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Old Feb 28, 2016, 11:18 am
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Access Ready Reckoner:

For access just one of the following needs to be true:
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  1. Non US based (not AAdvantage and not Mileage Plan) oneworld Emerald or Sapphire tier traveling on a oneworld Marketed and operated flight.
  2. An AAdvantage or Mileage Plan of Sapphire or Emerald tier traveling on a oneworld Marketed and Operated flight NOT solely part of a "North American* Itinerary".
  3. First & Business Class passengers traveling on a oneworld Marketed and Operated flight not solely part of a "North American* Itinerary".
  4. Passengers on an itinerary which includes First & Business Class travel on a oneworld marketed and operated flight longer than five hours connecting to/from a domestic oneworld Marketed and Operated flight or an international short haul (five hours or less) oneworld Marketed and Operated flight.
  5. *Recent Reports indicate the following access is being denied with Patrons being redirected to the Flagship Lounge in T4*: First and Business Class passengers traveling on an American Airlines Marketed and Operated flight between Los Angeles & New York on three class aircraft.
* A "North American* Itinerary" for AAdvantage elites is travel on solely domestic flights within the U.S. or between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico (except Mexico City), the Bahamas, Bermuda and the Caribbean. A "North American* Itinerary" for Alaska Mileage Plan elites is travel to destinations in the U.S.A., Canada and Mexico (unless they are connecting to or from an international long-haul flight in a premium cabin on the same day).
Connecting the same day or before 6am the following day.
LAX oneworld Business and Qantas First Lounges
LAX / Los Angeles International Airport - Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT)
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.)

oneworld Los Angeles (Business) Lounge

Opening hours: Daily: 06:30 - 23:30

Capacity: ~400

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 (16)


Notes: The stylish and spacious Business Class Lounge has a contemporary design reflecting Californian culture, combined with signature elements from each airline, built around a communal fireplace and central glass atrium providing natural light. In the lounge's dining area, customers can choose from menus, designed by renowned Qantas chef Neil Perry, based on signature Qantas Lounge favourites with influences of multicultural California, including Italian, Mexican, Japanese, Chinese, Korean and US West Coast street food. Californian food carts similar to the pop-up dining concept offer freshly prepared dishes. At the cocktail bar, customers can select signature cocktails or premium wines, or have the barista create the coffee of their choice. The lounge also offers an enhanced hot and cold buffet, faster WiFi, new workstations and sixteen shower suites with Aurora Spa amenities.
Qantas First Lounge

Opening hours: Daily: 06:30 - 23:30

Capacity: ~200

AMENITIES:
  • Computer connected to Internet
  • Neil Perry restaurant (74 seats, a la carte dining)
  • Full staffed bar and made to order mixed drinks
  • Barista with coffee selections
  • Shower suites (7)
  • Business suites (2 - can be combined for conference room)
  • Shirt pressing (First)


Notes: The Qantas Los Angeles First Lounge defines a new standard of luxury and sophistication for First and eligible premium customers travelling through LAX. The spacious, light and open plan lounge is three times the size of the previous First Lounge. The lounge features a 74-seat a la carte restaurant, Californian Knoll furniture selected by Marc Newson, including 12 Eero Saarinen Womb Chairs with matching ottomans, 2 private work suites that can open into one larger private meeting room, state of the art wi-fi, wireless printing capabilities, TVs equipped with cable television and 7 dedicated shower suites, complete with Aurora Spa products. The a la carte Rockpool menu has been designed by Neil Perry, featuring signature dishes from the Qantas flagship Sydney and Melbourne lounges, as well as locally inspired LA cuisine. Menus will change seasonally, every 3 months. Access to First Class Lounges is restricted to Emerald members or those travelling in First Class.
LAX TBIT oneworld lounges access rules: (v. Feb 25, 2016)

oneworld Business Lounge operated by Qantas

Please note this is not a Qantas Club and is not part of any recipripocity agreement with Admirals Clubs. Must be Sapphire or Business class passenger on a oneworld marketed and operated carrier ("qualifying flight") and
  • Departing on a longhaul international flight, or

  • Departing on a oneworld flight, having arrived on a qualifying longhaul international flight, or

  • Departing in First or Business on AA to JFK on a 3 cabin A321T aircraft.

