Not sure if any HBA locals can assist with this...
I'll be heading back to SYD from HBA in a few weeks and needing to confirm if what the QF website says about opening hours is actually correct. QF direct to SYD at 1230 is too early, so my options are either JQ direct at 1615 or QF via MEL. The JQ flight timing and cost is the most convenient in this case.
The QF site states the lounge is open "one hour before each Qantas departure" until the last QF flight (so closes for the day at 1720 with QF to MEL). Any ideas on how strict they are with being open exactly one hour before the QF departures? Does this lounge really close between the departure at 1330 to MEL until 1620 for the next QF to MEL? I can't imagine only 40 minutes of lounge access before boarding to be overly productive for those actually travelling on business