QF/BA SIN lounge - Things are Changing!
Oct 14, 2013, 5:50 am
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The Qantas Lounge has been open since April: http://www.ausbt.com.au/qantas-singa...ity-travellers
Oct 14, 2013, 5:52 am
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Common thread here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/onewo...singapore.html
Oct 14, 2013, 10:39 am
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Oct 14, 2013, 11:50 am
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Oct 14, 2013, 2:50 pm
#141
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Any other reports regarding the BA lounge closure?
My visit is fast approaching, so am interested. Thank you.
My visit is fast approaching, so am interested. Thank you.
Oct 14, 2013, 5:09 pm
#142
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I must confess that SIN is once airport where I am not interested in the lounge.
The hawker food stalls at Terminal 1 is great - I am happy to pay for great local food which I love.
With time to spare, I really enjoy paying to use the rooftop pool and jacuzzi at Terminal 1 evening in the evenings. Just soaking and watching planes fly overhead is a wonderful experience. Its cheaper than any pay lounge in SIN. Just remember to pack something to go swimming in. There are also shower facilities there.
Both are experiences you cannot replicate at any other airport in the world.
The hawker food stalls at Terminal 1 is great - I am happy to pay for great local food which I love.
With time to spare, I really enjoy paying to use the rooftop pool and jacuzzi at Terminal 1 evening in the evenings. Just soaking and watching planes fly overhead is a wonderful experience. Its cheaper than any pay lounge in SIN. Just remember to pack something to go swimming in. There are also shower facilities there.
Both are experiences you cannot replicate at any other airport in the world.
Nov 22, 2013, 4:51 am
#144
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I was in the BA SIN lounge last Saturday before JL36 and for a while tonight before QF52. Each time I moved over from the QF lounge (almost) next door because the BA lounge has a better choice of food.
It is still open and, other then the signage at the front, nothing has noticeably changed from the old QF/BA F lounge.
I just asked the lounge staff if/when it was getting a make over. They have no idea, though were happy when I told them I was there because they had better food then QF. (only reason I moved back to the QF lounge now instead of staying in the BA lounge or moving down to the EK lounge is because QF52 got delayed and they don't announce boarding QF flights at BA or EK.)
It is still open and, other then the signage at the front, nothing has noticeably changed from the old QF/BA F lounge.
I just asked the lounge staff if/when it was getting a make over. They have no idea, though were happy when I told them I was there because they had better food then QF. (only reason I moved back to the QF lounge now instead of staying in the BA lounge or moving down to the EK lounge is because QF52 got delayed and they don't announce boarding QF flights at BA or EK.)
Nov 26, 2013, 6:48 am
#145
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Having just gone to the BA Lounge in SIN and then the QF lounge, I wonder why ANYONE would go to the BA business lounge. The QF lounge is 10 times the size, has fresh cooked food, power at almost every seat and is such a nicer place to be...
However the BA lounge is full and the QF is almost empty, I don't get it???????
However the BA lounge is full and the QF is almost empty, I don't get it???????
Nov 26, 2013, 7:00 am
#146
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Even before you get into personal preferences for one over the other, there are at least two potential reasons. One is that the QF lounge may close at an inconvenient time. The other is that there is no BA flight information in the QF lounge.
Nov 26, 2013, 7:19 am
#147
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I always use the QF lounge, have a look at the screens and if there is a problem toddle over to the BA lounge and if no problem go to gate. The food, drink, seating, ambience etc are far superior since QF did the renovation. I even use QF when flying CX which is at the other end of T1.
Nov 26, 2013, 7:56 am
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The screens in the QF lounge don't show BA flights, so you can't tell whether or not there is a problem.
Nov 26, 2013, 8:13 am
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Please see the attached for operating hours:
http://www.changiairport.com/in-transit/airline-lounges
The same website or indeed the excellent changi airport app will give you the boarding info. Indeed even if sitting in the BA lounge and I am in the wrong seat I will use the app in preference to getting up to check screens