AKL lounge access in August/September
Jun 19, 2023, 12:41 am
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AKL lounge access in August/September
A couple of questions.
I'm aware that the Qantas lounges are undergoing a much-needed refresh. Has there been any update on when the new lounge is likely to open? I'm flying (business class Oman Air ticket, Qatar metal) in August and September.
Second, and obviously related to the first question. Qatar are a partner of Qantas through OneWorld, so I get that if it was Qatar ticketed I'd get access (despite them sending pax to the third-party Strata lounge). However given it's WY ticketed, I assume that the Qantas lounge could refuse access?
I'm aware that the Qantas lounges are undergoing a much-needed refresh. Has there been any update on when the new lounge is likely to open? I'm flying (business class Oman Air ticket, Qatar metal) in August and September.
Second, and obviously related to the first question. Qatar are a partner of Qantas through OneWorld, so I get that if it was Qatar ticketed I'd get access (despite them sending pax to the third-party Strata lounge). However given it's WY ticketed, I assume that the Qantas lounge could refuse access?
Jun 19, 2023, 1:39 am
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What is the flight number on what you are booked? Are you booked on QRxxx or WYxxx ? It doesn't matter who ssued the ticket, what matters is the flight number
If you are booked on the QR flight number, then you will get lounge access to OW business lounges as well as whatever other lounge QR is providing for business class passengers
If you are booked on the WY flight number then you will only be entitled access to whatever lounge QR provides for business class passengers.
If you are booked on the QR flight number, then you will get lounge access to OW business lounges as well as whatever other lounge QR is providing for business class passengers
If you are booked on the WY flight number then you will only be entitled access to whatever lounge QR provides for business class passengers.
Jun 19, 2023, 7:06 pm
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What is the flight number on what you are booked? Are you booked on QRxxx or WYxxx ? It doesn't matter who ssued the ticket, what matters is the flight number
If you are booked on the QR flight number, then you will get lounge access to OW business lounges as well as whatever other lounge QR is providing for business class passengers
If you are booked on the WY flight number then you will only be entitled access to whatever lounge QR provides for business class passengers.
If you are booked on the QR flight number, then you will get lounge access to OW business lounges as well as whatever other lounge QR is providing for business class passengers
If you are booked on the WY flight number then you will only be entitled access to whatever lounge QR provides for business class passengers.
Jun 19, 2023, 8:11 pm
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WY12345 operated by QR12345
it will be crystal clear to the agent that it is a WY flight number - when the agent scans the boarding pass for admission, it is very unlikely to grant access
It is not at all uncommon for the agents to come actoss codeshares
The Qantas lounge isn't that amazing - what is wrong with the lounge that QR uses for its businsess class passengers? Looking at the One World lounge page, it seems that QR uses the Qantas lounge
The OW site indicates that the QF lounge is closed but that seems to not be supported by the QF website
I used the Emperor Lounge ( now Strate Lounge ) several times and it was ok
Last edited by Dave Noble; Jun 19, 2023 at 8:17 pm
Jun 19, 2023, 8:59 pm
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If you are booked on a WY flight number, the boarding pass will say something like
WY12345 operated by QR12345
it will be crystal clear to the agent that it is a WY flight number - when the agent scans the boarding pass for admission, it is very unlikely to grant access
It is not at all uncommon for the agents to come actoss codeshares
The Qantas lounge isn't that amazing - what is wrong with the lounge that QR uses for its businsess class passengers? Looking at the One World lounge page, it seems that QR uses the Qantas lounge
The OW site indicates that the QF lounge is closed but that seems to not be supported by the QF website
I used the Emperor Lounge ( now Strate Lounge ) several times and it was ok
WY12345 operated by QR12345
it will be crystal clear to the agent that it is a WY flight number - when the agent scans the boarding pass for admission, it is very unlikely to grant access
It is not at all uncommon for the agents to come actoss codeshares
The Qantas lounge isn't that amazing - what is wrong with the lounge that QR uses for its businsess class passengers? Looking at the One World lounge page, it seems that QR uses the Qantas lounge
The OW site indicates that the QF lounge is closed but that seems to not be supported by the QF website
I used the Emperor Lounge ( now Strate Lounge ) several times and it was ok
Jun 19, 2023, 9:21 pm
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If yoiu would like to be able to use the Qantas lounge, perhaps check with WY whether your ticket allows for booking on the QR flight number and , if so, change to be on the QR number rather than WY
I would suspect that there is no chance that the agents will not see that you are booked on WY
I would suspect that there is no chance that the agents will not see that you are booked on WY
Jun 20, 2023, 4:04 am
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If yoiu would like to be able to use the Qantas lounge, perhaps check with WY whether your ticket allows for booking on the QR flight number and , if so, change to be on the QR number rather than WY
I would suspect that there is no chance that the agents will not see that you are booked on WY
I would suspect that there is no chance that the agents will not see that you are booked on WY
Aug 27, 2023, 4:07 pm
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I found this post when searching for myself so I'll provide an update for others: Qantas AKL Lounge renovations not yet done, old space is still used, the wall says nee space coming soon but no ETA specified.
Aug 27, 2023, 7:01 pm
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Just for the sake of correctness, you most certainly can have a WY ticket (910) and for it to be booked as a QR flight number. You could be correct in your case that is indeed a WY flight number, but a 910 ticket =/= a WY flight number
Aug 28, 2023, 3:06 am
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Qantas has said work will begin by removing the wall between the current business class and first class lounge, and then expanding the combined space.
“The first part of the works will be the expansion” says Phil Capps, Qantas’ Executive Manager of Product & Service, “because we can get access to that part of the terminal early.”
“We want to maximise access to the existing lounge space before the rebuild and refurbishment happens.”
Capps is aiming for this first stage to be completed “late this year, and then it'll probably take between six and nine months beyond that” for new-look lounge to take shape “somewhere beyond the middle of next year.”
“You can take an accelerated approach, but that means you need to close down more of the lounge than what you’d otherwise do; or you can take a slightly longer approach and make sure that we can preserve as much access as we can.”
“We want to maximise access to the existing lounge space before the rebuild and refurbishment happens.”
Capps is aiming for this first stage to be completed “late this year, and then it'll probably take between six and nine months beyond that” for new-look lounge to take shape “somewhere beyond the middle of next year.”
“You can take an accelerated approach, but that means you need to close down more of the lounge than what you’d otherwise do; or you can take a slightly longer approach and make sure that we can preserve as much access as we can.”