Spouse membership

[por930]

Hi all, Finally retired and now have time to start traveling. Many years ago, in 1983, I joined the then named Flight Deck Club in its first months of operation. I took out Life membership with a spouse option. Unfortunately, I never kept the original paper work after 30 years, though with constant changing T&C Over the years, maybe no point. Membership has been a fantastic investment and enjoyed many times in the lounges, quite often in the meeting rooms.

My question. I divorced many years ago. Kept my ex wife's QC Card. She moved overseas to live and does not reside at my address. I want to change the details of the card to reflect my current wife of 10 years. Every time I talk to the QC staff, I seem to get a different reasons why a new spouse is not eligible for my Life + Spouse membership. Mostly it seems because QC now see membership as an individual person identity, rather than a "spouse/partner" identity and you can not transfer memberships!!

QC view is also that when I travel with my wife, she automatically qualifies for entry due to my Life Membership. I agree we never have any issues when traveling together. My issue is some times she visits her parents in Japan without me and would like access to the QC lounge..So, any one with any knowledge about how I resolve this conundrum would be gratefully received.
Regards
Ged

 

[Hvr]

Welcome aboard por930, a very interesting question to begin with and I've no doubt someone here will be able to either answer or at least steer you in the right direction.

Heck some of our senior members may have even joined up at the same time as you.

 

[markis10]

Flight Deck was advertised as free spouse entry, essentially in lieu of needing a guest pass, not as a separate spouse membership. When the merger took place I believe it did become a individual membership. If you would like to check I would suggest getting in touch with the TAA museum who are likely to have the details in their library!

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[por930]

Flight Deck was advertised as free spouse entry, essentially in lieu of needing a guest pass, not as a separate spouse membership. When the merger took place I believe it did become a individual membership. If you would like to check I would suggest getting in touch with the TAA museum who are likely to have the details in their library!

Ummmm, I recall at the time of joining either having individual Life membership or paying a small fee to include my spouse. I took this option. (Be very interesting to see if the TAA museum have these details...Will contact them.) I further recall if you took up the Life membership, FD refunded the first years annual fee. I do not recall the then annual fee, but is was very low, some thing like $32 per year and I recall paying some thing like $160 for the life membership. My spouse received her own card so she could travel on her own. Originally I think, the card had the same number as mine. Years later, she received a new card and her own number.