Qantas Lounge Guest Departs after Sponsor

[drcam]

A question about lounge guests.
Say I am eligible for one guest at the Qantas Melbourne Flounge. I am on a 10am flight, but my guest's flight isn't until after lunchtime.
Is my guest allowed to use the flounge until her flight, or does she have to leave when I leave?

Many thanks for clarification.

 

[Ade]

A question about lounge guests.
Say I am eligible for one guest at the Qantas Melbourne Flounge. I am on a 10am flight, but my guest's flight isn't until after lunchtime.
Is my guest allowed to use the flounge until her flight, or does she have to leave when I leave?

Many thanks for clarification.

The guest can enter the same time as you and stay until their flight starts boarding. They don't have to leave when you do.

 

[drcam]

What a rort! It means mere plebs and peasants can in theory dine out on first class lounge food and liquor for the whole day! Qantas MUST change this policy, I am going to write to them now to recommend that this loophole be closed SCHNELL!!!**

 

[RealtimeY]

Last time I did something like this at SYD F I was advised that the guest needed to leave when my flight boarded, though it wasn't enforced.

 

[Forg]

Last time I did something like this at SYD F I was advised that the guest needed to leave when my flight boarded, though it wasn't enforced.

This is what I thought the answer was, too.
I guess you gots to keep in mind that the people running the lounge are going to be much more alert to such things if it’s busy - extremely unlikely, but they might keep in mind that a visitor has come in and they could (although unlikely) ask ‘em to leave without their … ‘sponsor’. Anyone who can remember the names of a coupla hundred people for 3hrs, in order to be able to wish passengers a good flight by name when they leave the lounge, can remember stuff like that if they want to.

 

[Ade]

Last time I did something like this at SYD F I was advised that the guest needed to leave when my flight boarded, though it wasn't enforced.

Interesting ...

 

[Port Power]

I have also taken in a friend who was on a later flight. When I departed, I actually asked about my friend and was told she could remain until her flight. That is what I expected. In J lounges a couple of times, I have left before the non-member without any issues subsequently for them. As mentioned upthread, the desk agents just would not remember the plebs who came in with a sponsor.

 

[Warks]

How many guests can you take into a QP? Can WP take more? I'm a VA WP and can take three guests at a time. That would be harder to track if they wanted to follow up I guess.

 

[Dmac59]

How many guests can you take into a QP? Can WP take more? I'm a VA WP and can take three guests at a time. That would be harder to track if they wanted to follow up I guess.

P1/WP can guest 2, whilst SG can guest 1.

 

[trooper]

How many guests can you take into a QP? Can WP take more? I'm a VA WP and can take three guests at a time. That would be harder to track if they wanted to follow up I guess.

Was that reduced at some point? Back when VA and NZ had their closer relationship I was told (as an NZ "Elite") that I was equivalent to a VA Plat and could take in 5.

 

[ChrisFlyer]

Was that reduced at some point? Back when VA and NZ had their closer relationship I was told (as an NZ "Elite") that I was equivalent to a VA Plat and could take in 5.

VA has long been 3 for Plat but when NZ Elite could use VA lounges, the arrangement allowed for 5 as that's what NZ negotiated with VA.

 

[CaptJCool]

The rule is
Must be travelling on a (QF, JQ partner) flight the same day

Nothing in the conditions about must leave when the host goes boarding