Re: Virgin Atlantic PE SYD-LHR. No fun
Interesting to note that I'm not the only ungrateful WP who's actively been trying to move flights away from QF since the aforementioned notification, as the other thread certainly made me feel that way. Then again, we're just a few people, I'm sure QF won't notice behind the buckets of cash they just saved and the hoardes of lounge users grateful that a couple of extra WPs a day have been kept out for a penalty kick.
As a WP, and a totally self-funded one as well (another point you made in your posting), the removal of AnytIme lounge access is for me a total
'I couldn't care less' as I only use the lounge when actually flying. As to not being able to meet people at the lounge, well, there are usually hotels nearby where the beverages aren't free but given other positng,s the food is better and where meetings can be held. OK, I am showing my own bias here.
I am sure that there are many of us who qualify - and then keep on qualifying - because we might only fly 4 times a year, but do so on long distance flights and hence accumulate the required Scs.
There is a distinct bias in many threads - that the more legs one flies, and presumably cramped away in Y or Y+, then the more one expects to gain or retain. Maybe they're the same sort of people who just have to wear their suits on long distance flights (and which look dreadful at the end), or who have to push past everyone to deboard first (and who you usually see waiting in a line somewhere else).
Same as with QP membership - wonder how many people who are complaining about loss of priority check-in through their membership are also Gold or above, and hence have autmatic QP membership? We bought Life Membership quite some time ago, and priority check-in wasn't a featurew that drew us into emmbership: lounge access when we are flying and extra baggage allowance was the two key entitlements that drew us in to pay out the $$$.
OK, sure I am going to get flamed by some and all - but there are a variety of people who use the skies and for different reasons - so don't assume all WPs are upset at the same things: other changes to come might well have me frothing at the mouth.
Martin Niemöller
When the naz_s came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.
When they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.
When they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
I was not a trade unionist.
When they came for the Jews,
I remained silent;
I wasn't a Jew.
When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out.
Although the straw hasn't quite broken the camels back.
