Originally Posted by Kiwi Flyer
NZ still does this (only some of them make the time to do it though and more common at overseas ports than at AKL)
Wow - certainly not in my experience over the last few years! The crew mostly (not always) are "mother's club" who only get off the plane to get duty free before the return trip! I am always in the F lounge, even though the actual flying F opportunities for where I travel are very limited with QF.