Hot take: LAX is not that bad.

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If you don’t have to drive to or from it and it’s just a layover… it’s fantastic

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Took me 45 minutes to get from the on ramp into the LAX loop thing to the international terminal at 10pm

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The airport is fine, it's the traffic that'll kill you.

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Traffic isn’t bad if you live in the airport - consultant life .

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Depends on the terminal. 2-3 and 7-8 (DL and UA respectively) are great because they’re on the east side of the airport where it’s easier to get in and out (and a closer walk to the LAXit thing for rideshare), but the west terminals (AA’s terminals 4-5, everybody else at T6, TBIT) are the worst because they take forever to get in/out of

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Trip from the centurion lounge to term 5 is not short

Referring to the temporary pop up location where you have to pick up and walk across terminals to get to your gate. That’s a trip.

Who thinks lacrosse sucks? It’s America’s true sport

But lacrosse has been around way longer…

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#Fake news unless it’s a connection only

Especially with the new delta lounge. Only thing that sucks is having to order Uber black to avoid the shuttle to the rideshare lot

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