Qantas First Lounge Passes for Platinum One Members

Qantas has added a new benefit for its top-tier Platinum One frequent flyers. Platinum One members now receive two annual lounge passes which can be gifted to friends and family or used to bring additional guests into the lounge. These passes can be used in Qantas’ acclaimed international First class lounges, or any other international … Continued

Qantas Shuffles London Lounges

Qantas passengers departing from London-Heathrow now have access to the Cathay Pacific lounge, representing a significant improvement. Eligible flyers, including Qantas Club members, were previously directed to the American Airlines Admirals Club in London-Heathrow. This is located in Terminal 3, which Qantas uses for its flights to Dubai, Melbourne and Sydney. However, a few weeks … Continued

Airport Lounges: Money down the Drain?

Many frequent flyers go out of their way to access airport lounges. Some purchase lounge memberships; others always book the same airline so they can use the lounge. But is airport lounge access really worth paying for? At least one member believes not. This member opines that the food and beverage at terminal retail outlets … Continued

Emirates Lounge Off-Limits

One of the well-publicised benefits of Qantas’ partnership with Emirates is reciprocal access to both airlines’ airport lounges. Qantas frequent flyers are allowed to use the Emirates lounge when flying Qantas or Emirates, and vice versa. But Qantas flyers have reported being turned away from Emirates lounges. A Platinum Qantas flyer recently tried to access … Continued

Qantas Phasing Out Lounge Passes

Qantas is phasing out the card-sized Qantas Club lounge passes that come with certain credit cards and are given out to Qantas flyers with Silver-level status. These physical passes will instead by replaced by digital passes that can be accessed online. The reason for the change would appear to be to combat the sale of lounge … Continued