When I joined the QP in 1996, it was presented as almost a pure business environment.

I recall that there was a push for membership not longer after (maybe a year or two) and that the numbers of people in the lounges seemed to continually increase. The QP in BNE at that time required a shoehorn to get in and out of

Maybe this program of wanting the paid QP membership base to expand has come circle - now QF has to make modifications to the entire lounge structure to alleviate crowding issues? Wonder if the effects of non paid OWS/OWE have also been a contributor to this new shift in lounge strategy?

At the end of the day - I'll just keep going into whichever lounge I'm entitled and wait for the boarding call.

If the new domestic J lounges are half as good as the new F lounges - then it will be worth getting to the airport a bit earlier