How do I demonstrate Bus Max fare for international lounge access?

[RooFlyer]

Travelling on JQ from DPS later today, Business Max fare.. According to JQ site, I’m entitled to use the Premier lounge at DPS.

But I can’t see my fare basis on any of my documentation, especially not on the boarding pass. The latter does not say ‘business’ nor in the app under my booking.

I am in row 1, but that significance may not be known to the lounge dragon. How can I demonstrate my entitlement to get to the lounge, please?

 

[LadyC]

Whenever I have previously travelled Jetstar Business Max from Bali back to Australia, I have always needed to check in at the counter and you are given a lounge pass there - it is separate to your boarding pass. <worth noting this is pre COVID experience>

 

[Austman]

As per LadyC. You'll have to get a lounge pass at the check-in counter.

You'll need it at DPS where the lounge used, Premier Lounge, is a 3rd party lounge.

Don't expect too much about the lounge. But if you just want a beer and some small nibbles, it can be OK.

There's some reasonable public places to eat, air-side, at DPS. And there's lots of small vendors around the gates that sell takeaway drinks (even beer) and snacks. I asked last time and apparently it's OK to drink a beer in the gate area! They even opened one for me! So I found a quiet gate and enjoyed. (I did feel a bit like a yobbo ...)

 

[RooFlyer]

Thanks for the above. I happened to arrive at the lounge before I saw the replies. The business Max fare I discovered is listed under the boarding pass ‘details’

When I showed these to the lounge attendant, he was still uncertain (I was obviously missing the lounge invitation, but he never asked for that ) and he had to call the Jetstar check-in desk to confirm eligibility - as per getting a lounge invite from there . Frankly, I don’t think I could be bothered queueing for check-in just to get a lounge invite - as you say, there are several pretty good options just to hang around for a couple of hours on the concourse.

Premier lounge I think is okay - not a bad selection of food and drink. It’s not crowded at the moment two hours before departure and several quiet areas I can sit in.

 

[Ade]

The business Max fare I discovered is listed under the boarding pass ‘details’

A bit late to this thread. Usually lounge access is denoted via a code on the BP.

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LNGE	Lounge access included

This used to be the standard pre-CoVID, not sure if anything has changed now. Haven't flown JQ in recent times where I printed out a BP, so can't say for sure.

More info on the Wiki (now retired, so may not be up to date) on AFF - Jetstar Boarding Pass Acronyms (wiki content) - Australian Frequent Flyer

 

[Austman]

A bit late to this thread. Usually lounge access is denoted via a code on the BP.

It mostly likely still is. But the 3rd party, non-QF, lounges tend to want an actual lounge pass.

The phone call might have resulted in one being sent to them?

 

[Ade]

As an example, this is a Max fare that I purchased sometime in 2021/22. The SSR section of the booking captures a variety of codes.