Off to Vancouver

I’m off this afternoon on another 72 hour mileage run, to help me re-qualify for both my BA Gold and AF Flying Blue Silver. My mileage run officially starts at 10am tomorrow at JFK.  As for getting to JFK, why not Cathay First from Vancouver?  So the first flight today is LAX-Vancouver on a cheap $103 Air Canada Economy fare, which I bought with 6,895 Chase points.

Since I'm returning to TBIT on Thursday, I parked right by the ground level TBIT door in the T4 garage and then walked down to T6 and Air Canada. 

My UA 1K/Star Alliance Gold gets me access to the LAX Maple Leaf Lounge on any Air Canada or Star Alliance ticket.

Access to the lounge is either via slow elevator...

... or the elegant staircase.  LOL.

And the grand entrance, a far cry from the expansive and easy to access old T2 lounge.

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... the food offerings here are really weak.  

And as before, drinks are basically hidden away.