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

 

[LionKing]

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

So if the guest makes trouble in the lounge after the sponsor left, will the sponsor still in trouble? For example if the guest took CX138, follows the sponsor who is travelling on CX100, then gets intoxicated...

 

[elanshin]

So if the guest makes trouble in the lounge after the sponsor left, will the sponsor still in trouble? For example if the guest took CX138, follows the sponsor who is travelling on CX100, then gets intoxicated...

Yes. There's been precedences for this especially with people guesting randoms in in acts of kindness and the random then proceeds to go nuts.

 

[justinbrett]

5 guests when you’re already excluding kids it’s pretty excessive IMO.

You can always use lounge passes for the odd occasion you have a few extra.

 

[jase05]

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

Yep, very generous rules.
I’m not sure how many people do it but in effect you could be on the first flight out and your guest could be on the last flight out and hypothetically spend almost a full day in the lounge. Not sure why anyone would though.

 

[DAC1]

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.

A few years ago, blackcat20 on AFF guested me and another in. When they boarded, the CSR at the front desk came and chased us down to kick us out.

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

It actually says “One accompanying guest permitted and must be travelling on QF, JQ or oneworld® marketed and operated flight on the same day.”

On a strict interpretation of the rule, once the invitor has left the lounge, the invitee guest is no longer accompanying the invitor. So there is certainly scope to interpret it that way.

 

[RealtimeY]

If the lounge staff decide that it's time for your guest to go, I don't think your guest will have much success arguing against it.

 

[blackcat20]

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.

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.

Last time we guested someone, they were chased out as soon as we had left

 

[CaptJCool]

A few years ago, blackcat20 on AFF guested me and another in. When they boarded, the CSR at the front desk came and chased us down to kick us out.

It actually says “One accompanying guest permitted and must be travelling on QF, JQ or oneworld® marketed and operated flight on the same day.”

On a strict interpretation of the rule, once the invitor has left the lounge, the invitee guest is no longer accompanying the invitor. So there is certainly scope to interpret it that way.

Then they should be more specific

So if the guests flight is at 2pm and yours at 5pm all good
The other way around, throw the guest out?
That’s a narrow interpretation which fails to consider
“Must be on a flight on the same day”. In the case of narrow and broad, that to my mind means the broad prevails.
Otherwise write your guest must be on a flight on the same day that’s scheduled to depart before your flight