Qantas New Domestic Business Lounges
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Re: Qantas New Domestic Business Lounges
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Originally Posted by possumoz
When I checked in at the Jlounge service desk I got the proper cardboard boarding passes...so am wondering...Whats "done a DJ mean? (the mere thought makes me shiver)
I got my bp from SSCI and got a filmsy paper bp (no not heat sensitive, just filmsy paper with a barcode). I noticed that everyone who checked in over the counter got the regular cardboard ones though.
"I drink it when I'm happy and when I'm sad. Sometimes I drink it when I'm alone. When I have company I consider it obligatory. I trifle with it if I'm not hungry and I drink it when I am. Otherwise I never touch it, unless I'm thirsty." Lily Bollinger on champagne
Sometimes it can be important to get something done or sent out.
Sure that does happen. I had a team of guys stuck at Long Beach airport last month in a flap as there was no internet available to reset some servers at the data centre but it's surely got to be the exception to the rule.
If the bars open I have beer (or a gin n tonic). I use my laptop to chat online to friends. I actually found my brother (who lives OS) on msn once round the corner from where i was sitting. Theres only so many times you can watch qantaslink out the window of the BNE lounge and my Mum said it was rude to stare at other people.
Sure that does happen. I had a team of guys stuck at Long Beach airport last month in a flap as there was no internet available to reset some servers at the data centre but it's surely got to be the exception to the rule.
Cheers,
Steve.
Interestingly I would be more concerned about an organisation that was dependent on a small number of people all travelling together to be able to reset a server with no other options... that is poor organisation
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Actually it was more than a small group of people, a customer who insists only a handful of support crew have credentials to access the machines their data resides on and no real drama - access is always available over 3G or GPRS but slower and not so convenient. I get your wink but things aren't always as straightforward as they appear.
Don't get too excited about the lounges, the marginally better food and wine is not worth the crowds. I thought it was meant to be quieter, but last night in the Brisbane 'J' lounge, there was standing room only, and that has been my experience on every visit. If they are intending to provide a more quiet space for business and Platinum members then they certainly haven't achieved it. I went back to the Qantas club which was much less crowded.
Don't get too excited about the lounges, the marginally better food and wine is not worth the crowds.
I’ve found pikelets in the morning and Thai Chicken Pies, Pizza & Chicken Cacciatore in the evening. (All very nice.)
However, I asked my lounge(s) guest to compare the Cacciatore with the Pumpkin & Pistachio Risotto (Virgin's Lounge) and the resounding winner was the Risotto. A perfect lounge accoutrement, soaking up any excess alcohol in the system and giving you a warm full feeling just before you get on your flight. (Setting you up well for one more drink on board.)
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Originally Posted by amc
I thought it was meant to be quieter, but last night in the Brisbane 'J' lounge, there was standing room only… I went back to the Qantas club which was much less crowded.
In BNE I walked out of the QF crazy zone, and headed down to the other end of the domestic terminal, to Virgin's lounge. Wow... mood lighting, great background music* plus a relaxing/chic atmosphere, it's getting more like a trendy urban cocktail bar (well, minus the cocktails), with equivalent superior service from the wait staff. *I think the kids in the kitchen had tuned in a music station?
@JohnK - So it's only business people that would unplug the desktops? Just a slight assumption there?
Absolutely Simon. Witnessed with my own eyes while there was 3 of us hovering around the desktops trying to find a vacant desktop. In fact one of them even had the cheek to be sitting at another of the desktops using the internet while he was charging his gadgets on another desktops powerpoints. Very clever and totally rude....
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