioned about OW Emeralds on arriving flights.

Thanks for the help. I'll give it a try.

That is for access by class of service. For access with OW status then oneworld rules apply: https://www.oneworld.com/ffp/emerald-privileges

See also under "Eligible oneworld Status" here: http://www.qantas.com/travel/airline...unge/global/en

Yes to the business class lounge (no for first class lounge). Access is from the following oneworld rule (as opposed to being due to your status).

oneworld.com/ffp/lounge-access

Thank you Kiwi Flyer. I had a change in plans and couldn't visit the lounge.

But to clarify - the Qantas lounge is only based on ticket class of travel on international journey. It does now allow access to F lounge for Emerald status pax?