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Your Ultimate Guide to Qantas Lounges

Tom Goward | 13/03/2020

Most people dread a long layover before a flight, but with lounge access, waiting at the airport can be one of the most enjoyable parts of air travel. Qantas operates the largest lounge network in Australia, plus a reputable offering overseas. This beginners guide covers Qantas’ six lounge types, what they offer and how to gain access.

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What do Qantas Lounges Offer?

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As Qantas operates six types of airport lounges, the benefits on offer differ with each type. However, there are some base-level features that you can expect to enjoy:

• Food: A must at an airport lounge, food is offered at all locations. The quality and setting can vary depending on the lounge, with a la carte dining at the top end in International First Lounges, and a limited buffet at Qantas Clubs.
• Drinks: All locations offer self-serve drinks of some description, such as tea and coffee, soft drinks and alcohol. Most larger lounges offer barista coffee and bar services.
• WiFi: Complimentary WiFi is provided at all locations, with the speed depending on the location of the lounge. Bathrooms and showers: Each lounge provides bathroom facilities, with some offering shower facilities.
• Newspapers and magazines: A wind variety of reading material is offered at all lounges, generally including local newspapers and a selection of magazines.
• Business facilities: All lounges offer space for business travellers to work, although at some locations the offering is very minimal.
• Family zones: Many lounges offer play zones for children, with a TV, play mat and toys often provided.

Qantas operates over 50 lounges worldwide, across six different categories:

• Domestic Qantas Club: The base-level Qantas lounge; located in all capital cities and a number of regional locations like Mackay, Karratha and Devonport. There are many ways to gain access to Qantas Club lounges, including via a paid membership, therefore these lounges often become crowded at peak times.
• Domestic Business Lounge: A cut above the Qantas Club, Qantas Domestic business lounges offer improved food and beverage, and are often more modern and spacious. There are five Domestic Business Lounges in the network: Brisbane Canberra, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.
• International Business Lounge: Passengers travelling internationally from a number of locations across Australia and a number of overseas locations like Hong Kong, Singapore, Auckland and Los Angeles may wish to visit a Qantas International Business Lounge.
• International Lounge: These ultra-premium combined business and first lounges are located at just five airports: Hong Kong, Singapore, London Heathrow Perth and Brisbane. These lounges offer a la carte dining and premium beverage options, plus a range of impressive facilities.
• International First Lounge: Elite frequent flyers and first class passengers can access Qantas’s amazing International First Lounges when departing Melbourne, Sydney, Los Angeles, Auckland or Singapore.
• Chairman’s Lounge: These exclusive invite-only lounges are located at Qantas’ airports and are reserved for celebrities, politicians, CEOs and High Court judges

You can find the full list of Qantas lounges here .

Qantas Lounge access is reserved for high tier Qantas, Oneworld and partner airline frequent flyers, as well as those travelling in business or first class. Qantas Club members and travellers with a single entry lounge pass can access selected lounges.

*Plus equivalent Oneworld and partner airline members

A good option for those frequent travellers without status is joining the Qantas Club. This gives you lounge access for yourself and one companion at domestic lounges and affiliated international lounges. Qantas Club members also receive other benefits including an additional checked baggage allowance when travelling in Economy or Premium Economy and priority check-in on Qantas flights.

Joining the Qantas Club will set you back $399 as a one-off join fee, plus an annual fee:

• 1 year: $540 or 78,000 Qantas Points
• 2 years: $980 or 155,000 Qantas Points
• 4 years: $1,850 or 285,000 Qantas Points

There are also a few credit cards that each offer up to two single entry passes per year to Qantas Clubs or International Business Lounges. These digital passes do expire and can be transferred to another Qantas Frequent Flyer member. Here are some of our favourite credit cards that offer lounge passes:

ANZ Frequent Flyer Black

Earn 120,000 bonus Qantas Frequent Flyer Points and $275 back to your new card when you spend $4,000 or more on eligible purchases within the first 3 months of card approval

Lounge Pass: 2 Qantas Club lounge passes per year Earn Rate: Earn 1 Qantas Frequent Flyer Point per $1 spent on eligible purchases, capped at $7,500 after which the earn rate reduces to 0.5 Qantas Points per $1 spent

Click here to learn more…

Qantas AMEX Ultimate

Receive 100,000 bonus Qantas Points when you apply online by 14 April 2020, are approved and spend $3,000 on your new Card within the first 3 months. New Card Members only.

