Worst Domestic Qantas Lounges & What Can be Done About It?

[AIRwin]

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[jrfsp]

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Karratha getting another refresh! It’s less than 10 years old and is pretty impressive as is for a regional lounge!

 

[Daver6]

Karratha getting another refresh! It’s less than 10 years old and is pretty impressive as is for a regional lounge!

Refresh probably means a steam clean of the carpets and touching up some paint.

 

[Steady]

DPO lounge is getting an upgrade as well, couldn’t see anything in the QF news room but it was mentioned on the local news

New Qantas–TasPorts Agreement to Boost Devonport Airport

 

[Kingo42]

It'd be nice if LST were to get a refresh/expansion, extremely limited food options currently and really struggles with capacity from my experiences there. Considering LST has more flights (and also has JQ flights) than DPO, surely it is in line for some kind of improvement

 

[AIRwin]

also has JQ flights

Not a consideration for QF?

 

[Kingo42]

Probably something QF don't consider, but just an additional (smaller) stream of lounge pax for LST

 

[Daver6]

I'm not sure I really see the point of the QF regional lounges based on my experience a couple of months ago at BME. Perhaps after whatever time alcohol is served, then possibly. Otherwise, there is terrible coffee from a machine and no food that could be considered either a meal or healthy. Not even fresh fruit.

Sure, wifi is available but that's not really needed these days.

 

[clifford]

Perhaps after whatever time alcohol is served, then possibly.

You've hit the nail on the head.

 

[muppet]

I'm not sure I really see the point of the QF regional lounges based on my experience a couple of months ago at BME. Perhaps after whatever time alcohol is served, then possibly. Otherwise, there is terrible coffee from a machine and no food that could be considered either a meal or healthy. Not even fresh fruit.

Sure, wifi is available but that's not really needed these days.

Agreed but I guess often at these airports the rest of the airport is even worse. At least they usually have comfortable seats.

 

[Daver6]

Agreed but I guess often at these airports the rest of the airport is even worse. At least they usually have comfortable seats.

This was the recently refurbished BME lounge. Nice enough place, but hardly comfy seats. They weren't terrible, but the terminal is pretty pleasant. I was pretty miffed going to the lounge hoping for breakfast. I would have settled for some fruit or a bowl of cornflakes. All they had was some junk food and some kind of muesli bar full of sugar. Coffee was horrid from the machine.

 

[Steady]

I'm not sure I really see the point of the QF regional lounges based on my experience a couple of months ago at BME. Perhaps after whatever time alcohol is served, then possibly. Otherwise, there is terrible coffee from a machine and no food that could be considered either a meal or healthy. Not even fresh fruit.

Sure, wifi is available but that's not really needed these days.

I’m in the DPO regional lounge now waiting on a delayed flight. I get slightly more comfortable seats, a fridge full of bottled water, soft drinks, fruit juices, beer, cider and white wine to browse on and some cheese and crackers. There are biscuits, slices, and 3 types of pretzels, soy and nut offerings plus some pretend red wine and coffee etc.

I can see the point and am happy to be in here and not out there

 

[clifford]

I can see the point and am happy to be in here and not out there

Which point can you see? Daver6?

I'm happy with any QF lounge that takes me away from the madding crowd.

Others may disagree. One wonders about them (the people that disagree), though.

 

[RooFlyer]

I'm happy with any QF lounge that takes me away from the madding crowd.

Others may disagree. One wonders about them (the people that disagree), though.

You can wonder about me, but that won't help much . I'm not sure how much of your comment rests on "away from the madding crowd".
If that's key (a quieter, less crowded experience than elsewhere) then I'm pretty much with you.

But the number of QF (and VA) lounges that are more often than not peaceful and/or uncrowded is getting fewer and fewer.

I won't attend a lounge, for the sake of being in a lounge, when the lounge experience is cough. Like the Hobart QP ("proudly voted Australia's second worst lounge by AFF") and other lounges where its crowded, the food offerings are basic and/or ransacked and there are umpteen sources of noises around.