Domestic JQ Flounge lurk still going?

[vertisol]

It's been a while since I thought about it but is the old lurk of booking a Dom fare on Mel - Syd using the JQ9/18/27 Int'l flights to get into the Flounge still a thing or did it die out?

 

[RichardMEL]

Think those are gone but there are some oddballs still.

I know Wednesday's there's MEL-CNS at 0740 on a 788 that's available for the early rises.

It's at least available for Feb 10

 

[opusman]

There's still JQ25 Sydney to Tokyo via Cairns; assuming they would just sell you SYD-CNS on that flight.

 

[moa999]

Far less than there used to be and they come and go.

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

Not forgetting that if JQ knew what you were doing, they can move you from that dream, onto a purely dom flight.
In the past, (and I have used it twice) and many other pax also were doing the orange D card thing, it was a great way for me to try the J lounges in SYD, but these days, with less flights doing the dom pax on an int flight bizzo, its harder.
I wouldn't put it past them to put you onto a purely dom flight though.
JQ cancelling flights is still a prevalent thing.

 

[N860CR]

The number of pax using JQ to purely sneak into the F lounge is so minimal that you're not on their radar.

That said, the usual issues of JQ cancelations remain in place

 

[Foreigner]

There's still JQ25 Sydney to Tokyo via Cairns; assuming they would just sell you SYD-CNS on that flight.

Is that a daily flight?

 

[opusman]

Is that a daily flight?

Seems like only weekly from SYD (Saturdays), daily from Cairns though.

 

[serfty]

These days they seem to happen on thw odd occasion where a repisition is required or some other irregular cause.

It does seem when they happen they don't show up for booking until a week or three beforehand, so much harder to get a price beat fare.

You really need to just keep looking on a regular basis.

IMHO you are better off booking for a cheap trans Tasman sale fare.

 

[moa999]

A JQ38 operating the next two Tue mornings SYD-MEL (for example)...

Google is pretty good at finding them - just search flights xx_ to yyy and look for 2-digit flight numbers

 

[Shinkz]

It's not even sneaking, this is a published benefit for WP even when travelling on JQ. If they have a low enough capacity it's worth it for them to still sell the tickets and I'm sure they would still make a nice profit from you whether it be points or cash.

 

[smit0847]

They regularly cancel these flights so you need to be prepared for that. I agree the percentage of people booking them purely for Flounge is so minimal I doubt JQ even realise people do it.

 

[opusman]

They regularly cancel these flights so you need to be prepared for that. I agree the percentage of people booking them purely for Flounge is so minimal I doubt JQ even realise people do it.

As long as you're airside before it's cancelled no problem I would have thought?

 

[smit0847]

As long as you're airside before it's cancelled no problem I would have thought?

They regularly cancel them a few weeks I'm advance and move you to a regular dom flight. I've been stung before.

I can assure you 'I want a refund, not to be moved to another flight because the only reason for the flight was to visit the Flounge' is not a valid reason for a refund.

 

[serfty]

They regularly cancel them a few weeks I'm advance and move you to a regular dom flight. I've been stung before.

I can assure you 'I want a refund, not to be moved to another flight because the only reason for the flight was to visit the Flounge' is not a valid reason for a refund.

Yep - after two such episodes, I no longer bother - JQ domestic out of SYD is bad enough - out of MEL it's woeful, both pre T4 and now.