Melbourne T1 Qantas Club closed due to fire

[Austman]

Hottest ticket in town: fire closes Qantas Club lounge

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[Simo]

I also assume no J lounge either.

Glad no one was hurt

 

[Austman]

Seems that all 3 T1 lounges might be closed for the day...

 

[nlagalle]

I heard about this after a friend posted on my FB page wondering if I was there!

 

[travelislife]

Just rocked up to the lounge then and yep all closed off! All the cafes will be doing a roaring trade.

 

[JessicaTam]

At least a few days inconvenience from water damage (from the sprinklers presumably) is better than no QP at all. (In Hobart when firies attended a fire at Myer they thought the fire was out and turned the sprinklers off. Now there is a large hole in the ground where there used to be a department store).

Well done to the firefighters, I say (AFRS, MFB & CFA).

 

[TonyHancock]

Presumably DJ/VA staff are on hand giving free drinks to QP refugees?

 

[markis10]

It was obviously the fridge that stored the curries!

 

[TheInsider]

Wondering who will be the first user to complain about the lack of 'service' or something else

 

[richie9x]

Is there any compensation? Other times that lounges have been closed they have given out vouchers.

 

[munitalP]

Darn Alan Joyce is to blame!

If he didn't have a huge pay rise, and the fire crews were not stuck in the priority boarding line - this wouldn't have happened. Don't get me started on the overseas maintenance of the fridges!

 

[TonyHancock]

If he didn't have a huge pay rise, and the fire crews were not stuck in the priority boarding line - this wouldn't have happened. Don't get me started on the overseas maintenance of the fridges!

Hang on QF had a priority boarding lane???? Surely this is the big news story here? I just bet there were loads of non status pax in the priority lane. Just goes to show the priority lane needs strict enforcement.

My money is on incorrect fridge selection. Given the QF track record of poor aircraft selection you can hardly expect them to pick the right fridge.

 

[coyote25]

Hang on QF had a priority boarding lane???? Surely this is the big news story here? I just bet there were loads of non status pax in the priority lane. Just goes to show the priority lane needs strict enforcement.

My money is on incorrect fridge selection. Given the QF track record of poor aircraft selection you can hardly expect them to pick the right fridge.

Lol - probably has higher energy costs as well

 

[TheInsider]

You know it will be interesting to see how much they would be 'losing' while being out of action. I would've thought they may actually save a bit of money, not serving food and alcohol. (Of course there are still staffing costs, but surely they would have insurance for this event?)


QF's fridge - The right choice.

 

[munitalP]

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My money is on incorrect fridge selection. Given the QF track record of poor aircraft selection you can hardly expect them to pick the right fridge.

May well have been the new Whirlpool "Trent" range - I hear they are the Rolls Royce of fridges :roll eyes:

 

[serfty]

FWIW, in similar situations in the past, QF have provided F&B vouchers to lounge eligible passengers.

 

[UP4014]

I'm sure they will have something worked out pretty quick.

 

[eosphoros]

According to ausbt, they are handing out $30 vouchers to use at airport cafes: Source

 

[stredinnick]

According to ausbt, they are handing out $30 vouchers to use at airport cafes: Source

$30! Wouldn't go anywhere near covering my usual booze-tab

 

[samh004]

According to ausbt, they are handing out $30 vouchers to use at airport cafes: Source

In ZQN I’ve previously been given a NZD$50 voucher for the lack of a lounge, which is about AUD$40. That airport cafe was pretty cheap though.