VA lounges becoming sporting clubs

They do have their Beyond lounges in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, which could be used for business class passengers in the future, instead of just, invite-only, but I don't see that happening under the current direction.
Given they don't offer a lounge to any passengers flying direct with VA to Bali, Fiji, Queenstown etc, I think this would be the last thing they would consider at this point.

I do always chuckle when checking in for a Fiji flight and the disappointment in business class passengers when they are told they don't have lounge access.

These people have furiously bid up to $1,000 each for that seat
 
I do always chuckle when checking in for a Fiji flight and the disappointment in business class passengers when they are told they don't have lounge access.

These people have furiously bid up to $1,000 each for that seat
Yeah, many would just assume they get a lounge, I would imagine, and Fiji isn't a budget destination so it would usually attract a different type of passenger to say, Bali.
But on a serious note, even Jetstar offers lounges for business class travellers and they are a budget airline, yet a "mid-market" airline doesn't :/
 
I saw the Wellington Phoenix in the Wellington Qantas International recently. They were a very well behaved bunch., hardly a squeak. Though it surprised me they were flying Qantas as representing NZ I thought they might have been flying Air NZ. Strangely not all were in the loung some were in the general boarding area.
 
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The AFL contract is up for renewal next year for the 2026 season and beyond. Wonder if QF might try to nab it back?
 
I've never witnessed a sporting team flying business class ... though I understand that the Australian men's cricket team does? But the vast majority of club-level teams playing national competitions are in economy (and therefore, I guess, in the Qantas Club rather than the Business lounge when they fly Qantas).
Yep. Met Steve Smith on the way out of QF Syd dom J on their way to PER last year. We were in Y on that flight if I recall correctly so I can't recall if the whole team was in J
 

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