  • A Qantas Club member (no AA Admirals Club reciprocity, however)

  • "Some lounges may get busy at peak times, and access to them may be restricted as a result."


Qantas - oneworld First Lounge

Must be Emerald or First class passenger on a oneworld marketed and operated carrier ("qualifying flight") and
  • Departing on a longhaul international flight, or

  • Departing on a oneworld flight, having arrived on a qualifying longhaul international flight, or

  • Departing in First on AA to JFK on a 3 cabin A321T.








Link to one world lounge access rules and lounge locator
Qantas First Class Lounge for OneWorld Emeralds and First Class Travelers - opened late 2014

Qantas press release

Airside connector open from terminals 4, 5, 6 and 7 to TBIT - Feb 2016

LAX AA T-4 - TBIT secure airside connector open 25 Feb 2016 (AA forum)

2016 LAX Connecting / Connection / Connections thread

Updated 7 Mar 2017 - JDiver







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Old Jul 13, 2020 | 2:47 pm
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Originally Posted by nachosdelux
both closed in March, and still closed, as far as I know.

https://www.executivetraveller.com/n...ose-this-month


from the article: " Qantas lists the Los Angeles Business Lounge among its closures, along with the airlines' own first class lounge upstairs"
Well, at LAX, the "OW Business Lounge (operated by QF)" and the QF First Lounge are on the same floor, albeit upstairs from the gates, stores, etc.

I don't see either of them reopening this calendar year.
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Is there presently any Lounge open for One World premium cabin pax departing LAX?
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Originally Posted by Tracer_SEA
Is there presently any Lounge open for One World premium cabin pax departing LAX?
During my visit on 29 July 2020, the only open oneworld lounge in LAX was the American Airlines Admirals Club in T4.
The OW Business Lounge and the QF First Class Lounge were both closed.
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Any recent update for PAX departing LAX?

I assume Qantas F will remain closed until Qantas resumes US flights, but was hoping the OW lounge would be open :/
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Originally Posted by FlyingFrZ
Any recent update for PAX departing LAX?

I assume Qantas F will remain closed until Qantas resumes US flights, but was hoping the OW lounge would be open :/
I don't think that the OW lounge would open as that lounge is also managed and operated by QF, however, is branded as a oneworld lounge.
Unfortunately, your only option is the AA Admirals Club in T4, however, now, that club has hot food.
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Originally Posted by ISTFlyer
I don't think that the OW lounge would open as that lounge is also managed and operated by QF, however, is branded as a oneworld lounge.
Unfortunately, your only option is the AA Admirals Club in T4, however, now, that club has hot food.
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Originally Posted by FlyingFrZ
Any recent update for PAX departing LAX?