Lounge Pass: 2 Qantas Club lounge passes per year Earn Rate: 1.25 pts per $1 spent uncapped

Top Qantas Lounges

The relatively new Qantas First Class lounge in Singapore is simply phenomenal. Qantas has knocked it out of the park with the design and aesthetic of the lounge, with classic Qantas marble and perforated wooden panels. Most of the lounge is dedicated to dining, with an extensive a-la-carte menu, and an excellent selection of beverages.

Want to know more? Read our full review here!

Qantas’s International First Lounge at Sydney Airport is deservedly ranked among the world’s best airport lounges. An awesome view, Neil Perry inspired à la carte dining, bar service, barista coffee, complimentary spa treatments and marble-lined shower suites are a few of the perks that this lounge has to offer.

With premium entry, plenty of seating and excellent food and drink offerings, there is a lot to like about Brisbane airport’s Qantas Domestic Business Lounge. Available to elite frequent flyers and business-class guests, Qantas’s premium lounge entry offers a dedicated check-in area, bag drop and security screening with direct access to the Qantas lounge precinct.

The lounge is divided into a variety of zones for dining, working and relaxing. As well as a relatively extensive buffet, Qantas’s signature dining concept at Brisbane is ‘The Cantina’ which serves freshly made Mexican dishes. Barista coffee is made to order and the main bar serves drinks including beer, wine, spirits and soft drink.

Qantas’s stylish Melbourne Domestic Business Lounge is a fantastic renovated space, featuring dark tones and sophisticated finishes. Apron-facing windows span the length of the lounge, giving the space a light and open feeling. The bar stocks a generous selection of beers, wines and spirits, as well as all-day barista coffee and signature cocktails.

As well as the standard buffet that offers several Asian-focused dishes, Qantas has introduced an Asian Spice Bar to its signature dining concept. Inspired by Neil Perry’s Spice Temple restaurant, the Spice Bar offers a range of fresh dishes prepared to order, with two options available at any one time.

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Qantas Business Class Lounge Sydney International Airport Review

We recently flew from Sydney to Los Angeles on the Qantas A380 in Business Class and visited the Qantas Business Class Lounge in Sydney prior to our international departure. 

The lounge was due for an upgrade several years ago but was paused during the pandemic. Qantas have recently announced the plans are back in action and will see a complete redesign and rebuild to increase capacity by 40% with a new food and beverage experience. Stage one is expected to open in 2023. Gold and above Qantas Frequent Flyer members along with those travelling on a Qantas Business Class ticket are given complimentary access. 

Both the First Class and Business Class Lounge are located on the second level near gates 9 and 10.  The lounge is open from 5 am until the last scheduled Qantas flight. 

Once you pass reception, there is an area with lockers for storage as well as a kids corner to the side. 

I arrived at 9:30am and the lounge was quite busy and after walking around, found there were only a few seats remaining. The layout is similar to a long T shape with the majority overlooking the tarmac. 

The centre area has high long bars with place settings for dining. The high bars also have flavoured water, a barista, wine & champagne and a few light food options. 

There were several lounge areas, directly in the entry and down each wing with bar tables in front of the window. The lounge areas offered a variety of seats to relax in or get some work done, however there were limited charging ports.

