r/LAX

I booked a flight MEL-YYZ (Toronto) with rewards points via Virgin Australia with United. It was the only seat available for that route and those dates but it has a 1hr40 layover at LAX. As it was a reward ticket, I don't believe I can just switch to a different flight with a longer layover as there aren't any other reward seats available for the day. From all my research it seems this transfer is pretty much impossible to make with a checked bag, and potentially possible with carry on only but still tight. I can pretty comfortably travel with carry on generally and its only a 2 week trip, so I think I could do it with carry on, so I could do that if that would be the difference between making that connection and not. I know since its a single ticket and United sold me this connection it will be there responsibilty to get me on the next flight.

My question is: would 1hr40 still be a gamble even with carry on? Should I even try and make it or should I basically just resign to the idea I won't make the connection and bring a checked bag and hope I get on the next connection later in the day? I have the MPC I plan to use which apparently should help me clear passport control quicker, and also can get the United Premier Access if that will help make it quicker at any other points. I'm not necessarily in a rush to get to my final destination as I'm arriving the day before I need to be anywhere, but I also don't want to end up at waiting at LAX for 8 hours for the next flight they can get me on.

Flight details are:

Flight #1 UA99 MEL-LAX. Landing at Tom Bradley Intl at 6:40am.

Flight #2 UA608 LAX-YYZ. Departing LAX Terminal 7 at 8:20am.

I saw a few horror stories here about car rentals in LAX so I have no idea where to go...

For the record, of course price matters but I just want to make sure the car I get works and that I can get it on time if I make a reservation ahead of time. I saw a few posts here where some people couldn't even get that much lol

Hi, travelling from New Zealand to Mexico City with lax as a layover. Previously layover was 3hr 40 minute but just got pushed foward so it’s now 2 hr 20 minute I think. Do you think this will be enough time, I’ve never been to America I have no idea what is going on

I live in the South Bay and took an uber to the Hilton LAX to meet a colleague before his flight.

We had a couple beers and then I requested my ride back home.

My driver who picked me up, immediately questioned me and asked why I was cheating the system? I said no, I was at a meeting with a colleague at the hotel. He then went on to ramble about how fares are $8-$10 more if they pick you up from the uber waiting area versus at a nearby hotel.

He said that many people take the free shuttles to avoid paying surge pricing and that this was a very common technique. Again, I was not on any flight as I had no bags or anything like that.

Do people really take the free shuttles to hotels and then request rides? I don’t know why an uber driver would care, it’s not like they get the full $8 more. We all know that Uber extorts people for rides from LAX anyways. So what if people figure out a loophole? How about building that fucking people mover and getting light rail to run to Torrance?

I'm flying into LAX with my 2 big dogs (that travel in crates) and my own luggage. I have a service that will pick us up outside immigration. Is there any staff or porter service that can help me with all the luggage and crates (for a fee or tip of course) from bagage claim to the outside?

I have flights booked - all one ticket by airnz - from Dublin to lax (operated by aerlingus) then lax to Auckland (airnz).

In Dublin we will check bags all the way through & complete immigration pre clearance
We arrive into lax term 4 depart term b
2hour 40 min transfer time

Question I have is do I need to physically collect my own bags in lax to transfer them if on two connecting international flights booked on same ticket?
If so is the transfer length ok?
Travelling with 3 kids so keen to get this right!

Thanks in advance

LAX’s long-delayed people mover is now more than 99% complete, but new financial concerns and a growing dispute between airport officials and the project’s contractor are raising questions about whether the train can meet its latest deadlines.

Fitch Ratings recently placed the credit rating of $1.2 billion in senior bonds tied to the Automated People Mover, dubbed Skylink, on negative watch, according to the Los Angeles Times. The agency also reportedly downgraded the bonds from BB+ to BB, pushing them further into junk territory.

The move comes as the $3.3 billion project approaches two critical deadlines: an Oct. 8 lenders’ deadline and a Dec. 8 project deadline.

Fitch warned that additional delays leave the project with little room before those deadlines are breached. In a worst-case scenario, lenders could demand repayment and the contract between Los Angeles World Airports and LAX Integrated Express Solutions, or LINXS, could ultimately be terminated.

I am arriving late from Asia and have a 5am United flight out where we need to recheck our bags. Online it says United counter is open from 4am - 1am but calling up the rep said 24 hours. Can anyone confirm which of these is true?

I fly weekly and have come into LAX often, however, my travel has mainly been east coast the latter part of the year. I just flew into LAX and rented a car for the first time since probably last July, to say that it was harrowing would be an understatement. There were hundreds of people on the curbs waiting, fighting one another for minimal busses. After standing back and watching several people almost be killed in terminal traffic, I realized that the Sixt busses had no one in them and they all go to the same place. I got on the Sixt bus and others got savvy to my hack and followed me. You would have thought the driver was interviewing refugees the way she was not letting others on behind me. If you were to wait there, on a night like last night, it's not unreasonable that it could take you hours to get on a bus. People were trampling each other, pushing each other into the lanes of traffic by trying to access the busses. When I did finally arrive at the rental car center, I was in shock as there were hundreds of people left behind at the terminal. It felt like some dystopian episode of a post-apocalpytic movie where people were clamoring to get out. I will fly into Burbank next time.

I’m planning to rent a car for 3 days from AVIS at LAX airport and drive to the San Diego airport. However, I’ll be staying in San Diego for a month before returning to my home country. Additionally, I have a residence permit from Country A (which I’ve booked and paid for using a debit card issued from that country) and a passport and driving license from Country B. Will they deny my rental? They didn't answer to my calls

I understand the the iTF east and west is given as the answer but considering the entire two level horshoe is often gridlocked wouldn't the ITF be just as bad if not worse?? I mean you're combining buses, rental cars and private cars into seemingly much smaller location.

Examining the satellite photos I'm not seeing any kind of grand planning to accommodate the volume. Surely I'm missing something right?

Hello I am looking for a cheap flight on these dates, everywhere I look it’s around 400+, i found one for 226 but it seems super sketch. Is there any sites I should check?

Thankyou

I don’t fly often out of LAX, but I usually park in their parking garage. Does anyone use any other garage or have any good experience with one? Just curious

hi! flying out of lax tomorrow and wanted to rent a car due to the fact i have to drive to pasadena.

what time should i drop the car off if my flight is at 7 am?
does hertz have shuttles running at this time? is it busy? or should i uber to pasadena instead. thank you!

Hey all - wondering if I need to rebook a flight due to decreased layover time.

Original flight had me landing at LAX around 5pm for a connecting flight to Auckland at 11:35pm. There was about 5 hours of time in the layover.

Flight changed. Now I'm landing at LAX at 9:08 and the departing flight to AKL is still 11:35pm.

I've got two kids in tow and now I'm worried that there isn't enough time to deplane and get to the next gate (which I can't tell if it'll be in T4 or TBIT). Do I rebook a different departing portion to give myself more time?

The AA lady on the phone said that 2.5 hours is plenty of time.