Worst Domestic Qantas Lounges & What Can be Done About It?

[henrus]

Sparkling at the BNEd J lounge. You won't miss out on anything worthwhile if you skip this. While I wouldn't expect champagne, this could rather belong in a ZL lounge.

I'm kind of surprised it's $16 per bottle!

 

[Lynda2475]

Something QF could do immediately to improve SYD T3 J ahead of renovations is to have bacon at breakfast, the chicken sausages are insipid and tasteless. Every other QF dom J lounge has bacon (as does SYD T1 J lounge). It's not a proper breakfast without bacon!

 

[scopedope]

Something QF could do immediately to improve SYD T3 J ahead of renovations is to have bacon at breakfast, the chicken sausages are insipid and tasteless. Every other QF dom J lounge has bacon (as does SYD T1 J lounge). It's not a proper breakfast without bacon!

I agree, however you'll find that there is bacon every other day in this lounge. They seem to rotate bacon with the sausages, I think it's around 50/50 hit rate in my experience during 2024.

 

[Lynda2475]

I must be very unlucky then as have never been there when there is bacon.

 

[Daver6]

Something QF could do immediately to improve SYD T3 J ahead of renovations is to have bacon at breakfast, the chicken sausages are insipid and tasteless. Every other QF dom J lounge has bacon (as does SYD T1 J lounge). It's not a proper breakfast without bacon!

Not quite correct. Bacon has been well and truly removed from both the PER QP and J domestic lounges for about two to three years now. Very disappointing and those sausages on offer are disgusting!

 

[Lynda2475]

I had bacon in the OOL QP and MEL dom J last January on Australia day.

 

[Daver6]

Something QF could do immediately to improve SYD T3 J ahead of renovations is to have bacon at breakfast, the chicken sausages are insipid and tasteless. Every other QF dom J lounge has bacon (as does SYD T1 J lounge). It's not a proper breakfast without bacon!

I had bacon in the OOL QP and MEL dom J last January on Australia day.

Good for you, but you made a sweeping statement that every other lounge has bacon. It's factually incorrect.

 

[Lynda2475]

Good for you, but you made a sweeping statement that every other lounge has bacon. It's factually incorrect.

Well everytime I've been to J lounges outside SYD at breakfast (including PER in July 23) there has been bacon, so my statement was true based on my personal experience.

Whereas SYD Dom J has never once had bacon anytime I've been there vs SYD Int J and F which always have bacon at breakfast.

Now @scopedope reckons they have had bacon at SYD T3 J. I didn't call him/her a liar as you are accusing me of being. We all post from our own experience, I accept he/she has been lucky, but it's not a reality for me until I see it myself.

I think most would agree lounge breakfasts would be better with bacon every visit.

Those who don't like pork products can abstain but not to offer bacon is poor form and a quick win to solve.

Same with in flight breaky, pre-covid one could bank on a bacon and egg muffin in whY on SYD-MEL now it's all non satiating vegetarian options.

 

[jase05]

now it's all non satiating vegetarian options.

As someone who won’t eat a single meal that doesn’t contain meat I have pretty much given up on airline breakfasts

 

[kangarooflyer88]

Apologies if this has already been covered but I am curious if the renovation (if we want to call it that) of the Hobart lounge (if we want to call it that) is complete? If so, how does it compare to the Sydney domestic lounges which to my knowledge haven’t been renovated since the John Howard administration?

-RooFlyer88

 

[Austman]

I am curious if the renovation (if we want to call it that) of the Hobart lounge (if we want to call it that) is complete?

It looked pretty much the same as usual to me when I was there a couple of weeks ago.

It's not a great lounge. But HBA is not a great airport terminal either!

Curiously, there was free-pour spirits available that I don't think happens in other domestic lounges?

 

[scopedope]

It looked pretty much the same as usual to me when I was there a couple of weeks ago.

It's not a great lounge. But HBA is not a great airport terminal either!

Curiously, there was free-pour spirits available that I don't think happens in other domestic lounges?

The free pour spirits has been a common feature in a few Qantas Regional Lounges I've visited recently.

 

[lazblue]

Something QF could do immediately to improve SYD T3 J ahead of renovations is to have bacon at breakfast, the chicken sausages are insipid and tasteless. Every other QF dom J lounge has bacon (as does SYD T1 J lounge). It's not a proper breakfast without bacon!

Bacon was available last week at the QF Dom J lounge in the toasted brekkie rolls….

