5 hours at LAX
5 hours at LAX...
After 45 minutes in the United Club, I headed over the T6 and the Clarity Mobile Covid test lab for a rapid PCR... just in case someone at SQ or EK did not get the message that Switzerland removed all entry test and vax requirements on May 2nd.
Then the walk thru construction down to TBIT.
Very efficient Avis... three buses at the same time.
Carts strewn all over the TBIT arrivals sidewalks.
And then there was the doc check and boarding pass stop. The combination of an NRT connection and the removal of Swiss entry restrictions was too much for my agent. 20 minutes and 4 agents later, they agreed to let me board and issued my boarding passes.
PreCheck lanes with no one except and an ANA flght crew.
Then upstairs to the Star Alliance Lounges. First stop was the Star Alliance First Class Lounge... one on the most pathetic First Class lounges anywhere.
Even worse when it is packed like today.
Serve yourself food options. Yeah, that really looks appetizing. LOL.
After a couple of minutes for the photo ops, I headed out the back door for the much nicer and more attractive Business Class Lounge.
Looks like some of the furniture is past its expiration date.
My favorite part of the lounge, the terrace overlooking the concourse.
More of the lounge, including showers...
... and cool outdoor terrace. Better on a nicer days and when T3 construction is completed.
I arrived just before switch from breakfast to lunch.
And now lunch...
LOL. Yeah I think Frank Lloyd Wright nailed that one.
And for those in Instagram, videos from LAX...