Leaving Brisbane airport after going to the Qantas lounge?
Jul 20, 2014, 10:27 am
#1
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 486
Leaving Brisbane airport after going to the Qantas lounge?
I'm flying LAX-BNE-AKL with a 12 hour layover in Brisbane. I know that's plenty of time, and I have a NZ passport so there shouldn't be any visa issues. But after getting off my flight from LA I would like to take a shower at the Qantas lounge. I haven't had to do this elsewhere before, but most airports send passengers who need to clear immigration in the opposite direction to those who are transiting.
If I head to the lounge after getting off my flight, am I then able to leave the airport, or is immigration etc cutoff from that part of the airport?
If I head to the lounge after getting off my flight, am I then able to leave the airport, or is immigration etc cutoff from that part of the airport?
Jul 20, 2014, 4:51 pm
#2
Join Date: May 2011
Location: CBR (Australia)
Programs: QF
Posts: 290
Do you have status? If you are platinum you can make your way over to the DOM terminal and use the business lounge there for a shower before spending the day in BNE.
If you are not platinum, your pretty much out of luck. There is no way to access the JLounge at BNE Int without then hoping onto an international flight.
If you try and go through transit go to the lounge and then exit you'll prob get customs annoyed with you.
If you are not platinum, your pretty much out of luck. There is no way to access the JLounge at BNE Int without then hoping onto an international flight.
If you try and go through transit go to the lounge and then exit you'll prob get customs annoyed with you.
Jul 30, 2014, 7:48 am
#3
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: CNS, SYD, OOL, BNE AU
Programs: QF, VA
Posts: 16
Sure, it's not the Qantas Lounge, though BNE Airport does have public showers that can be used by pax free of charge. http://www.bne.com.au/facility-locations
Sep 13, 2014, 3:30 am
#9
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Join Date: May 1998
Location: Portland OR Double Emerald (QF and AA), DL PM/MM, Starwood Plat
Posts: 19,589
You are of course allowed to leave departures even when it is international and the terrorist threat level has been raised. You may be profiled as a drug runner or terrorist and subject to scrutiny either prior to departing the airport, while in Australia, or when taking your international flight for real. How much hassle varies from little to intense, so it is a good question whether lounge access is worth. It is never none, as you are going against the flow 
I've done it a few times at various airports around the world and would advise caution. Using the QF domestic lounge is far easier but requires QF WP status to access without a flight departure from that terminal.
I've done it a few times at various airports around the world and would advise caution. Using the QF domestic lounge is far easier but requires QF WP status to access without a flight departure from that terminal.