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Free Airport Lounge Passes or $36 off Meals PP for You & 1-3 Guests Per Card for Delayed Flights [Eligible Mastercard Holders] - OzBargain
Mastercard is offering free lounge access for yourself and a guest when your flight is delayed for 2 hours or more. Useful for those cardholders who don't get lounge access included OR have already used up your allocation of lounge passes. You get 2 registrations per card.
This is supposed to be for people who have purchased their ticket with a participating Mastercard however in reality this is impossible to actually be verified. You'll need a Mastercard that is a Platinum, World or World Elite. This includes Qantas Cash Cards and Cash Passports both which are free to obtain as well as other OzBargainer favourites like 28 Degrees.
Lounge Finder which has 850 lounges worldwide. - Seems to be sharing the same program with Priority Pass Holders. - Usually this means entry into a lounge for places like Darwin or Cairns. However for Melbourne, it isn't a lounge but you can get $36 off your meal per person at Urban Provodore, Bar Pulpo by MoVida, or Cafe Vue. Same with Sydney and Brisbane which gets you either a meal or lounge entry.
Not many flight delays in Australia (comparatively) however if you're travelling within the US, almost all flights are delayed especially during peak times and bad weather.
FAQ
* Flights that are cancelled or rescheduled more than 24 hours away don't qualify.
* Maximum 2 registrations per card until November 15, 2018. So every flight you register counts towards the total whether or not the flight is late so choose wisely or use other cards for other flights. E.G. Partner registers 2 flights, You register 2, etc.
* You'll receive an SMS with a PDF attachment (QR code I think) to get you into the lounge.
* The minimum 2-hour delay can be announced in one go, or coughulative from a series of shorter delays.
* The service uses Flightstats to get the delays, so your flight and any delays are dependent on their info. However, they are generally pretty accurate. Most delayed locations/flights/airlines: Hello Melbourne & Jetstar
UPDATE:
* Works with: Qantas Cash, Cash Passport, 28 Degrees Card, Bankwest Mastercard World, CBA Diamond Awards Mastercard, Coles No Annual Fee Mastercard Platinum, Coles Prepaid Reloadable Platinum MasterCard
* Doesn't Work with: Macquarie Mastercard Platinum Debit, Bankwest Platinum Zero, Coles Mastercard, Bankwest Qantas Platinum, HSBC Premier World MasterCard, Westpac Altitude Black
