Singapore QF/BA lounge new changes

[amaroo]

Maybe it will be like the BNE F Room for a nice special touch for F passengers. Look forward to checking it out!

Geez, I hope not.

 

[Ansett]

That would suck if had served a la carte and limited it to F pax

BUT there will be no F class flights on QF to or from Singapore so cant see that that would be the case

 

[jaffa]

Oh no! Not another curtain.
I can see it now, behind row 5 in the lounge.

The question will be if they will use it like onboard,
Sometimes, all the time or never.

And l hope those damn J lowlifes don't think they can stomp on through and use our loo's.
Can you imagine! the thought of it........

(;-)

 

[ComeFlyWithMe]

I would imagine it will be an 'exclusive' roped off F section. Interestingly, there has been much construction going on behind the current F lounge for months, so will be interesting to see once the wall comes down.

Re: BA F lounge, what is the bet that due to the lover's tiff, they call it the Concorde Room, and make it a non-OW lounge?

 

[Pushka]

The curtain thing sounds like Ramadan in UAE where public eating areas, if made available, are behind curtains. Hmm.

 

[simongr]

I would imagine it will be an 'exclusive' roped off F section. Interestingly, there has been much construction going on behind the current F lounge for months, so will be interesting to see once the wall comes down.

Re: BA F lounge, what is the bet that due to the lover's tiff, they call it the Concorde Room, and make it a non-OW lounge?

That would seem reasonable and consistent with how they operate elsewhere.

 

[docjames]

So, what will be the post March 31 setup for BA in Singapore (as opposed to QF)?

 

[amaroo]

So, what will be the post March 31 setup for BA in Singapore (as opposed to QF)?

Access to QF lounge as per OW agreement.

Since BA will still have 3 flights a day with an F cabin (38 seats a day?) - it will be interesting.

They could open a BA F only lounge, but I'd suspect that would cause an uproar with their very many BAEC Gold flyers flying J/PE/Y.......he's hoping that we get a new BA FC lounge with OW access.

 

[Awesom Andy]

Given that QF/BA had 2 lounges, and QF only wants 1 of them, I would guess that BA will take the other one. And given the timings of the BA flights, they can probably get away with just 12-15 seats if they want to have an F-only lounge, praying for no IRROPs.

 

[simongr]

We are I think going to end up with two half coughd lounges - neither being F lounges. I think this is one area where OW doesn't perform that well - locations where it is a hub but OW has no hub airline based there. JFK might be a good example though where BA have a decent lounge setup (or did some time ago).

 

[TheRealTMA]

Well, we know what Joyce means by improvement now, so I guess anything goes.

I'm sure Qantas will soon be announcing that Gold & WP's will be offered "more freedom of choice to our valued frequent fliers" so they can select to sit alone in a corner away from the noisy F's and have the freedom to chose water or xx_X and share the toaster exclusively with other Gold and WPs.

 

[Pushka]

I'm sure Qantas will soon be announcing that Gold & WP's will be offered "more freedom of choice to our valued frequent fliers" so they can select to sit alone in a corner away from the noisy F's and have the freedom to chose water or xx_X and share the toaster exclusively with other Gold and WPs.

Or they could choose to sit in the departure lounge with the masses. Lots of choice.

 

[JustDoug]

I flew back from LHR to SIN F class, and then had a business class seat to PER. I am also a SG FF. I was directed to the SATS lounge which was noisy and near capacity. I pleaded my case at the Qantas lounge and they let me in. Most appreciative of them for allowing me to do so. Thumbs up from me for being flexible

 

[Princess Fiona]

I flew back from LHR to SIN F class, and then had a business class seat to PER. I am also a SG FF. I was directed to the SATS lounge which was noisy and near capacity. I pleaded my case at the Qantas lounge and they let me in. Most appreciative of them for allowing me to do so. Thumbs up from me for being flexible

That's pretty ordinary, shouldn't be any need to plead your case. An F passenger should be allowed to access the F Lounge based on inbound COS.
BA has similar arrangements in place at LHR

 

[ComeFlyWithMe]

That's pretty ordinary, shouldn't be any need to plead your case. An F passenger should be allowed to access the F Lounge based on inbound COS.
BA has similar arrangements in place at LHR

I don't believe this is a "published" benefit... It is always next onward flight COS.

 

[serfty]

First lounge access based on inbound COS is relevant for inter Europe flights after longhaul F only.

This is documented on the oneworld website.

 

[ComeFlyWithMe]

First lounge access based on inbound COS is relevant for inter Europe flights after longhaul F only.

This is documented on the oneworld website.

One would imagine due to there being a lack of shorthaul F ex-LHR on BA. Doesn't help the poster who mentioned SIN, which, like everywhere else is outbound COS.

 

[Princess Fiona]

First lounge access based on inbound COS is relevant for inter Europe flights after longhaul F only.

This is documented on the oneworld website.

The only reference I can find on the One World website makes no mention of this being inter-Europe. Semantics I know but it refers to inbound long haul (which LHR-SIN in F qualifies ) and outbound shorthaul, defined as a flight less than 5 hours (which SIN-PER is).
I would say that the OP should have had access to the F Lounge in SIN as per One World Rules below
Lounge access - oneworld

 

[serfty]

The only reference I can find on the One World website makes no mention of this being inter-Europe. Semantics I know but it refers to inbound long haul (which LHR-SIN in F qualifies ) and outbound shorthaul, defined as a flight less than 5 hours (which SIN-PER is).
I would say that the OP should have had access to the F Lounge in SIN as per One World Rules below
Lounge access - oneworld

That reference has indeed changed and I believe, recently.

It is now:

oneworld lounge access for First Class or Business Class customers

Indulge yourself before departure in a wider range of airport lounges when you fly First Class or Business Class with any oneworld member airline.

• Customers flying First or Business Class have access to the equivalent class of lounge regardless of their frequent flyer status. First Class passengers may use a Business Class or frequent flyer lounge if a First Class lounge is not available.
• First Class passengers may invite one guest to join them in the lounge. The guest must also be travelling on a flight operated and marketed by a oneworld airline.
• Connecting between oneworld marketed and operated flights:
  • First and Business Class customers connecting on the same day of travel, or before 6am the following day, can access the lounge when travelling between an international long haul* and an international short haul or domestic flight (and vice-versa). (* a oneworld international long haul flight is defined as an international flight marketed and operated by any oneworld carrier with a scheduled flight time longer than 5 hours)
  • Lounge access will be determined on the international long haul ticketed flight (either First of Business Class) regardless of the ticketed class of travel on the international short haul or domestic flight.
  • You must be prepared to show your boarding pass or itinerary showing travel in First or Business class on the international long haul flight, in order to access the lounge before your international short haul or domestic flight

The Rules used to state:

When you fly First or Business Class with a oneworld member airline, you are free to enjoy that airline’s First or Business Class lounge (depending on which class you are flying) before departure, regardless of your frequent flyer tier status.

This lounge access also applies when you connect from a domestic or intra-European segment to or from a oneworld longhaul First or Business Class flight.

The specifics to Europe have been removed.

 

[ComeFlyWithMe]

I believe SIN-PER varies between 5:10 and 5:20 duration, hence long haul by that defined standard, hence outbound COS applies.