Qantas frequent flyers and Qantas Club members flying Jetstar from Perth Airport will effectively lose lounge access when Jetstar moves to Terminal 2 in September.

Jetstar currently uses Terminal 3 for its domestic flights at Perth Airport, sharing the terminal with Qantas. But from 2 September 2024, Jetstar will move its domestic operations in Perth to Terminal 2.

The budget airline says that this change will make it easier for its customers to connect between its domestic and international flights. Jetstar international flights in Perth depart from Terminal 1, which is just a short walk from Terminal 2.

Bali is currently Jetstar’s only international destination from Perth. But Jetstar will open a new pilot and Airbus A321neo LR aircraft base in Perth in August. It will use those planes to launch services from Perth to Singapore and Phuket from August, as well as to Bangkok from September 2024.

Terminal 2 is also more convenient for those wishing to catch the train to or from Perth Airport. However, there’s a major downside for Jetstar passengers who are eligible for Qantas lounge access – or want to connect to a Qantas flight.

Qantas will continue flying from Terminals 3 & 4… for now

Qantas announced last week that it plans to significantly expand services from Perth over the coming decade, starting with the reintroduction of Perth-Auckland and Perth-Johannesburg services from next year. The flying kangaroo will also move its operations to the new Airport Central terminal, alongside Jetstar, in around 2031.

But for now, Qantas will continue to fly out of Terminals 3 and 4 in Perth. (Terminals 3 and 4 are connected.)

If you’re familiar with the layout of Perth Airport, you’ll know that connecting between Terminals 1/2 and 3/4 in Perth is not that simple. There are no airside transfers and you need to physically leave the airport premises, taking either an airport shuttle bus or a taxi. The terminal transfer bus departs every 20-30 minutes and the trip takes around 15 minutes.

If you have a Qantas Club membership, or Qantas Gold, Platinum or Platinum One status, you could technically still use the Qantas lounges in Perth’s Terminal 4 before departing on a same-day Jetstar flight. But this just wouldn’t be practical for most people, given the distance between the two terminals.

Jetstar and Qantas domestic flights also depart from different terminals in Sydney and Melbourne, but you can walk between them. This isn’t the case in Perth.

There are no lounges in Terminal 2 of Perth Airport since the Aspire Lounge there closed. This could be something to keep in mind if you’re considering booking a Jetstar domestic flight from the Western Australian capital.

Matt Graham

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