QF to close BKK lounge
Nov 12, 2015, 3:15 pm
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QF to close BKK lounge
QF will close the BKK lounge this coming weekend.
http://www.ausbt.com.au/qantas-close...n=home-flipper
They'll use the CIP lounge instead.
http://www.ausbt.com.au/qantas-close...n=home-flipper
They'll use the CIP lounge instead.
Nov 12, 2015, 3:41 pm
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Nov 12, 2015, 4:43 pm
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Strange indeed. You'd think with all the oneworld carriers out of BKK (AY, BA, CX, JL, MH, QF, QR, RJ, S7, & UL),
The only two lounges left are JL & CX. BA uses the CX lounge for their single daily service. I wonder if the JL lounge will stay in operation as it's only open early mornings and evenings?
The only two lounges left are JL & CX. BA uses the CX lounge for their single daily service. I wonder if the JL lounge will stay in operation as it's only open early mornings and evenings?
Nov 15, 2015, 6:06 am
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As it is its abandoned compared to what it was in the past. QF daily to SYD, JQ 3/wkly to MEL. Would not be surprised to see the SYD schedule change, not enough J traffic to BKK I suspect.
Nov 15, 2015, 1:44 pm
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I recall family discussion with a QF 707 Navigator (the type that sat in the flight deck) many decades ago and he said that QF kept both SIN and BKK operational as stopovers on the Oz-LHR Kangaroo Route as alternate "contingency" factors in case politics caused either city / airport to shut down or prevent through flights.
Nov 16, 2015, 12:40 am
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I've only taken SYD-BKK in J a couple of times since the end of BKK-LHR service, but flights were sold out in J each time, fwiw (and not full in Y). Still hard to keep a ground station for such few flights esp. with not much cargo. Suspect QF hung on for so long either because it had new leases on the lounge space or as an alternate hub to HKG or SIN for an Asian J service (which was a pipedream by Joyce). QF chose not to partner with AY who do fly HEL-BKK/HKG which could have augmented EK but apparently not what EK had in mind 
QF had abandoned KUL years ago and partners with EK to KUL instead of with MH; Oneworld is like that. Actually the EK partnership is pretty good for FF status.
QF had abandoned KUL years ago and partners with EK to KUL instead of with MH; Oneworld is like that. Actually the EK partnership is pretty good for FF status.
Mar 16, 2016, 7:13 am
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