Auckland Int Lounge?

[ejb]

Hi all,

I was wondering if Auckland has a F Lounge or just a QP?

Last time I was there I was a lowly PS (paid QC) so didn't need to look for F Lounge but travelling again in Jan and hoping for a better lounge as we have a 3 hour transit.

ejb

[Va Bene]

Yes it has an F Lounge and QP.

The F lounge isn't anything special. It is small, out of date and usually gets quite full.
The problem with having the new MEL and SYD F lounges is that the older ones now look very ordinary.
The beverages are good quality offerings and always a few nibblies on offer but nothing special. From memory there is a shower and a few computer terminals and one plasma screen.
No direct view of the runway (again spoilt in MEL and SYD).

[ejb]

Thanks.

I now know what to look for.

ejb

[serfty]

I was there Saturday - think BNE Int F lounge with slightly better food.

[NM]

I was there Saturday - think BNE Int F lounge with slightly better food.

But AKL FLounge always has a good beer selection .

[serfty]

But AKL FLounge always has a good beer selection .

Not as good as it used to be ...

IIRC (not counting low alcohol beers) the ONLY Kiwi Brews were Steinlager or Steinlager "Pure".

MACs has been long gone ...

[NM]

MACs has been long gone ...

sad, sad news

[Mal]

Was there last Wed.

Decent selection of beers, although as noted - the NZ ones are lacking (Pure does taste ok though - I now know what the revamped XXXX might taste like!).

For breakfast they had heated pork sausages, quiche things and something else. Was a bit bland.

2 or more showers.

A pseudo view over the tarmac, but not much to see.

Better than some other F lounges in the Qantas network, but nothing special overall.

[ejb]

Hi all,

Thanks for the advice, I look forward to visiting and trying a new F Lounge.

ejb

[serfty]

There now, one has a choice of:

• Steinlager
• Steinlager Pure
• Steinlager Premium Light
• Pure Blonde
• Crown Lager
• Heineken

As Mal posted, "pure" is a reasonable drop.