Qantas Club Dress Standards...Stubbies, singlet and thongs....What the???

[Alanslegal]

I thought we had a lounge behaviour thread.

Just witnessed someone grab all the napkins (10-15) in front of the wine bottles on long table in BNE Business lounge to wipe down the table and then put the napkins back. :shock: Then he took his notebook to put down on table. Told staff member who came over and took napkins away.

Well dressed person. Gross.

And people wearing thongs are bad ..... come on Qantas

 

[11sjw]

And people wearing thongs are bad ..... come on Qantas

Again, policing behaviour is a separate issue (and much more difficult to accomplish) to policing dress standards.

 

[Moody]

Yes - the lounge at BNE is a zoo these days. Reminiscent of the 6-O'Clock swill!

 

[woodborer]

I could care less. the noisy kids.... that was more concerning. Luckily the lounge was not too busy, and they did not go into the J section (and hey kids will be kids, but my point is more about behaviour rather than thongs)

I'm hearing you. Was in the lounge the other day, sitting back, having my favourite tipple. In walked mum, dad, and the two kids. But get this - no au pair. I almost died. And they worry about thongs. pfft.

 

[marki]

Oh Gross maybe a behavioral standard is required ...... Maybe even a AFF lounge ? ( mini lounge) We are those VIPs who might be above it all.

 

[maninblack]

Yes - the lounge at BNE is a zoo these days. Reminiscent of the 6-O'Clock swill!

Hmm?

 

[Moody]

Not sure when you took that photo but at 5pm last Tuesday it was packed to the gunnels, with the six o'clock swill crowd permanently in a bait-fish circle around the bar and the suits wisely darting in and out for wine.

 

[Happy Trails]

Another celeb joins the wronged throng:

Former England cricket star Kevin Pietersen has hit out at Qantas after he was refused entry into the airline's first class lounge for wearing thongs.

Kevin Pietersen banned from Qantas lounge for wearing thongs | Daily Mail Online

Unclear exactly where it occurred, but I'm guessing Sydney dom.

 

[SeatBackForward]

Another celeb joins the wronged throng:

Former England cricket star Kevin Pietersen has hit out at Qantas after he was refused entry into the airline's first class lounge for wearing thongs.

Kevin Pietersen banned from Qantas lounge for wearing thongs | Daily Mail Online

Unclear exactly where it occurred, but I'm guessing Sydney dom.

QF Flounge would be SYD or MEL International, he may have been here on some promotional gig, or escaping the English Winter? But lash and swing away KP, you might hit one yet.

 

[Happy Trails]

QF Flounge would be SYD or MEL International, he may have been here on some promotional gig, or escaping the English Winter? But lash and swing away KP, you might hit one yet.

The article said he was in transit from South Africa to Melbourne which would tend to rule out the F lounges.
But this is the Daily Mail, so who knows?

 

[Buzzard]

+1 got into the MEL domestic J Lounge last Sunday.
Since you have to pass through the QP it could be said that she got into 2 longes with thongs :mrgreen:

Edit:
Footware was sandals with a toe divider, not rubber type thongs.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Since you have to pass through the QP it could be said that she got into 2 longes with thongs :mrgreen:

Do you hear the people sing? Singing the song of angry men? It is the music of the people who will not be slaves again!

 

[blackcat20]

+1 got into the MEL domestic J Lounge last Sunday.
Since you have to pass through the QP it could be said that she got into 2 longes with thongs :mrgreen:

I've visited Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide lounges recently wearing thong-style sandals. All were fine except as I was leaving MEL I was approached and asked if I'd been wearing those shoes on entry. Sure was. She then explained the new rule, i pointed out they were clearly sandals (leather, Sandler, shiny bits etc), she agreed but said the toe divide was the discriminator. Besides the fact we were leaving I pointed out that due to a knee injury they were my most comfortable shoe right now and I was going to continue to wear them. It's all a bit silly.

 

[TomVexille]

QF Flounge would be SYD or MEL International, he may have been here on some promotional gig, or escaping the English Winter? But lash and swing away KP, you might hit one yet.

He's here to play in the Big Bash which starts Thursday. So likely SYD domestic

 

[anabolism]

It's all a bit silly.

Australians in particular have a weird bias against thongs. I live in California, where people wear them year-round, even in fancy restaurants. I've flown on many personal and business trips (even when I was presenting at engineering conferences) with no shoes, just thongs. I have on occasion gotten a question as to if I was cold (e.g., flying into BRU in January) but have had no problems except in Australia, where I've been kicked out of the Sheraton on the Park Executive Lounge for wearing them (I was tempted to offer to take them off and go barefoot, but my +1 dragged me out of the lounge instead).

 

[blackcat20]

Australians in particular have a weird bias against thongs. I live in California, where people wear them year-round, even in fancy restaurants. I've flown on many personal and business trips (even when I was presenting at engineering conferences) with no shoes, just thongs. I have on occasion gotten a question as to if I was cold (e.g., flying into BRU in January) but have had no problems except in Australia, where I've been kicked out of the Sheraton on the Park Executive Lounge for wearing them (I was tempted to offer to take them off and go barefoot, but my +1 dragged me out of the lounge instead).

Couldn't get any more Aussie than wearing thongs.

But I find the discrimination against what are clearly sandals a bit nuts. There is no more or less foot visible than if I wear a slide style sandal....and my behaviour is the same regardless.

 

[11sjw]

Bias or not, a rule has been set, reasonably well communicated and is being enforced. Some still think they can try it on and get uptight when they get called on it. Agreeing with the rule is a separate issue however we all know about it and it's easy enough to comply with. So what's the problem?

 

[blackcat20]

Bias or not, a rule has been set, reasonably well communicated and is being enforced. Some still think they can try it on and get uptight when they get called on it. Agreeing with the rule is a separate issue however we all know about it and it's easy enough to comply with. So what's the problem?

Because a well dressed woman wearing dressy sandals shouldnt be banned?
I was let in the front door without a problem on more than one occassion, then questioned as though I had done the wrong thing. That's not cool.

 

[anabolism]

it's easy enough to comply with. So what's the problem?

Since I almost never have shoes with me on trips, it's a major hassle for me. I'd have to make room for shoes in my one carry-on bag, meaning I'd need to leave something else out. Then I'd need to change into them before entering the club, and change back after leaving

 

[VHOEJ]

I still think the communication has been pretty poor from the start. They could sent a letter clearly explaining the dress code to all members who had membership). For those who are obviously one world members etc (like Kevin Pietersen), they could easily communicate it in the booking prior to travel or also at check in.

Even on the website, all it says is "smart casual" - the specific rules are spelled out. Regardless of your view of the standards, QF have failed poorly in the communication of it and it is the confusion that is leading to the embarrassment to a lot of people.