 

[Lynda2475]

Bacon was available last week at the QF Dom J lounge in the toasted brekkie rolls….

There were no toasted rolls this morning, I was hoping to check out the new items but maybe they come out after 8am or not doing in the quiet period after the Xmas rush.

 

[sudoer]

maybe they come out after 8am or not doing in the quiet period after the Xmas rush.

Maybe the latter. I've been served one at 6:45am.

 

[Austman]

The free pour spirits has been a common feature in a few Qantas Regional Lounges I've visited recently.

Which ones? I've been to many of them but can't recall it being common. Is it new?

 

[scopedope]

Which ones? I've been to many of them but can't recall it being common. Is it new?

Forgive me, I've been to so many this year I can't recall all, but I vividly remember pouring my own scotch in Alice Springs lounge.

 

[RooFlyer]

Apologies if this has already been covered but I am curious if the renovation (if we want to call it that) of the Hobart lounge (if we want to call it that) is complete? If so, how does it compare to the Sydney domestic lounges which to my knowledge haven’t been renovated since the John Howard administration?

-RooFlyer88

Oooooh! You know that's my favourite topic. No change to HBA QP. BUT work has commenced on the terminal building which should increase overall floor-space. Qantas say that they will expand their QP when that happens, but I'll believe it when I see it.

The expansion isn't large and I wager that most of the expanded space will be taken up with shops, cafes etc (ie money making for the airport) and Qantas will have to agree to pay the new going rate for extra floor-space. Same reason why VA won't have a lounge in the new terminal - the chooks haven't had a lounge up to now, so why pay more to spoil them now?

If we do get a new, expanded lounge, it'll be the biggest day for Qantas at HBA since the much-heralded introduction of the sandwich-maker in 2016!

Post in thread 'Hobart Qantas Club to be enhanced!'

Feb 4, 2016

Be grateful for small mercies I guess, but sorry, this doesn't impress this HBA based flyer. I was there a few days ago and noticed some new furniture - smaller, to get more into the tiny space. Doing away with the business centre will only create a few more spaces, and it won't alleviate the over-crowding - just that those presently turned away will be let in, and it'll be as crowded as ever.

That a sandwich press should feature in an announcement of a lounge 'enhancement' I think shows how ... well, frankly, pathetic and minimal the 'enhancement' is.

The worst thing is that the QF...

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[kangarooflyer88]

Oooooh! You know that's my favourite topic. No change to HBA QP. BUT work has commenced on the terminal building which should increase overall floor-space. Qantas say that they will expand their QP when that happens, but I'll believe it when I see it.

Will the terminal expansion increase the space for domestic departures or also international departures? If the latter it would be interesting if Qantas decides to open an international lounge there.

For me I could care less if they increase the space (I know that’s a controversial take). What matters is the toilets work and there is something a little more substantial than cheese and crackers on the buffet side.

The expansion isn't large and I wager that most of the expanded space will be taken up with shops, cafes etc (ie money making for the airport) and Qantas will have to agree to pay the new going rate for extra floor-space. Same reason why VA won't have a lounge in the new terminal - the chooks haven't had a lounge up to now, so why pay more to spoil them now?

From my limited memory of HBA there was a convenience store and two restaurants at HBA one take away and one sit down. To me that’s more than enough for that airport.

If we do get a new, expanded lounge, it'll be the biggest day for Qantas at HBA since the much-heralded introduction of the sandwich-maker in 2016!

I don’t recall there being a sandwich maker the last time I visited which was back in 2022.

 

[RooFlyer]

Will the terminal expansion increase the space for domestic departures or also international departures? If the latter it would be interesting if Qantas decides to open an international lounge there.

(I know you are kidding) QF never has, and never will operate international out of Hobart; presently there is Air NZ to AKL, seasonal. With the new longer, strengthened runway, the airport hopes to attract Asian carriers, but they may be lucky. What I'm hoping for is a QR tag flight to, say, MEL, even once a week!

From my limited memory of HBA there was a convenience store and two restaurants at HBA one take away and one sit down. To me that’s more than enough for that airport.

There are two souvenir type shops, a news agency, one food-only outlet and one island of bar/coffee, maybe toastie type stuff? (Never looked.) Tables & benches out in the common gate area.

They could probably do with another food outlet in an expanded terminal but I think they will let out more retail than that, just to increase their own take.

I don’t recall there being a sandwich maker the last time I visited which was back in 2022.

Yes, its still there. The pride of the lounge.