We took an Uber to the airport at 6AM, and thanks to virtually non-existent traffic made it to Tom Bradley International by 6:25AM, plenty early for our 8:55AM flight to New York. I was especially excited about this flight, because I don't think there's a more intriguing way to fly between Los Angeles and New…
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I was in the J lounge on the 28/12 on my trip back from JFK-SYD and it wasn't packed at all. It could be that the F lounge just opened but it was fairly empty. I would say that it was barely 20% and this was peak time for QF flights. Another explanation could be that it was near NYs I guess.
I agree with most of what you said about the lounge, its is quite nice. Most definitely a different feel from the J lounge in SYD but the food/drink selection in LAX is superb for a J lounge.
Also! It great meeting you and your dad that morning! Hopefully next I won't be in Y ha.
don't you feel that as an A380 passenger you were inconvenienced by the layover? i know it's hard for Qantas to time all these flights right but still... all A380 passengers traveling to NYC had to either take AA or stay in LA overnight... kinda odd, no?
@ Lantan -- What's the alternative? If they wait for the A380 to land and then fly to JFK, they can't make it back to LAX in time for the night flights to Australia. American has a flat bed product in both business and first class that Qantas codeshares on, so I think they make the best of it that they can.
well, i was thinking maybe if they had the 747 flight from BNE land at LAX around the same time as both A380 then the 747 could collect all continuing passengers from A380 from SYD and MEL and continue to JFK...
that's how i'd do it... 😉
@ Lantean -- Well, except Qantas already has a 747 frequency from SYD which connects with the flight to JFK. So if it's that important for you to fly all the way on Qantas from Sydney to New York then you can already do that.
Ben, why don't you have this card. Since the net annual fee is -$205 and you can either choose 2-4 free nights at Ritz-Carlton (based on property) or 50,000 airlines (including Alaska at 2.2 cents for a value of $1,100). Seems like a no brainer to me.
I would say a lot of passengers might be on multicity trips with stops in both LA and NYC. But as lucky points out, business travellers don't have much to lose if transferring to AA (and many of them might choose DFW instead as its arguably nicer to transit through.
Also, just as a clarification, the lounge is jointly owned by QF/CX/BA but run solely by Qantas (ie Qantas catering, beverages and Accor staff as per Qantas lounges in Aus).
I have a Qantas F flight from SYD to LAX then continuing tag flight to JFK on J- can I still access Qantas First Class lounge in LAX on arrival even when onward flight is only on business class ?
Thanks
@ arthur -- The lounge is in a different terminal, but if you're willing to make the trek then yes.
So it seems like if you are on the first flight from Air China out of LAX, you get a oneworld lounge invitation. Even if your just *G on economy.
Now that AA is opening up FL to Int;l J and the new connector, what would you prefer if you had a few hours to kill?
To: Dolly at the One World Business Lounge LAX.
Thank you for your very professional service, guidance and directions during our brief stop over in February 2016. Your personal yet professional approach to providing assistance is remarkable in this day and age where a lot of staff are just rushing around. THANK YOU.
Lucky, I have a connection in LAX. Inbound flight from GRU on AA business, later connecting to SYD on QF economy. Am I allowed to access the OW business lounge? Access policies in OW website are not clear. Thanks!
Worst lounge - though very busy with late night Asia bound flights, key food disappeared as they said they were cleaning up. Many people at bar asked for the tacos which closed down just as they arrived. Very low class. Staff appeared exhausted and not in the best mood. I would consider airlines that use other lounges that are better run. I'm a Cathay regular but will start looking.
The lounge is not family friendly. Got denied access for being under 21 and was told to get a food voucher from Iberia.
I think the one world lounge has the edge over the star alliance--although they are each way better than skyteam's, which is nothing at all to write home about. the edge one world has over star alliance? they have a better bar. true, star alliance has that outdoor patio, but once you've seen it, ok, then what? anyway, the lax star alliance and one world lounges are better than Swissair's main home lounge in Zurich. and speaking of Swissair, their lounge at ORD is just ghastly. tiny, cramped, not pleasant. ive been in the lounges for china southern in Guangzhou, and china eastern in shanghai, recently, and let's be honest. They are just not up to speed in china for these kinds of things. As long as I'm on this rant, you can have A's lounge in terminal 5 at lhr. always packed, and again, nothing to write home about.
@ Robert Nance. That’s the USA due to alcohol rules ... but hey, you can buy a gun when you’re 18 but they go loco if an 18 yr old drinks a glass of wine
The Tom Bradley terminal is hower possibly the best terminal in the US and will get better once the midfield concourse opens. The only issue is it’s a pity they can’t expand the landslide /check in