Lounge pass and children

Xrayspice

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I have two lounge passes, but we are travelling with a child who is 7.
I didn’t realised the 7 year old needed a pass. I don’t think he needed a pass 4 years ago.
Has anyone recently entered the SYD lounge with their child, who doesn’t have a pass?
Thank you
 
You should be fine but by the rules you need something. Interestingly they changed the T and Cs for a short while such that kids didn’t need a pass. Sometime late last year. Clearly the t and c have changed again.
 
You should be fine but by the rules you need something. Interestingly they changed the T and Cs for a short while such that kids didn’t need a pass. Sometime late last year. Clearly the t and c have changed again.
Fingers crossed they change the rules before September.
 
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Yes, I know, but have read old posts, where members have said they have let kids in without passes
I think that was predominantly in pre-Covid times, when the staff had more discretion.

They have previously let Big John Jnr in without a pass, but that was also a while ago.
 
I think it still happens regularly. I’m not sure the staff know all the complex rules tbh
My kids got in when I used a pass last year
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And, as I mentioned, the rules definitely changed for a brief period of time. So that would just add to the confusion.
 
I think that was predominantly in pre-Covid times, when the staff had more discretion.

They have previously let Big John Jnr in without a pass, but that was also a while ago.
And some would say more ability....
 
I think it still happens regularly. I’m not sure the staff know all the complex rules tbh
My kids got in when I used a pass last year
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And, as I mentioned, the rules definitely changed for a brief period of time. So that would just add to the confusion.
They will use discretion for pre-schoolers etc.
Not really so much for older children.
Briefly in early May the T&Cs were updated to state that under 4 didn’t need a pass but they changed that again days later to the current version.

There are quite a few posts in the Messenger group chat from this year stating that they have been unable to bring children in without a pass of their own.
 
Either way it look like QF can’t quite make up their minds, or are doing accidental updates to the T and C and having to walk them back.

Looks like it was late April this year.
 
Either way it look like QF can’t quite make up their minds, or are doing accidental updates to the T and C and having to walk them back.

Looks like it was late April this year.
I dont think it's not making their minds up. I think they made their minds up in terms of whats black and white on paper. Whether you can get grey will depend on how nice the person guarding the door is.
 
I dont think it's not making their minds up. I think they made their minds up in terms of whats black and white on paper. Whether you can get grey will depend on how nice the person guarding the door is.
except for 4 weeks in April-May?
 

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