The main food is down the left wing with no current offering in the right wing. I was there at breakfast time and presented with a Breakfast Snacking Menu. The options included Neil Perry bircher muesli, sliced peach and apricot, mixed fruit salad with mint and passionfruit, plain yoghurt with mango, passionfruit and raspberry coulis and house baked pastries and croissants. There was also a section for bacon, eggs and sausage, the only hot options, however they hadn’t been refilled while I was there.

Down both the left and right wing were drinks stations with self-serve beer, wine and soft drinks. Shower facilities are also available down the left wing however they were being used while I was there. Overall the Qantas Sydney International Business Class Lounge is looking a little tired and with limited food options. The upgrade being undertaken in 2023 will be welcomed by frequent travellers.

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Qantas Business Class Lounge LAX Reopens

After nearly two years, the Qantas business class lounge at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), also known as the one world lounge, has reopened. The first class lounge will open in “early” 2022

Qantas Oneworld Business Class Lounge LAX Reopens

With Qantas restarting weekly Melbourne to Los Angeles service along with its daily Sydney to LA flight, the lounge has once again opened its doors. Currently the lounge is open daily from 3:00pm to 8:45pm.

Longhaul business class passengers as well as one world Sapphire and Emerald members can gain access before their flight. American Airlines elites can only gain access if they are traveling to Mexico City or on a longhaul international flights (for Latin America, that means South America, not Central).

Lounge passes are currently not accepted.

I last reviewed this lounge in 2019. You can read my full review here .

> Read More: Oneworld Business Class Lounge – Los Angeles (LAX)

View From the Wing thinks the Star Alliance Lounge is better, but I greatly prefer the one world lounge for the wonderful coffee bar and Vittoria coffee from Australia made by an expert barista. The Star Alliance Lounge is much more beautiful, but the coffee is horrible (bitter and the machine is not great).

It is great to see this lounge reopen, hopefully not prematurely as new cases spike as the weather turns cold.

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10 comments.

What about those flying AA A321T domestic premium services that come with Flagship lounge access?

When is the LAX or SFO Polaris lounge reopening?

Great news! Are we 100% certain the Mexico City/Central America rules still apply since Admiral’s Club and Flagship rules have changed?

I’m not 100% sure. I wasn’t aware of the rule change at Admirals Club. Can you tell me more?

MEX is good for AC but not Flagship. I thought that was the latest change.

How about AS elites? Will they be allowed to access OW lounge when flying on AA to MEX?

Pax in business class or with Platinum and up, or OWS or OWE get AC access on itineraries to Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, PR, and USVI. Central America, Mexico City, and Northern South America no longer get flagship, only Admiral’s Club.

Can’t wait to return to Australia. Any idea when LAX Polaris lounge will reopen? Pre-pandemic I normally flew UA IAH-SYD and accessed the Polaris lounge in Houston. However, I’ve not yet tried the Polaris lounge at LAX and would like to.

I believe SFO Polaris lounge is opening early January and LAX Polaris lounge is opening late January.

What lounge is better in lax for emerald flyers at the QF business or AA flagship?

Does View From the Wing even do reports/reviews anymore?

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Qantas oneworld Business Class Lounge at LAX

Opened last year, this new 42,000 square feet lounge is massive and has enough room for up to 600 passengers (and that’s not even including the separate First Class Lounge next door). It’s a beautiful space centered around a neat indoor decorative atrium. I was here at night but during the day, the large windows let in a lot of natural lighting to make the massive space feel even more spacious.

Aesthetically, this lounge is modern yet classy and comfortable. The colors, materials used and soft ambient lighting created a very warm and inviting space. The other focal point of the lounge is the circular seating area around the indoor fireplace located on the right side of the lounge. If you just want to sit back and relax with a good glass of wine and a book, this is the place to be. I know my pictures don’t do it any justice but trust me, it’s a beautiful space.

