Singapore Lounges [Master Thread 2018-]
Jun 11, 2018, 4:30 am
#46
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Yet the QF fanboys who think Alan Joyce is the messiah will tell us that there's nothing wrong with the SIN lounge and the need for a SIN F lounge or any form of expansion was and is unnecessary, despite the more realistic among us predicting that there would be problems.
Rerouting DXB to SIN has massively damaged the QF F experience. What a joke.
Rerouting DXB to SIN has massively damaged the QF F experience. What a joke.
Jun 11, 2018, 11:59 pm
#47
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ISTR the SIN detour from Disneyland on steroids (AKA DXB) is what the average punter wanted. I’m expecting that the QF F experience won’t be an issue when the 380s are scrapped and J is the best you can get on a “project sunrise” plane or a 789. There’s always other options out there - some better than QF F.
Jun 13, 2018, 1:33 am
#50
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I was in QF SIN lounge on Sunday 10/6 from 6.30pm until 10.30pm, maybe reached 75% capacity max. No problem entering as a Qantas Club member with a 3K boarding pass. 25 minute wait for a shower at 6.30pm. Lounge never felt crowded.
Jun 13, 2018, 2:30 am
#51
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QF lounge early for a few cocktails, some salad and maybe a pau or laksa ----> then to EK lounge for a bit of peace and quiet and tarmac views, a main course (last time there, the lamb was excellent) and dessert all washed down with champagne. !
Jun 22, 2018, 2:00 am
#52
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Jul 2, 2018, 4:37 am
#55
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data point. jul 2 around 615pm. entered with CX J boarding pass but also showed platty card just in case... entered ok but oh boy this place felt like a zoo reminded me of Priority pass lounge. would say 85% full as in practially all table taken, with ad hoc empty seat. first time sat on kitchen bar to avoid masses. i can see.why they capacity control, its good practice to turn away other OW flyers like me 
on flip side in Jume i was here at 9pm, very calm. god busy atound 10pm but still much nicer than 6 to 7 rush
on flip side in Jume i was here at 9pm, very calm. god busy atound 10pm but still much nicer than 6 to 7 rush
Jul 5, 2018, 10:05 pm
#56
Join Date: Nov 2009
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The situation in Singapore continues to worsen. All Qantas Club members banned from the Lounge and redirected to SATS until September (perhaps longer): https://www.ausbt.com.au/qantas-club...tm_source=hero
Jul 10, 2018, 12:07 am
#57
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I can only go by my own experience, have been in SIN lounge twice in May 2018 and both times it was pleasant and while busy not full ... maybe at 90% capacity. Lots of empty single seats scattered about, maybe people have to share tables more 
So I'd write a fairly gushing report because that was my experience, not because I am beholden to QF. There do seem to be pretty polarized reports (either very good or very bad), and my own experience reality is in between, maybe 8 out of 10 on the lounge scale. I do prefer it over the EK lounge at SIN, so I can see why the EK F pax would try to use the QF lounge instead. By contrast the EK MEL lounge is markedly better than their SIN lounge.
So I'd write a fairly gushing report because that was my experience, not because I am beholden to QF. There do seem to be pretty polarized reports (either very good or very bad), and my own experience reality is in between, maybe 8 out of 10 on the lounge scale. I do prefer it over the EK lounge at SIN, so I can see why the EK F pax would try to use the QF lounge instead. By contrast the EK MEL lounge is markedly better than their SIN lounge.The lack of an F lounge is pretty crap though and clearly not sustainable in the long term.
Only downside to the peak period is that the WiFi gets smashed at times and slows noticeably.
Aug 27, 2018, 11:53 pm
#59
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Why is it not sustainable in the long term? I think QF has a different opinion to you - they recently opened the LHR lounge with no F lounge, and LHR is an outport which has always had F class cabin. And even then, they don't think a F class lounge is necessary.
Aug 28, 2018, 4:05 pm
#60
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At SIN there are less options, really only the BA lounge (and EK when open), much better than QF's.
At AKL I am not looking forward to the upcoming destruction of the Emerald cupboard.