Qantas lounge access when flying Virgin from regional airports
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Grannular
Grannular
Member since 31 Mar 2014
Total posts 283
I enjoy Ausbt because it is normally an escape from trash posts like this one. This suggestion I am sure would go down better on other sites. I can imagine other websites on how to rort the system where this would be better placed.
mcglynp
mcglynp
Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards
Member since 20 Jan 2016
Total posts 48
Wasn't there a case of a person in China who kept rebooking a ticket just to eat at the lounge, like 300 plus times? I could have sworn it was in the media.
Not sure if it was an urban myth, but the original story had the man booking a first class ticket on China Eastern from Xi'an in 2014, using the free food and drink in the lounge facilities including the restaurant food. He then changed the flight departure to the next day and went home, had one year from booking to use the ticket and managed this 300 times before cancelling for a refund. Apparently the staff knew what he was doing but could do nothing about it.
Scepticalflyer
Scepticalflyer
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
Member since 30 Aug 2017
Total posts 16
How about keeping it to fact rather than opinion. Sounds like a case of the pot calling the kettle black.
henrus
henrus
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
Member since 23 Oct 2013
Total posts 765
So the is obviously getting QF lounge access for free (we've all established that). Here's a couple of questions for everyone and the OP. I'm genuinely interested in people answers to these questions.
moa999
moa999
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
Member since 02 Jul 2011
Total posts 834
Theresnormissin
Theresnormissin
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
Member since 14 Oct 2016
Total posts 159
I suspect this individual is trolling the community, or at the least looking for validation.
retread.
retread.
Member since 10 Jun 2018
Total posts 1
Your abuse of lounge access and facilities is wrong.
Plain and simply.
There is no justification for this. You DELIBERATELY set out to deceive for your own benefit. I don’t care which airline or company you do this to. It is wrong.
Jedi
Jedi
Member since 04 May 2018
Total posts 15
Your abuse of lounge access and facilities is wrong.
Plain and simply.
There is no justification for this. You DELIBERATELY set out to deceive for your own benefit. I don’t care which airline or company you do this to. It is wrong.
Just a thought.
Fact:
1. Passenger has a paid ticket and boarding pass.
2. Passenger is using the benefits of that paid ticket.
3. Passenger cancels the ticket as part of the Fare conditions of the ticket purchased.
Morally and ethically questionable ????? Probable
Has the passenger done anything illegal. Doesn't appear so unless there are some legal beagles on here that can prove the patron has. If not then its just personal opinion ism't it whether you agree with what has been done or not.
Mjudd
Mjudd
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
Member since 14 Dec 2016
Total posts 57
There are easier ways of getting into the lounges than this (paying for a ticket and canceling). Here are some tips:
1. Run up the down escalator (where the concierge cant see you enter).
2. wait near the lounge entry for someone with lounge access and con them into getting you in too.
3. Use old boarding passes.
4. Tell the concierge your Dad is Alan Joyce (note this doesn't work every time, particularly if you are over 30).
Fothamickelburg Banned
Fothamickelburg Banned
Member since 06 Mar 2017
Total posts 3
1. Run up the down escalator (where the concierge cant see you enter).
2. wait near the lounge entry for someone with lounge access and con them into getting you in too.
3. Use old boarding passes.
Last edited by Mjudd at Jun 19, 2018, 05.07 PM.
I concur. Point #1 works every time on QF at PER.
I'd also like to add a 4th option - an image of a platinum member's card saved on your smartphone generally works for VA (just flash it to the staff as you stroll in)
Mjudd
Mjudd
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
Member since 14 Dec 2016
Total posts 57
1. Run up the down escalator (where the concierge cant see you enter).
2. wait near the lounge entry for someone with lounge access and con them into getting you in too.
3. Use old boarding passes.
I concur. Point #1 works every time on QF at PER.
dimi
dimi
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
Member since 13 Jul 2012
Total posts 154
What you are doing is simply unethical.
I would not be surprised if the corporate bully discovers who you are, strips you of your Platinum status and bans you from ever booking another ticket with them.
I don’t think anyone on this forum will feel particularly bad for you.