There are plenty of seating options from comfortable lounge chairs and recliners to business desks and tables located throughout the lounge. Even during my peak time visit (9:00 PM on a Saturday evening), I had no problem finding a table to eat at, a chair to relax in and a desk to work at for the two hours I was there. And (surprisingly) with how crowded it was, it only took me 15 minutes to wait for one of the 16 shower rooms. Televisions and flight information display boards were located throughout and flight announcements were made for all oneworld flights departing from TBIT.

The shower rooms are beautiful with rainfall showerheads and Aspar bath and body products. If you need to shave or freshen up before your flight, you can ask for individual dental hygiene and shave kits from the shower attendants.

For food, there was a delicious buffet spread of both hot and cold dishes from salads and pastas to Jasmine rice and curry. And of course, dessert. For those looking for a healthier alternative, there is a make your own smoothie/juice bar with fresh fruits and vegetables including celery, carrots and kale. How cool is that??

For alcohol, there is a hosted bar with a fine selection of top shelf beers, wines and spirits. Not only was the bar a beautiful focal point of the lounge, it was also a good place to interact and socialize with the other passengers.

There were a ton of employees working the lounge. They were busing tables, cleaning and replenishing the buffet spread and were even walking around with appetizer plates and other finger bites to offer us in the lounge. It was a nice touch and made the lounge feel more like a social gathering than just a waiting room for your flight.

If you need to get some work done, there are plenty of workspaces located throughout the lounge or a dedicated business suite located on the left hand side of the lounge with six Apple workstations. Standard U.S. electrical outlets as well as USB ports were located near most tables to keep your devices powered and password protected WiFi was available throughout the lounge to keep your devices connected.

Overall, this is a fantastic lounge and ranks up there with the Star Alliance Lounge at LAX . The only one negative comment I can say about this lounge is the lack of windows with views of the ramp or runways but that’s a very minor complaint. I’m a little partial to the Star Alliance Lounge as there is an outdoor patio and indoor terrace overlooking the beautiful terminal below but this Qantas oneworld Lounge definitely gives the Star Alliance Lounge a run for its money. The space is massive and beautiful and the food and amenities were plentiful and appreciated. For oneworld passengers, this is a great way to start your premium cabin experience. Good job Qantas!

Have you visited the Qantas oneworld Business Lounge? If so, please share your thoughts in the comments section below.

The other trip reports in this series include:

• Qantas oneworld Business Class Lounge
• American Airlines A321T Business Class, Los Angeles to New York
• Etihad Lounge at New York JFK
• Etihad A380 Business Class, New York to Abu Dhabi
• Etihad Arrivals Lounge at Abu Dhabi
• Hilton Abu Dhabi
• Etihad First Class Lounge and Spa
• Etihad A380 First Class Apartment, Abu Dhabi to Melbourne
• Qantas A330 Business Class, Melbourne to Perth to Sydney
• Q antas Business Class Lounge at Perth
• Qantas First Class Lounge and Spa at Sydney
• Qantas A380 First Class, Sydney to Los Angeles

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Book premium economy with this airline – it’s the closest you can get to business class

W e’ve all ordered the second-cheapest bottle of wine on the menu, but what about the second-cheapest cabin on the aircraft: premium economy? Is it worth the 50 to 100 per cent bump on economy fares?

The world’s largest airlines would like us to think so. They’re installing bigger, better cabins faster than you can say “upgrade”. The number of premium economy seats on all airlines on an annual basis is projected to treble from 4,000 in 2021 to 11,145 next year, aviation analysts Counterpoint say. 

But, at first glance, the argument for upgrading is not so convincing. Take a look at the cabin. You certainly don’t get 50-100 per cent more space. The seats are only a few inches bigger – although the legroom is 5-6” greater and the seats come with calf- or footrests or both and double arm rests.

The cost per square inch calculation changes, however, if you are travelling in a pair. Grab the window and aisle seat pair and you and your companion have your own row. Almost all economy window and aisle row seats on long-haul jets come in sets of three while premium is 2-4-2 or 2-3-2. 

