- Class: Business
- Access:
- Star Alliance First and Business Class ticket holders
- Star Alliance Gold card holders
Intro
Despite my next flight being on United and departing from LAX’s terminal 7, I opted to clear security at Terminal 4 and then head next door to the Tom Bradley International to try out the Star Alliance lounge.
I don’t think anybody will be surprised that I picked one of the top flagship lounges in the Star Alliance, over a regular United club but the Terminal 4 thing may require some explanation.
At the time of my trip there was no Pre✓ facility at the TBIT, whereas T4’s allowed me to get airside in under 5 minutes. I even encountered friendly TSA agents who laughed and joked with me! T4 and TBIT are connected via an airside walkway so I was able to get to the lounge in another 5 minutes once I got airside.
The Lounge
The buffet was outstanding. A huge variety of hot and cold dishes, including a beautiful cheese display, freshly baked cakes, smoothies and a lot of healthy options!
I retreated to my darkened sanctum with a delicious bowl of Pho and was happy to see that there were plenty of charging points available.
I can only imagine how cool this place is at night, when all the glass boxes are fences for flickering flames and the lights of the incoming aircraft fill the sky.
Some very cool and unusual traffic here. A340s are rare enough these days but to see one in Air Tahiti Nui livery was awesome. The Hobbit livery on the NZ 777 was a wonderful surprise too. The best part? The touch point for landings on the TBIT runway is almost perfectly lined up with this seat. Seeing the smoke coming off the tires of a Lufthansa A380 as it hit the ground was amazing!
Conclusion
- Part 1:
- Park Inn Copenhagen Airport CPH
- Part 2:
- SAS : Business Class Lounge – Copenhagen CPH
- Part 3:
- SWISS : Business Class – A321 – Copenhagen to Zurich
- Part 4:
- SWISS : Senator Lounge – Zurich E Gates
- Part 5:
- SWISS : Business Class – B777 – Zurich to Los Angeles
- Part 6:
- Hyatt Regency Long Beach : Harbor Suite
- Part 7:
- Star Alliance Lounge – Los Angeles LAX
- Part 8:
- Air Canada : Business Class – A321 – Los Angeles to Vancouver
- Part 9:
- Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge – Vancouver
- Part 10:
- Plaza Premium Lounge – Vancouver
- Part 11:
- Air Canada : Business Class – B789 – Vancouver to London Heathrow
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thanks for the up to date report,