Originally Posted by
craigsf
Thanks very much Ditto and B747-437B. Sounds like I can make it work. For the Qantas airside desk though, would that be open more than 3 hours before the QF flight (or can I access it at any time from the transit area and just go back when it's open, I'm not sure if I pass through additional security, etc. after that)?
It should be open from early afternoon onwards. You will need to have your QF boarding pass to access the departure area (OLCI or mobile pass is fine). Once you go through the "transit immigration" checkpoint, you are basically committed to staying airside and waiting it out.