My flight toFiji was at 11:30PM, though I decided to get to LAX very early, since I knew thelounge would fill up closer to departure, so it would be easier to take pictures earlier in the evening.
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Well Lucky it could be worse - you could in the terminal waiting in line at Wolfgang Puck for a take out salad like I have to on business trips.
I am suprised you thought this was worse than the KAL lounge. Looks like this one has better food and drink options. I could see how the decor in the KAL lounge is better. Thanks for the report.
I was just at TBIT last week - I was flying business class on Alitalia so I had access to the Korean Air biz lounge and the brand new Etihad lounge.
I have to say that this lounge you're reviewing is considerably better than the Korean Air lounge. I've been to the ones at ICN but at LAX that place was nasty! The cream colored chairs are stained and are starting to get a blackish coloration. Lousy food and beverage options as well.
On the other hand the new Etihad lounge is spectacular! Although it's small, the quality of the service, furnishings, and food & drink quality were all exceptional! I would highly recommend checking this one out 🙂
Agreed with the other posters, this lounge looks so much more better to the bare basic KAL lounge. The only plus of the KAL lounge would be the availability of the shower facilities. I noticed that the red wine served in the LAX international lounge seems to be a much better one compared to the KAL.
Ben, we are flying to Fiji in Jan out of LAX. What other options for lounges are there? We have platium status with OW and paid memberships to Admirals club.
Thanks
Melissa
LoL @ "Eventually I found myself in what looked like a Costco and/or Berlin Tegel Airport"... I remember boarding from that space before...I thought it was a really sad space, still looks like warehouse-ish. Wonder if LAX still has those remote gate stands where you walk up a covered ramp and still have an airbridge but its the middle of the tarmac...
@ Melissa -- No other options, unfortunately, since Fiji Airways isn't in an alliance. I suppose you could go to the Admirals Club in T4 if you wanted to, but that's not any better, especially during the renovation.
@lucky,
"which should probably give you a sense of the qualify of the lounge"
I hate to be that guy but did you mean quality?
Also I just read Qatar looking to buy another stake in an other airline
Not that you would have even checked, but did you happen to notice Kosher food (not snacks) or wine in the lounge for the El Al passengers? Maybe they only put it out n the morning before the El Al flight if they have any at all?
It looks better then the admirals club at MIA in terms of food selection All they had there was cheese and stale cookies
And the only soft drink was unsweetened iced tea
That lounge doesn't look bad - I'd still prefer to hang out there than in the main terminal, if there were no other options.
hahaha, looks a lot like Berlin TXL's Terminal C. Who would've thought they could replicate such a horrible terminal 😉
I flew Fiji with a friend, out of LAX around 18 months ago - the lounge had just opened, but didnt yet have its liquor license. So Fiji gave us each $50 food and beverage voucher to spend anywhere in the TBIT 🙂
If there’s no shower facilities at lax international lounge, can I use my PAL business class boarding pass to use another lounge for a shower???
As an aside, if you booked a flight on Air Tahiti Nui through AA, they will not allow access to the International lounge even if booked in business class. You will have to use the AA business lounge in Terminal 4, however this is a long distance from the departure gate!