Another dress code question - Qantas First Lounge

[drsmithy]

Because you are served decent food & beverage in a far more pleasant environment than the rest of the terminal and the lounge itself is more comparable to a decent restaurant than the rest of the terminal.

I will confess to having not been in the QANTAS F Lounges in Sydney or Melbourne.

However, I have been in BA's LHR F Lounge many times.

It is not an environment that is anything close to a posh restaurant. Certainly, I have never felt even vaguely uncomfortable the times I have been in there wearing shorts, a T-shirt, and thongs (well, sandals, but I think the point is not closed-in shoes).

As far as I'm concerned, the point of the lounge is to relax, grab a drink and maybe some food before you get onto a plane. It's not to be the equivalent of dining at a high-end restaurant. Certainly, if we were judging by the quality of the food available, then at most you're talking about a high-end pub, or maybe a restaurant a step or two above Sizzler.

Most of these F Lounges are pretty big. I'm sure you folks can find a part where other people who still think they're flying in the '50s are sitting. Or maybe we need a bit sectioned off where the Toffs can huff and puff amongst themselves about the lack of decorum in the working classes ?

 

[drsmithy]

Wow - this thread really blew up. Crazy.
Some 'interesting' opinions here - but some really good valid points. Both my girlfriend and myself are respectful, well mannered people, and judging by some of the comments here - this seems to be the issue - having respect for others in the way you act.

Exactly.

I'd much rather be in a lounge with a quiet and polite twenty-something in some hi-vis, shorts and thongs, than a noisy and rude middle-aged bloke in a suit that costs more than I make in a month.

 

[Princess Fiona]

I will confess to having not been in the QANTAS F Lounges in Sydney or Melbourne.

However, I have been in BA's LHR F Lounge many times.

It is not an environment that is anything close to a posh restaurant. Certainly, I have never felt even vaguely uncomfortable the times I have been in there wearing shorts, a T-shirt, and thongs (well, sandals, but I think the point is not closed-in shoes).

As far as I'm concerned, the point of the lounge is to relax, grab a drink and maybe some food before you get onto a plane. It's not to be the equivalent of dining at a high-end restaurant. Certainly, if we were judging by the quality of the food available, then at most you're talking about a high-end pub, or maybe a restaurant a step or two above Sizzler.

Most of these F Lounges are pretty big. I'm sure you folks can find a part where other people who still think they're flying in the '50s are sitting. Or maybe we need a bit sectioned off where the Toffs can huff and puff amongst themselves about the lack of decorum in the working classes ?

I agree with your point with one caveat. There is IMHO a big difference between the BA F Lounges (T3 and T5) and the Qantas F Lounge at SYD/MEL. The BA lounges being like a Crowne Plaza and the QF Lounges like The InterContinental.
In either place you can and should wear whatever is comfortable for you

 

[Kefci2000]

Always travel in jeans, (designer) t-shirt and runners (polo shirt if travelling in First Class)

be comfortable but have a bit of style!

 

[Flying mermaid]

You forgot the elephant in the room - reclining.

(runs very fast - not wearing thongs

ok I give in - there are a lot of hot buttons

 

[TonyHancock]

ok I give in - there are a lot of hot buttons

...and don't forget Lurpak!

 

[maninblack]

What about inflight internet connectivity? I'll start: "Tomorrow I won't be able to check my emails on my way to NY..."

One of the great pleasures of flying is no internet. Love it, put the laptop and phone away until I get to my destination. Almost bliss.

 

[flying_double]

I hereby propose a thong wearers' meet at a Qantas lounge, time and date to be confirmed. A Lounge is a serious place, so you should only attend if you can wear your serious thongs (minimum double plug). We can discuss world politics over one or two of those fancy new James Squire beers (the brand that the boat shoe types are drinking these days, those fellas have got their fingers on the pulse). Once we've thrashed out a solution to the Russian Ukranian conflict, and discussed topical items such as "was Barry O'farrell right to fall on his sword?", we'll have some free time to snigger at anyone who looks different to us (silly them) and possibly cast a few aspersions about their backgrounds too. Who's keen?

 

[Clivem]

if it is OK I'll just sit back quietly until we get our first confirmed sighting of a genuine 'sort cutting, status chasing, gothic, mo#o' creeping around in the shadowy corners of a J or F lounge.

