Originally Posted by
henry999
Are you sure? The rules were tightened not too long ago and now read:
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Star Alliance Gold Customers Travelling in Any Class: Customers have access to any Star Alliance member carriers' owned lounges with the Star Alliance Gold logo at the entrance.
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Customer must also present a boarding pass for travel on a Star Alliance flight departing from the local airport [emphasis added]
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So, QF MEL-PER would not appear to qualify.
cheers,
Henry
You are correct! My bad for changing my original answer in the middle of the night on a few hours sleep