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Originally Posted by FirstClass
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...
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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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