 

[ermen]

Dress codes change through the generations and it should be no surprise:

In 1925, one would be expected to wear a three piece suit with hat

Then somehow along the way, maybe the 60s or 70s it would've become a suit with tie sans the hat

Then, we dropped the tie.

Then wearing a polo shirt with chinos became acceptable...

Now's, its probably jeans with a polo shirt or t-shirt

Never ending. Who cares?

 

[boomy]

If you hang around for any length of time you will find there are two hot buttons - dress codes and children in lounges/J and F. .

Can't we talk about what defines a frequent flyer?

You forgot the elephant in the room - reclining.

So basically the worst traveller according to AFF is the non FF who got WP by taking advantage of MASA & DSCs and then brings his noisy kinds to the F lounge, while himself wearing singlet, shorts & thongs and then reclines (his Y seat off course) all the way down, especially during meal time.
Sounds about right

 

[dajop]

Whilst I personally don't wear thongs in lounges (or when travelling full stop), and don't particularly think it's appropriate in many (most) situations to wear thongs, I'm afraid folks that ship has already sailed. Thongs are (are they still, or is it "were"?) the fashionable footwear for a generation. When you see people rugged up in thick coats, hats and scarves, and wearing thongs on their feet (no socks) , or when you're hiking through rough terrain with rocks, gravel, slippery paths and you come across the thong wearing aussies doing the same hike (what must it be doing to their feet?) you know that nobody is going to prevent anyone from entering a lounge when wearing thongs.

 

[prozac]

I would think that you shouldn't dress like you are only in the QF lounge because Dad gave you a free pass. If you have thought to ask the question I think that you know how you should be dressing under the circumstances.

 

[Beta4Me]

when you're hiking through rough terrain with rocks, gravel, slippery paths and you come across the thong wearing aussies doing the same hike (what must it be doing to their feet?) you know that nobody is going to prevent anyone from entering a lounge when wearing thongs.

Prevent them from wearing it to the lounge but let them wear it on the hike. Then they can get a Darwin award and we don't have to worry about them heading to a lounge ever again!

 

[maninblack]

I would think that you shouldn't dress like you are only in the QF lounge because Dad gave you a free pass.

Rather he should dress like all the corporates in there freeloading on the back of shareholders or all the WP's freeloading on domestic JQ legs or getting tanked on French bubbly before catching an el cheapo Y fare to somewhere, or trying to impress their wife, girlfriend or mistress.

 

[Limewood]

So basically the worst traveller according to AFF is the non FF who got WP by taking advantage of MASA & DSCs and then brings his noisy kinds to the F lounge, while himself wearing singlet, shorts & thongs and then reclines (his Y seat off course) all the way down, especially during meal time.
Sounds about right

No, I received my platinum status by using JASA's & DSC's to top up from SG flying points, Mrs Lime and self are quiet, dress smart and enjoy the benefits.

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

Just wondering, if you are given F or J Lounge entries while flying Y, does the invite have the main person's name (donor's) on it?
Though that for entry to F or J Lounge, it was that the name of the person who owned the card the invite came from, had to be in the travelling party.
Presuppose if I were to succeed in buying 2 of the elusive J Lounge entry off a certain website, I can bring friends into the J Lounge (in this scenario-flying internationally with QF)...

 

[Princess Fiona]

Just wondering, if you are given F or J Lounge entries while flying Y, does the invite have the main person's name (donor's) on it?
Though that for entry to F or J Lounge, it was that the name of the person who owned the card the invite came from, had to be in the travelling party.
Presuppose if I were to succeed in buying 2 of the elusive J Lounge entry off a certain website, I can bring friends into the J Lounge (in this scenario-flying internationally with QF)...

QF Lounge passes do not have names on them.

 

[mannej]

Just wondering, if you are given F or J Lounge entries while flying Y, does the invite have the main person's name (donor's) on it?
Though that for entry to F or J Lounge, it was that the name of the person who owned the card the invite came from, had to be in the travelling party.
Presuppose if I were to succeed in buying 2 of the elusive J Lounge entry off a certain website, I can bring friends into the J Lounge (in this scenario-flying internationally with QF)...

It may be easier to get access through AA paid memberships.