QANTAS Lounge Pass in LAX with 4 hour layover

JuggaloG on 14/08/2017 - 10:28

Hi All,

I have a couple of Qantas lounge passes from my ANZ card.

I will be Flying Qantas from Sydney to Las Vegas this Thursday. I have a stop over in LAX for 4 hours which doesn't give me much time to leave the airport and do anything, but too long to want to just sit and do nothing at the airport.

I just wanted to know if anyone has been able to or knows if you can use the passes at the Qantas International lounge at LAX given that I will be going on a QF booked and coded flight (albeit operated by American Airlines)? or even to use at the domestic Admirals Lounge at LAX?

A shower would be great after the flight to LAX! lol

Any help would be great, even if it is a suggestion of what to do at LAX for such a short/long time.

Thank you in advance!

Travel

Comments

  • pantsparty on 14/08/2017 - 10:36
    +1

    I would be surprised if you can access the lounge given you are an international arrival transferring to a domestic flight. I have not flown into LAX for a few years but can you even physically access the lounge if you want arriving into LAX, or can you only access it if you are departing?

    • JuggaloG on 14/08/2017 - 11:15

      yeah I didn't even think about that.. thanks!

      • pantsparty on 14/08/2017 - 12:31
        +1

        For only 4 hours, I would not bother. By the time you get through LAX customs (notoriously slow), and transfer to your domestic flight, you will probably only have 2 hours to burn.

        • [Deactivated] on 14/08/2017 - 15:26

          Depends on time of day, if its the 6am arrival then you can make it to the curb in under half an hour.

  • davohatcher on 14/08/2017 - 11:13
    +1

    You will need to pass immigration at LAX, collect luggage recheck in for your onward connection to LAS. Im pretty sure you cant even use the pass

    • JuggaloG on 14/08/2017 - 11:14

      ah bummer, that makes sense, how about using it at the admirals lounge Domestic (American Airlines)?

      • redwood on 14/08/2017 - 12:33
        +2

        Admirals Lounge domestic is a sure no.
        I think the Business Lounge in LAX is not operated by Qantas (operated jointly by OneWorld) so passes aren't accepted there too.

        • [Deactivated] on 14/08/2017 - 14:53

          Handy to know!

    • [Deactivated] on 14/08/2017 - 14:49

      collect luggage recheck in for your onward connection to LAS

      This is pretty streamlined from what I remember - just removing from one belt and putting it on to another x-ray belt (assuming bags are tagged to LAS). No need to go to the check-in counter.

  • djkelly69 on 14/08/2017 - 11:21

    I have not looked at it for a number of years, but you used to be able to buy a month pass to the AA lounge for like US$99 I think? And there was maybe some other options like a one-off pass or similar.

    • [Deactivated] on 14/08/2017 - 14:54

      AA lounge is a waste of space. You get like 1 free drink and no food.

      Most terminals have free wifi and food is cheap enough (not like Sydney Airport).

      • [Deactivated] on 14/08/2017 - 15:27

        Agreed. Better off going to an airport bar.

  • Sheila Dealer on 14/08/2017 - 12:02
    +3

    I was at LAX last October departing on a Qantas flight. I bought a lounge pass from Ozbargains classifieds, however it was not valid at LAX . I think the conditions are stated on the reverse.

  • modsec802 on 14/08/2017 - 14:46
    +1

    You can use the Qantas international lounge for an onward domestic AA flight (you just re-enter TBIT) - the showers are great - and then just use the newish connector bridge to T4 after using the lounge so no more security - I do this all the time even on a 2.5 hour connection.

    BUT the passes definitely won't work - you need Qantas Gold status (or above) or Qantas Club membership. See: https://www.ausbt.com.au/where-can-you-use-qantas-club-loung…

    I'd still recommend you re-enter TBiT even if you're not using the lounge as the security lines are much shorter earlier in the mornings and the connector bridge makes going into T4 a breeze.

    You won't be able to use the AA club either - not that you'd want to - it's pretty terrible.

  • andysa on 06/02/2018 - 18:49

    4 hours at LAX? Bro grab an uber or a taxi and go get yourself a double double, animal style from In N Out, it's like 5 mins from the airport.

    • modsec802 on 06/02/2018 - 19:10

      No need for transport, it’s a short walk, cut through the car park

    • modsec802 on 06/02/2018 - 19:13

      If you take a Uber you’d be better off going to shake shack at el segundo which is much better than in n out IMO

      • JuggaloG on 06/02/2018 - 21:57

        thanks for the response guys, been and gone since. We ended up arriving late from Sydney and customs took a while. We hung out and had pizza and beer at 6am for a little. time flew.

        when we arrived el Segundo was closed until our flight flew out, so there was no chance of that unfortunately. i wanted some of the Stone Cold IPA haha

  • FirstWizard on 08/02/2018 - 15:31

    To use the passes, you should click the email that Quantas sends 3-4 business days after you redeem them from ANZ, and digitally attach the lounge pass to your boarding pass (you can use this within 12 months from redemption). Maybe, a good test would be to see if you can see the onward flight from LAX on that list.

    I flew to Singapore two weeks ago on Qantas. I could attach the ANZ lounge pass into the SYD-SIN flight, but not to the SIN-SYD flight, though there's a Qantas lounge at Changi airport.

    Luckily I have Priority-pass so didn't bother much.

  • Mamaof3 on 12/02/2018 - 18:09

    We have the same ANZ lounge passes- wasn't able to use them at LAX unfortunately

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