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Old 12th October 2008, 09:54 AM
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... Are all P's considered to be of the WP persuasion? ...
I guess those abbreviations could be grouped. P can also idicate Pub.

Qantas' Status Abbreviations:
  • WP: W@nker Platinum
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  • PS: Plebian Silver
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Old 12th October 2008, 08:01 PM
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Re: Qantas New Domestic Business Lounges

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The ONLY difference is that one now feels rather cramped into a little dungeon-like space which has assumed a slightly morgue-like atmosphere by comparison with the beery bonhomie of the previously egalitarian establishment. I think the plan is to drive all the J passengers back out into the terminal's public spaces in order to save a dollar. Hope it worked well enough to pay for the construction work...
Yep agreed here. Having had very little domestic travel this year I had my first domestic flights this week for some time, and therefore my first real experience of a J lounge since they have opened (apart from 5 mins one morning in MEL before a 6am departure - hardly a robust test).

My flights were MEL-BNE on DJ on Thu evening (with access to the lounge) and then 24 hrs later BNE-MEL on QF (accessing the QF Business Lounge). Quite frankly I was very disappointed. I went in there initially - and couldn't hear myself think, couldn't find a seat and there was no hot food out. Had a coke, and then went out the tranquility of the terminal, and found a quiet seat half way out the pier to gates 18-21etc. However I wanted to get online so went back in to the lounge and found a seat, grabbed a "gourmet" meat pie and cranked up the laptop. Apart from being unable to concentrate from the noise, I couldn't connect at all. So back to the terminal where I was sitting before, and although I had to pay $5 for the privilege, I was able to connect no problems, and even had a powerpoint to recharge my phone.

Huge contrast to the peace and quiet of the DJ lounge in MEL the night before (with really nice risotto being served). I was pretty disappointed with what was on offer, and in the future I will be more than happy to fly DJ again - their status match for me was certainly worth their while. (FWIW before I went back to the terminal I did visit the QC, which was equally diabolical).
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Old 12th October 2008, 08:45 PM
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Re: Qantas New Domestic Business Lounges

Maybe I've been lucky but my limited experiences of the J lounge (SYD X 1 & MEL X 2) thus far have been good.

I initially expected a bit more but it has been better than the QP of previous.
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Old 13th October 2008, 07:08 AM
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Re: Qantas New Domestic Business Lounges

Finally had a chance to try the SYD (19:45) and MEL (17:45) lounges. I was disappointed with the SYD one but liked the MEL one. It may have just been the time I was there.

The SYD one seems to be tucked away in a corner with nothing much to see except the QF hangers. The food seemed to be the same as the QP. In fact, I left the lounge and returned to the QP. At this time of night, both lounges were pretty empty.

The MEL one had the normal QP food plus a nice chicken curry. Was definitely quieter than the normal QP at this time of the night.

I guess the good thing is having a choice about which lounge to use!
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Old 8th November 2008, 01:50 PM
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Re: Qantas New Domestic Business Lounges

Interesting situation last week flying SYD-BNE on DJ. On arrival into BNE I went to the Qantas Lounge and showed my QF Platinum card and proceeded to walk left into the Qantas Lounge when the lady at the desk said "Sir, you can go into the Business Lounge". So I did!
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Re: Qantas New Domestic Business Lounges

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Interesting situation last week flying SYD-BNE on DJ. On arrival into BNE I went to the Qantas Lounge and showed my QF Platinum card and proceeded to walk left into the Qantas Lounge when the lady at the desk said "Sir, you can go into the Business Lounge". So I did!
Given you may have had a bag with you, she probably assumed that you were flying, and that it was with QF.

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