N1120A

The *A lounge is fully accessible airside from all terminals where *A members depart and has been for years now.

SPN Lifer

I believe all international arrivals at UA hubs except IAH (?) are forced to exit landside after clearing immigration and customs.

So if you don't have a connecting flight to get back through security at that hub, you are out of luck using any lounge as an "arrival lounge". During over a quarter century living in the Bay Area, I used to enjoy the landside CO Presidents' Club at SFO for exactly that reason (regardless of whom I was flying). I don't know if LAX ever had a landside club, but they are a vanishing or extinct breed as far as airline-affiliated lounges go.
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Guate87

I am in LAX every week. Last week I went to the AC, UC, and *A business lounges based on my *G status. Tomorrow I will be in LAX.

The *A Lounge Finder still incorrectly states "Lounge Temporarily Closed" regarding rhe AC Maple Leaf Lounge.

The OW Lounge Finder correctly states that OW S, E, and those flying J or F have access to the *A business lounge. The checkin guy confirmed that to me last week and the week before that. I fly AS and AA as often as I fly UA, so I like to keep current on lounge access.

Is there any official word on when the CL will reopen? What does "temporarily closed due to building repairs" really mean? I walk by weekly and don't see any construction work. Maybe it's an issue with the elevator?

RobOnLI

While you are technically correct, that has nothing to do with the post I responded to. The OP is *connecting* international to domestic. They *do* have lounge access. My point was simply that I wasn't sure *A TBIT lounge access because I haven't transferred at LAX in years (since I last flew SYD-LAX-xxx). A poster above you confirms that *A TBIT lounge is accessible airside from all terminals. Great.

As for IAH...all IAH international arrives exit airside at Terminal E. You must re-clear security and/or take a train to a different terminal to connect. There are no "arrivals lounges" at IAH unless you are connecting.

-RM

PTahCha

IAD connections go through the special (and dreadful) connection center and TSA security.

HeadInTheClouds

But there is no boarding pass check unless something has changed recently (like IAD). So one would have no issue reclearing security to go to a lounge on arrival assuming no checked bags.

WineCountryUA

Only exception at IAH, for International to International transfers. While bags will be auto-transferred, humans still need to "enter" the USA (immigration / customs)

RobOnLI

There was a BP checker last time I transited IAH (back in August). Walked past the baggage re-check because I had no luggage and then there was a BP checker before going up the escalator to get to security. Thinking back on that it is likely the first time I've seen someone checking BPs. There was definitely no one upstairs checking and no one at TSA care(s)(d).

-RM

N1120A

All US arrivals are technically "exiting" and have to reclear security, regardless of whether the airport (IAH/MIA) will do an onward bag connection to certain places using a camera system.

A small correction - Bradley is not accessible airside from every terminal at LAX. It is accessible airside from all of those terminals where *A carriers arrive and depart.

Eh, the customs hall isn't bad there, but the security checkpoint has a terrible design. Still, IAD's transfer customs enables some pretty short connections.

Exactly, and reclear security.

gnaget

This thread suggests that if you have a domestic UA ticket and have UA *G then you CANNOT access the *A lounge. That must be a special rule for this lounge because my understanding is that UA*Gs are only blocked from UA lounges that are otherwise *G lounges. When I lived in the WAS area then I stopped by the LH and TK lounges on UA domestic flights if I arrived at the airport early.

I think RobOnLI is correct in post #5 but others contradict him.

I have an upcoming redeye domestic and was thinking of stopping by the *A lounge for an hour.

It is about 15 min walk from TB to the UA gates and can be done airside. I did it once flying IAD-LAX-AKL.

p.s. The lounge is open until 1 am. I think the NZ flight departs around 10 pm. Which flights depart later than that?

Guate87

The *A Business Lounge in LAX TBIT is accessible to all *G members. The *A FIrst Class Lounge at LAX TBIT is only open to First Class flyers with tickets on international flights on certain airlines, like SQ. This is the only *A lounge in the US.

I go there almost every week and I have only flown domestic this year. Next week I will be in SFO but may have a flight through LAX too.

The lounge hours vary but typically it closes @ 11:15 pm. I ask the manager on duty every time I am there about their closing time. It depends on staffing and certain flights. The last time I said "You close at 1 a.m., right, like the website says?", several employees got mad at me.

OW S&E elites are also permitted in the *A Business lounge at TBIT because both the Qantas and OW lounges are closed.

https://www.oneworld.com/airport-lounges?location=LAX

The showers are open, the food is hot, alcohol is self-pour, the outdoor fire pit and patio are great, and I love people watching from the indoor balcony.

Because the Centurion Lounge has been closed for many months, this is my go-to lounge at LAX (then I go to AL, AC, and UA lounges when flying UA and the *A, AA, and AL lounges when flying AL or AA. I am OW Sapphire).

jhayes_1780

You taking items directed specifically at the OP out of context. The OP was not *G, and arriving in F/J, and further was thinking about a UA status match to *G (which may not have been reflected in the *A system).

It is correct any *A Gold can access the *A lounge (as a departure lounge, not arriving).

Repooc17

Not sure how up-to-date this is, but the referenced page from above says:



It would be sweet if OW S + E can access it in on domestic (AA / AS) flights, in the same arrangement *G can access on domestic UA flights. Can OW S + E access the OW lounge in TBIT when it reopens when flying on domestic flights?

Guate87

Both the OP and gnaget asked questions regarding pax who have *A Gold status:

"Which lounge(s) can I use if I have Mileage Plus *A Gold when transferring from an international flight to a domestic flight? Would it only be United Club or Star Alliance Lounge and Polaris lounge (currently closed) also?"
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"This thread suggests that if you have a domestic UA ticket and have UA *G then you CANNOT access the *A lounge"

You might be referring to the second hypothetical of the OP, but I wasn't.

Those of us who have been physically present in the *A and other lounges at LAX in the last few months are probably a better source of information than websites or experiences from previous years. I wanted to add my personal, weekly experience in hopes that this would help gnaget enjoy the *A lounge.

gnaget

Aha, so maybe Qantas keeps it open later. Fiji Airways (the worst longhaul airline on the planet!) departs around 11 pm, but I think they would be too cheap to pay for the *A lounge.

Ok, I found it. Avianca flies to BOG at 23:45 so it makes sense that the lounge closes 23:15.