No More International Lounge Access on Jetstar Flights (except QF codeshare/JQ business max)

[SeatBackForward]

So a domestic road warrior WP who uses their points on a JQ flight (cough QF likely doesn't fly there) for their one overseas holiday in the year and they get no lounge access? Seems poor to me. Not my situation but I can see this pissing off a lot of people who fly QF a lot.

only if you ever saw QF and JQ as being the same airline. Sure they're part of the same group, but so are "The Good Guys" and "Jb Hi-Fi" - would you expect a JB Hifi gift card to be accepted at Good guys?

And the QF perks aren't being taken away in any way.

 

[itchy feet]

To be fair why should occasional flyers get frequent flyer benefits (without receiving it from class of travel) ?

If the passenger's QFF status includes Lounge access, this suggests they're more than an "occasional flyer". If they choose to book internationally with JQ (eg substantially cheaper fare than same route with QF and they don't mind the lack of inflight service), I don't see why they should be penalised on the ground.

 

[henrus]

Rather average when JQ is the only option. I’ve got one JQ booked on the basis that I could use the QF lounge. Would have been much better to say make the change with a years notice not just ~3.5 months but such is life.

 

[DC3]

This doesn’t affect me at all as I never flew JQ internationally either ex Australia or on the tag flights …

 

[Cessna 180]

To be fair why should occasional flyers get frequent flyer benefits (without receiving it from class of travel) ?

Because we travel plenty in economy domestic around the country on overpriced short lead time fares.
Believe me, my friend: QF are doing pretty well out of my colleges and I that when I cash in my points for an occasional overases trip I have well and truly earnt an hour or two of pre flight indulgence on a QF owned subsidiary.

 

[dajop]

I'm not surprised by this. I always see lots of JQ passengers in the F lounge. I think it is fair to allow status access when flying JQ but ticketed on QF.

If F lounge is the problem, they could downgrade access to the J lounge. I think it's more about product differentation than anything.

Also in QF's biggest two ports - SYD and MEL - the international lounge would I guess be getting more visits per flight than the domestic lounges from Jetstar passengers because of ease of access before the flight.

 

[Cessna 180]

So a domestic road warrior WP who uses their points on a JQ flight (cough QF likely doesn't fly there) for their one overseas holiday in the year and they get no lounge access? Seems poor to me. Not my situation but I can see this pissing off a lot of people who fly QF a lot.

Thanks Tom for the support.

That is kind of my situation.

 

[Virgin Bart]

Any idea if this impacts P1?

 

[levelnine]

Any idea if this impacts P1?

P1 still have access: https://www.qantas.com/au/en/qantas...lounges/qantas-lounge-access-eligibility.html

 

[levelnine]

Any idea if this impacts P1?

P1 still have access: https://www.qantas.com/au/en/qantas...lounges/qantas-lounge-access-eligibility.html

 

[Jacques Vert]

I said when QF introduced Classic + that it seemed that they were engaging in "death by a thousand cuts". With the recently announced enhancements and now this, the cuts continue .

These changes make the lounge passes useless for me, and close to useless for +1. The only benefit for her will be on the rare occasion that she flys in Y without me. Most passes will now just expire.

 

[Flyfrequently]

Most passes will now just expire.

As will mine and many, many more passes @Jacques Vert
I've never used mine but gifted to Flyfrequently offspring and Party Aunty sibling - knew they loved me for a reason!

 

[chitown_boy]

But it would have been very easy just to target the tag flights.

Personally not happy with the short notice.

I've got a JQi flight later in the year where at least part of my rationale to choose JQ over alternates was based on lounge access.

Same. Booked JQi (for the first time) as WP, but luckily they're next month and I'll still have access on both legs. But will be first and last time I'll book a JQ flight!

 

[jrfsp]

All it will do it push me towards other carriers, generally If im flying JQ intl it’s on routes that QF doesn’t fly direct anyway.

 

[AuSammy]

It is a separate airline and has a different business model so I see the anomaly and thus rationale (and read about some of the excesses of VFF that may have been the straw that….).

Disappointed they have also excluded QC paid members on JQ but .

Thankfully I will still get lounge access domestically.

 

[henrus]

Same. Booked JQi (for the first time) as WP, but luckily they're next month and I'll still have access on both legs. But will be first and last time I'll book a JQ flight!

I think the much fairer approach here would to have said anything booked from 1 July 2026. Let people show their JQ ticket date and then wouldn’t have any of this situation.

 

[elanshin]

I don't think this aimed as much at the domestic tag flight people (they're more collateral) as it is for thr various long haul JQ flights out of SYD /BNE /MEL.

In some sense it was a very generous offer previously with JQ/QF arrangement. I'm not sure if there's any othrt airline out there that has similar deals with their LCC.

Personally, I don't think I'll be affected too much as I haven't flown JQ internationally very much ever since Econony Max bundle was taken out.

 

[MH_fan]

Thanks Tom for the support.

That is kind of my situation.

A QFF rewards redemption on a JQi flight should be a QF-codeshared flight. That would be fair then.

 

[SeatBackForward]

A QFF rewards redemption on a JQi flight should be a QF-codeshared flight. That would be fair then.

a JQi operated flight sold as a QF Flight number will still allow lounge access, but reward seats are typically booked into the operating carriers stock for just about all QF partners.

 

[chitown_boy]

I think the much fairer approach here would to have said anything booked from 1 July 2026. Let people show their JQ ticket date and then wouldn’t have any of this situation.

Agree, but may be too onerous to police / too time consuming at the door? I wonder whether the ME conflict and further overcrowding in the SIN lounges may have been the proverbial straw? I used the SYD F lounge for the first time last month and was really shocked at how absolutely slammed it was compared to the MEL one...