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Seems a very long bow to draw. My theory about Qantas psychology is more on the money: they make their int J jounges at home ports so bad in comparison to their First lounges that pax are desperate to fly MORE with QF to qualify WP and access the Flounges.

Apology accepted.

If I could pick forex movements, I wouldn't be on here worrying about bank fees, trying to nickel and dime commercial airlines, and chasing reward seats.

Mac Bank transaction a/c. It even earns interest.

Yeah, good point, I often take advantage of this also, depending on time of day.

Yes, that is a very good summary and I agree on all points. Couple of extra notes: - priority security lane at SYD T2 is getting extended hours - business class meals are really good, and service and drinks are always great - internationally I mainly fly SQ, and the VA status benefits with SQ...

According to the article, that plane was the spare referred to in above posts - pressed into service pretty quickly on SYD-LAX - so it is now also out of service (in addition to the plane it replaced on SYD-LAX).

So about the same standard as the old lounge. To be fair, it is a temp lounge.

I don't mind the 1 x SC per $12, it's the 50% on VA that is the driver for me. I mostly fly int, so have stuck to VA partners like SQ. But if I can no longer make WP, I may as well fly QF for domestic and take advantage of their great alliance partners for int (just needing to fly 4 x QF sectors...

They'll just change the name on the door from "Executive Lounge" to "Premium Lounge" on most such lounges, and just say to Diamonds "no Executive Lounge at this property." Technically, they haven't devalued Diamond benefits. Problem solved (from Hilton's perspective).

Calm down. We know you hate VA. Sounds like a reasonable move. The new screening area is much quicker than it was and, if there is extended hours of a policed priority lane there, it's all good given it is also adjacent to the main lounge entry anyway.

It was just an example to highlight the predatory anti-competitive market conduct in which Qantas engages on a regular basis.

Can a moderator please change the title of this thread to "Turkish Air Force...". Thanks.

Yes, the T3 Gold lounge is very good. Better than, say, the QF SYDint J lounge. And, as noted above, the SKL lounge can be very busy and noisy at peak times.

There are plenty in the same boat. I also think PE at twice the price of Y is not good value.

And Qantas deliberately keeping the catering in the J lounge dire reinforces this emotional messaging. It's something they could easily improve with no capital investment but they choose not to - good strategy.

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I hope you knocked this idea on the head.

You've already booked the flights, so if you add a stopover there's a flight change.