Qantas Club Life Membership Expiry!?

[Unhappy Member]

I'm not buying this story at all.

I don't really care what you are buying. I have no stake in making up stories about this. I can tell you however that my membership number is VERY small, and travel agents these days always question it.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

I started a senior job in 1977 and from my recollection it was 2 or 3 years after that when I took out Life Membership. If it wasn't 1979 then it was 1980. I did not record the effective date of the transaction.!

Qantas or TAA?

Either way, now that the airlines have merged, the benefits for lounge access have doubled. So the membership has arguably increased in value, not decreased. The only thing missing is the priority baggage and boarding.

 

[luckypierre]

The only thing missing is the priority baggage and boarding.

Also missing one world partner lounge access when flying in whY class , with the exception of DBX lounges when flying EK on QF flight number

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Also missing one world partner lounge access when flying in whY class , with the exception of DBX lounges when flying EK on QF flight number

I don’t recall that! There as at one time reciprocal access for BA exec club lounges. But I don’t think it ever got us into Cathay or the like?

There are partner lounges now for places qantas doesn’t have their own lounge.

But it’s still far more generous today than at its inception, where it was domestic lounges.

 

[markis10]

But I don’t think it ever got us into Cathay or the like?

Cathay was an Ansett partner until OW evolved in 98

 

[SYD]

I don’t recall that! There as at one time reciprocal access for BA exec club lounges. But I don’t think it ever got us into Cathay or the like?

There are partner lounges now for places qantas doesn’t have their own lounge.

But it’s still far more generous today than at its inception, where it was domestic lounges.

Correct, there was no general OW lounge access with QP.

AA still exists, there was USAir prior to jumping to A* before then merging with AA. BA as mentioned but replaced by EK.

 

[AuSammy]

As a data point, I can see a corporate rate Lifetime Membership in 2006 was $4,200 and $2,595 add-on for spouse/partner to get their own independent Lifetime Membership so they can have travel benefits when travelling separately.

Prior to spending my own dollars, I was gifted QC membership for many years due to my travel budget and PCV. I don't recall much about QC costs and conditions prior to 2001 as my preferred chariot was AN and it was free anyway. (I also had Ansett GW membership gifted as well until their demise - I think they called it Diamond).

I only forked out my own dollars because I was taking a package and uncertain what my work travel patterns would be in any future job.