LAX Terminal Move
Feb 13, 2026 | 6:23 am
#16
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Not sure this is a bad thing at all. After checking in at TBIT last Tuesday and both the TSA PRE and normal security lines were very long, I went through T4 security quite quickly and walked back airside to the QF F lounge. So the path through T4 might end up being a real enhancement.
Feb 13, 2026 | 11:36 am
#17
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: BOS
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Feb 13, 2026 | 3:01 pm
#18
Join Date: Aug 2017
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Not sure this is a bad thing at all. After checking in at TBIT last Tuesday and both the TSA PRE and normal security lines were very long, I went through T4 security quite quickly and walked back airside to the QF F lounge. So the path through T4 might end up being a real enhancement.
Feb 13, 2026 | 5:04 pm
#19
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It gets very very busy in there - two weeks ago before the BA268 they were turning people away presumably Qantas flights similar timing
Feb 13, 2026 | 6:08 pm
#20
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: San Diego
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Qantas often have two A380s and a B789 all leaving within an hour of the BA A380 service so it is just a very large volume of F and OWE passengers at that time.
Feb 14, 2026 | 12:14 am
#21
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: London
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Not sure this is a bad thing at all. After checking in at TBIT last Tuesday and both the TSA PRE and normal security lines were very long, I went through T4 security quite quickly and walked back airside to the QF F lounge. So the path through T4 might end up being a real enhancement.
On my last visit the staff were being forced to stick a very rigid menu
Feb 14, 2026 | 12:29 am
#22
Join Date: May 2012
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After the Marmite Martini in the CCR I darent ever again take a normal Espresso Martini, especially not before a long TATL I intend to sleep on. My BA268 LAX-LHR was one of the most pleasurable F flights I can remember on BA due mostly to a magnificent crew.
Feb 19, 2026 | 11:55 am
#24
Join Date: Mar 2015
Programs: BA GGL, GfL
Posts: 2,530
The email I just got from BA:
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From 24 February onwards, our flights from Los Angeles International Airport will now operate through Terminal 4 West, instead of Terminal Tom Bradley International.
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Doesn't mention it's temporary, so who knows!
Still easy to swing by Qantas before wandering to T4 nonetheless...
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From 24 February onwards, our flights from Los Angeles International Airport will now operate through Terminal 4 West, instead of Terminal Tom Bradley International.
"
Doesn't mention it's temporary, so who knows!
Still easy to swing by Qantas before wandering to T4 nonetheless...
Feb 19, 2026 | 11:59 am
#25
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: San Diego
Programs: BA GGL + GfL
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The email I just got from BA:
"
From 24 February onwards, our flights from Los Angeles International Airport will now operate through Terminal 4 West, instead of Terminal Tom Bradley International.
"
Doesn't mention it's temporary, so who knows!
Still easy to swing by Qantas before wandering to T4 nonetheless...
"
From 24 February onwards, our flights from Los Angeles International Airport will now operate through Terminal 4 West, instead of Terminal Tom Bradley International.
"
Doesn't mention it's temporary, so who knows!
Still easy to swing by Qantas before wandering to T4 nonetheless...
Feb 19, 2026 | 11:59 am
#26
Join Date: Dec 2022
Location: Edinburgh, UK
Posts: 214
The email I just got from BA:
"
From 24 February onwards, our flights from Los Angeles International Airport will now operate through Terminal 4 West, instead of Terminal Tom Bradley International.
"
Doesn't mention it's temporary, so who knows!
Still easy to swing by Qantas before wandering to T4 nonetheless...
"
From 24 February onwards, our flights from Los Angeles International Airport will now operate through Terminal 4 West, instead of Terminal Tom Bradley International.
"
Doesn't mention it's temporary, so who knows!
Still easy to swing by Qantas before wandering to T4 nonetheless...
Feb 19, 2026 | 12:57 pm
#28
Join Date: Jul 2020
Location: So Cal
Programs: DL Gold, AA Gold, EK Silver
Posts: 3,979
I just got the email today for a flight 5 months out. One thing that confused me is it said T4 West. I didnt realize there was a West wing to T4. is this part of whats coming with all the current construction at T4/5?
Feb 19, 2026 | 1:32 pm
#29
Join Date: Oct 2025
Posts: 35
The new TSA checkpoint there has been approved to open for business, so it will be ready to go for the first day of BA operations on the 24th. BA passengers can either use the new checkpoint which opens up into the T4-TBIT connector, or go to TBIT and use the old one if they prefer. Either way, all BA flights will still be using TBIT gates.
