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Feb 8, 2026 | 9:47 am

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Originally Posted by frappant

Again have a 13:00 departure at MEL on UA61 to SFO.

So based on the information above, NZ is the only choice unless I want to get to the airport before 9 AM and spend a bit of time at the SQ lounge before it closes at 9:30 or 10 AM.

That SQ Lounge food would have to be way better than NZ Lounge to be at the airport at least 3-4 hours before scheduled departure.

I could probably grab a better breakfast in Melbourne before heading to the airport rather than leaving for the airport that much earlier.

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Originally Posted by ijgordon

Getting to the airport 4 hours early for what might be slightly better free lounge food sounds like a bad life choice.

Depends on one's attachment to lounge hopping and lounge food and lounge alcohol. Of course, one could always make lounge lemonade.

David

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