Update On American's New LAX Lounges

Everyone harps on how awful LHR is to transit - which is deserved - but we don't hear nearly the same amount of complaining about how awful LAX is. Sure, TBIT is super nice now, but LAX is an abomination for onward domestic travel. It's a national embarrassment that a lot of international travelers encounter this outdated, inconvenient, ugly blight on air travel society as some of their first moments in the United States.

1) I would offer that the former T5 Delta Sky Club is by no means massive (pretty sure the footprint is smaller than the Admirals Club in T4, and it would get crowded for Delta passengers), but it is certainly large for American given that it will not have that many gates in that terminal.

2) I'll gladly take the over with respect to the reopening of the Flagship Lounge in T4.

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Hope you're watching today Lucky!

I was in the international first flagship lounge on Monday. There was no where to sit, few power outlets, a very sad cold buffet stuck in a 1980's style conference room. There were only 4 showers operating for all the transiting folks from Japan and Australia. Very unpleasant.

This is why I avoid "transiting" as much as possible. Even when flying internationally, I always try to fly direct

If you know LAX it's pretty easy to use
It may seem confusing to first timers though
TBIT is great and possibly the best in the US although ideally the parking garages to the east should go in order to offer an enhanced landside and check in area
The midfield concourse renderings look good and it will open way before the new terminal 3
T3 is a dump. It' s badly thought out by its tenant Retail and food outlets are very limited A tiny skyclub Ina so called hub
The complex should have been rebuilt before the relocation
Expect complaints for the next 7 years

I walked in and out of the T4 Admirals Club last week. They should just close the club instead of having it open in its current state.

@lucky do you think American is going to continue expanding its LAX operations or is the congestion still too much for American to add new destinations (particularly to Asia/Oceania and North America) for several years at the least (I'm based out of LAX)?

It's been miserable for LAC admirals club for months. I thighs the construction would be done soon. Any chance I could get some thing from AA or Citi? I'm thinking of cancelling my Citi exec card but I need the EQM.

They had no hot food last time, no seats together for a couple.

Any readers gotten compensation?

Glad to hear of an approximate date for LAX flagship. Isn't Miami on track to open first? Anyone hear anything more definitive?

The construction in the T4 Admirals Club has been going on for months. Given the volume of passengers and the limited other lounge options, you'd think they'd be fast-tracking the work. At least they opened the satellite club out at the Eagle's Nest, although that has been getting fuller and fuller as well.

Same question as Beachfan. Could we still access the lounge with AA ticket by using Prestige card?

@ Ozzi -- The Admirals Club? Yep, until that benefit is cut this summer.

AA admit that they are behind schedule on the Admirals Club renovations at LAX. They were behind on the connector too. It is really unfortunate, as the current AC experience is awful and it was previously quite a nice club. I don't really see why they needed to do this extreme a renovation, though I do know they needed more space for the increased access to the Flagship Lounge.

What I really don't get is why they needed to take all this time on the T5 club. That SkyClub was known for being quite a nice design and you'd think they could just swap out branding and seating.