Happy birthday,
whmere!
Originally Posted by G-BOAC
Gold 'open doors' applies to any FLIGHT...it's not just an excuse to visit the lounge and get tanked for free (not that you're doing that) all day when you're not flying (as I believe one can at the landisde Qantas Pubs?

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Actually, the Qantas Pubs are airside. But the ones in which this privilege is sometimes exercised are in the domestic terminals, because Australia still has an all-comers-allowed-beyond-security policy.