I assume Qantas F will remain closed until Qantas resumes US flights, but was hoping the OW lounge would be open :/
Originally Posted by ISTFlyer
I don't think that the OW lounge would open as that lounge is also managed and operated by QF, however, is branded as a oneworld lounge.
Unfortunately, your only option is the AA Admirals Club in T4, however, now, that club has hot food.
Aside from who operates the LAX OW lounge, there is nowhere near the volume of qualifying pax (mostly Int'l travelers) to make it financially, or otherwise viable to have that lounge open. I'm afraid that it will be awhile before the required traffic will come back.
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I am flying SFO-DOH in J on qatar
I booked my own AA ticket to SFO the same day, will I have access either the biz or first lounge (OWE)
This is for early next year, btw.
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Originally Posted by exmike
I am flying SFO-DOH in J on qatar
I booked my own AA ticket to SFO the same day, will I have access either the biz or first lounge (OWE)
This is for early next year, btw.
If you have LAX-SFO on AA (irrespective of class) and SFO-DOH (QR J) on the same day, and assuming all lounges are open by the time you travel, you will have access to the AA Flagship lounge and any of the Admirals Clubs before your LAX-SFO flight, even if the 2 tickets are booked separately. Theoretically, you should also have access to the oneworld LAX lounge and the AS lounge, although I'm not sure if in reality lounge receptionists are well informed to let you enter given they are in different terminals. You should however note that, if these tickets are bought separately and in different PNRs, you will not have free bags for your LAX-SFO flight (if booked in Y), the bags will not be through-checked, and you will not be protected in case of misconnection.
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Originally Posted by exmike
I am flying SFO-DOH in J on qatar
I booked my own AA ticket to SFO the same day, will I have access either the biz or first lounge (OWE)
This is for early next year, btw.
Originally Posted by ernestnywang
If you have LAX-SFO on AA (irrespective of class) and SFO-DOH (QR J) on the same day, and assuming all lounges are open by the time you travel, you will have access to the AA Flagship lounge and any of the Admirals Clubs before your LAX-SFO flight, even if the 2 tickets are booked separately. Theoretically, you should also have access to the oneworld LAX lounge and the AS lounge, although I'm not sure if in reality lounge receptionists are well informed to let you enter given they are in different terminals. You should however note that, if these tickets are bought separately and in different PNRs, you will not have free bags for your LAX-SFO flight (if booked in Y), the bags will not be through-checked, and you will not be protected in case of misconnection.
In addition to what ernestnywang mentioned, you would need to show your SFO-DOH boarding pass to the lounge agents in Los Angeles so lounge access might not be possible in LAX if you can't print your boarding pass online. The lounges being in different terminals wouldn't cause an issue but an e-ticket confirmation for the international flight wouldn't be sufficient.
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Originally Posted by ISTFlyer
In addition to what ernestnywang mentioned, you would need to show your SFO-DOH boarding pass to the lounge agents in Los Angeles so lounge access might not be possible in LAX if you can't print your boarding pass online. The lounges being in different terminals wouldn't cause an issue but an e-ticket confirmation for the international flight wouldn't be sufficient.
Good point.

I would say though it's best to have the SFO-DOH boarding pass, but if you can't get it via online check-in, you should still try it by showing the e-ticket to lounge agents. All oneworld airlines are able to access each other's e-ticket images.
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Just curious on the following itinerary if based on OW rules access would technically be allowed at OW lounge at LAX, assuming it was open.

HND-SFO JL J
SFO-LAX AA F
LAX-PHX AA

If departing LAX in Int'l J of course OW J.access
If landing right into LAX in Int'l J and connecting on then of course OW J access
If departing LAX on a domestic flight to catch Int'l J then again OW J access

But what about arriving in SFO then coming down to LA because now you are one removed from the qualifying flight. I know this one removed flight thing has been debated for AA FFD under their special rules but here I am just curious how does being 1 flight removed work for just OW lounge access.
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Originally Posted by happiest_at_40000
Just curious on the following itinerary if based on OW rules access would technically be allowed at OW lounge at LAX, assuming it was open.

HND-SFO JL J
SFO-LAX AA F
LAX-PHX AA

If departing LAX in Int'l J of course OW J.access
If landing right into LAX in Int'l J and connecting on then of course OW J access
If departing LAX on a domestic flight to catch Int'l J then again OW J access

But what about arriving in SFO then coming down to LA because now you are one removed from the qualifying flight. I know this one removed flight thing has been debated for AA FFD under their special rules but here I am just curious how does being 1 flight removed work for just OW lounge access.
No issues if the last leg is same day, or before 6 am the next day of the arrival of the qualifying Int'l flight. Helps to keep that BP handy just to speed up the process.COS of the connecting flights doesn't matter.
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Whats the situation with oneworld lounge in LAX now? Google now lists its opening hours and says it is open. But also there are reports that OW elite members can use the Star Alliance lounge (EDIT: looks like this is only when flying BA metal). Anyone have a recent update?
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Whats the situation with oneworld lounge in LAX now? Google now lists its opening hours and says it is open. But also there are reports that OW elite members can use the Star Alliance lounge. Anyone have a recent update?
British Airways contracts the *A Lounge as an individual airline and this has nothing to do with the oneworld alliance in general.
Both the oneworld Business Lounge and the Qantas Lounge are currently closed ( was in LAX last week and confirm that unless there is a recent re-opening ). If you are flying on an airline other than BA, your current options are limited to the AA and AS Lounges in Terminals 4, 5 and 6.
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