Etiquette advice please.

[cove]

If you go early go by limo,have the meal and bubbly and then meet up with your friends when they arrive later. Typically you can get into the lounge well ahead of your flight.

 

[maureeng]

Yes, it is rude to arrive together and then proceed somewhere 'exclusive' your travel friends can't access. :shock:

But if you arrive separately and get in there first, that's a whole different story. :mrgreen:

That was the original plan but they decided we should arrive and check in together to be seated together.:-|

 

[Sprucegoose]

We are travelling international with our friends this saturday 9th July. My husband can guest me into the F/L but our friends have only Q/P membership. I have never been in the first lounge and was really looking forward to it but we are arriving at the airport together. Would it be extremely rude of me to go into the F/L for a while before joining them in the Q/P?

Obviously close friends Maureeng? I think rude, but not extremely rude. All relationships have boundaries, do you know what would offend them, ie how well do you know these guys?

 

[cove]

Change that to plan B. I rarely sit with the boss as she likes a window as well.

 

[markis10]

BTW this discussion is regarding the SYD T1 FL, not a lounge in a far away port in another country so I'm unsure of how this discussion relates to anything unethical.

I am well aware of the lounge in question and it does not change the ethics at all, if you are aware of the rules and knowingly try to break them then as far as I am concerned, thats unethical, you are asking a company employee to overlook their own employers policies as a favor to you. To me asking if you can bring in additional guests when you are aware its not permitted versus asking at a time when its not clear whats permitted are two very different things and very much involving ethics.

I noted your advice was similar in this thread, with other posters suggesting a call ahead, however the outcome was the same!

http://www.australianfrequentflyer....antas-first-lounge-sydney-guests-25314-2.html

On this note, unfortunately the answer was no.

I was informed that if the additional guests were under 18 then they would be admitted.

I enjoyed the F lounge with my mum. The other WP elected to wait in the J lounge with the rest.

F lounge in Syd always stick by the rules from my experience. Polite but firm, no, then they suggest trying the J lounge. Never got more than my WP allocated guests in.

I have personally witnessed, on at least two occasions, people trying to get more than 1 guest into the SYD F lounge and being politely but firmly knocked back; as notzac says, they are pretty strict with the rules.

 

[Noob]

Just make it clear that this is the first time you have required to guest more than one person, and will be the only time you will require it. I would also recommend you call ahead to the F/L directly and ask to speak to the manager to organise this before you get to the airport.

 

[maureeng]

Obviously close friends Maureeng? I think rude, but not extremely rude. All relationships have boundaries, do you know what would offend them, ie how well do you know these guys?

I know them very well. We are actually all going to Fiji for their daughters wedding. They would never say "Don't leave us" I just feel bad but I have never been to the first lounge. Hubby has on many occasions having flown first and being Platinum. I on the other hand have never flown first or been to the lounge.

 

[cove]

It's your turn maureeng !

 

[maureeng]

Now i'm feeling bad about asking to guest more than one. What if hubby took me in for a while then we both came out and he took the others in one at a time just to experience it. Would that be permissable?

 

[Noob]

I know them very well. We are actually all going to Fiji for their daughters wedding. They would never say "Don't leave us" I just feel bad but I have never been to the first lounge. Hubby has on many occasions having flown first and being Platinum. I on the other hand have never flown first or been to the lounge.

That's perfect, make sure you say that to the Qantas first lounge staff when you call

 

[Sprucegoose]

I know them very well. We are actually all going to Fiji for their daughters wedding. They would never say "Don't leave us" I just feel bad but I have never been to the first lounge. Hubby has on many occasions having flown first and being Platinum. I on the other hand have never flown first or been to the lounge.

Well you could drop by for a tatts and eggs Benedict and then return from your 'duty free' shopping..........

 

[UP4014]

I know them very well. We are actually all going to Fiji for their daughters wedding. They would never say "Don't leave us" I just feel bad but I have never been to the first lounge. Hubby has on many occasions having flown first and being Platinum. I on the other hand have never flown first or been to the lounge.

If you really need to experience the lounge go on a separate trip with your husband and not be indifferent to your travel friends.

 

[rechoboam]

Oh there is a wedding involved?

DANGER DANGER

it is very easy to offend people for life when a wedding approaches, just dont do it.

 

[maureeng]

Oh there is a wedding involved?

DANGER DANGER

it is very easy to offend people for life when a wedding approaches, just dont do it.

Just called my friend and she laughed at my dilema. She said "Go for it and meet them in the Q/P later". She said she would too.

Thanks everyone.

 

[drron]

Just called my friend and she laughed at my dilema. She said "Go for it and meet them in the Q/P later". She said she would too.

Thanks everyone.

The obvious solution and none of us thought of it.

 

[UP4014]

Just called my friend and she laughed at my dilema. She said "Go for it and meet them in the Q/P later". She said she would too.

Thanks everyone.

There you go, I'd never do that to a friend over a lounge visit. (and haven't when had the opportunity)

 

[rechoboam]

I stand by my comment. In 20 years time they'll still be telling people how they were shafted by their friends just before the wedding.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Double edged sword for etiquette here.

While you should not leave your freinds, your friends should not prevent you!

You could try a couple of things:

a) all arrive at the F lounge, see if you can get entry for all. If you can't, then you ALL go to the QF club together. This is a fair outcome (along the lines of - 'oh well we tried'). Now at this point your friends SHOULD say 'well you go in we'll meet you in an hour' - that would be the proper etiquette on their behalf.

b) all arrive together and check-in. then as you are walking through the shops, wait for a moment when the two couples are drifting apart (you know, to look at different items) and say 'hey - let's all meet at the club in one hour' (and you scuttle off to the F lounge - if they call you say you are still shopping)

but i'm not liking B so much...

c) arrive at airport and all check-in. Advise that hubby is meeting business associate in another lounge, and that this is a good opportunity for you (the mrs) to meet business colleague. The two of you go to F lounge and say to your friends 'see you in an hour' etc.

 

[Noob]

Double edged sword for etiquette here.

While you should not leave your freinds, your friends should not prevent you!

You could try a couple of things:

a) all arrive at the F lounge, see if you can get entry for all. If you can't, then you ALL go to the QF club together. This is a fair outcome (along the lines of - 'oh well we tried'). Now at this point your friends SHOULD say 'well you go in we'll meet you in an hour' - that would be the proper etiquette on their behalf.

b) all arrive together and check-in. then as you are walking through the shops, wait for a moment when the two couples are drifting apart (you know, to look at different items) and say 'hey - let's all meet at the club in one hour' (and you scuttle off to the F lounge - if they call you say you are still shopping)

but i'm not liking B so much...

c) arrive at airport and all check-in. Advise that hubby is meeting business associate in another lounge, and that this is a good opportunity for you (the mrs) to meet business colleague. The two of you go to F lounge and say to your friends 'see you in an hour' etc.

(A) is by far the best option!

 

[MEL_Traveller]

(A) is by far the best option!

But A kind of mucks it up if you still want to go to the lounge!!

Unless you combine A and C... so after check-in you say 'hubby has important biz client in F lounge, we need to drop by there, let's see if we can all get in, but if we can't, we'll have to see you in an hour'.