Snag the front row and no-one can recline their seat into your face and you can get up to stretch your legs or go to the loo without disturbing your companion. Throw in the fact that some premium cabins have as few as 20-odd seats, compared with the 200-plus in economy, and the price bump suddenly appears to be much better value. 

Things get better when you consider the other perks. Most airlines allow premium economy passengers to check in using a dedicated line and to board just after business-class passengers. Baggage allowance is also more generous. 

Now that you’re sitting comfortably, what’s next? The clue’s in the name. Economy. Airlines don’t want to offer a business class-style in-flight service lest too many high-paying business class passengers opt to downgrade. Business-class cabins may make up only one third of the space on a long-haul aircraft but they generate up to 70 per cent of the profits. 

That said, service is improving. Singapore Airlines and Japan’s ANA now offer champagne and the wines on Emirates are as good as business class on some other carriers. All airlines are offering better food and drink, usually served in china crockery and glassware, not plastic. You will be also served more quickly than in economy because the cabin is smaller.

The amenities tend to be basic. You’ll get earplugs, a toothbrush, a flimsy eye shade, a slightly less cheap-feeling blanket and pillow than in economy, and headphones that cancel noise – a bit. You are better off taking your own kit. For overnight flights, I recommend sculpted foam eye shades which enable you to blink easily, Hearos earplugs, and eucalyptus oil nose drops to ward off colds. Melatonin tablets help you to nod off and Elemis instant refreshing gel wakes you up in the morning. And, not sexy I know, but compression socks do help prevent blood clots. 

Boarding and getting off is quicker and easier since the premium economy cabin is in front of economy. Emirates leads here because its premium economy cabin is at the front of the lower deck of the Airbus A380 so you can use the front left-hand door. All other passengers on the lower deck use the middle door. 

The similarities between carriers generally outweigh the differences but there are distinctions which might help you make a choice. Emirates has the snazziest cabin, with cream leather and wood veneer, and it is staffed by a team of cabin crew dedicated to premium economy passengers. On the A380, it offers the best loo-to-passenger ratio – a generous three bathrooms for 56 passengers. The Dubai-based carrier currently has 27 A380s with a premium economy cabin that serve routes between Dubai and London Heathrow, Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland, Christchurch, Singapore, Los Angeles, New York/JFK, Houston, San Francisco, Mumbai, Bengaluru, São Paolo and Tokyo Narita.

Virgin Atlantic calls premium economy Premium, which is way better than British Airways’ word salad of World Traveller Plus . Virgin’s leather seats, softer lighting and more attentive service make its Premium feel more, well, premium than BA’s. On Virgin’s new A330Neo jet the seats have wireless phone charging and there is a self serve snack bar called the Wonderwall.

BA points out that members of its Executive Club loyalty programme earn generous tier points in World Traveller Plus, so it is a good cabin to book if you want to move up from Bronze status to Silver or Gold. On a return flight from London to New York JFK, the lowest premium economy ticket earns you 140 more tier points than the lowest economy ticket.

Qantas ’ is raising the bar on its new Airbus A350 jets, which will soon start flying the 20 hours non-stop from London and New York to Sydney and Melbourne. The 40-inch pitch (the measure of leg room) is two inches more than Qantas’s current premium economy and the same offered by Emirates, currently the class leader. There’s more privacy, too. “We’re redesigning the head rest to create a more pronounced wingback chair to give more visual seclusion, which is great if you’re travelling alone,” says Qantas’s designer David Caon. Caon is also refining “a new special pillow that integrates with the headrest and becomes part of the seat.”

The new seat will aid sleep. “You get a better recline, less because the seat back goes back more, and more because the bottom of the seat tracks forward and juts up, that gives you more of a ‘slung’ position. Combined with the footrest, it’s more like the old cradle seats that airlines used to have in business class,” Caon says.  

ANA, meanwhile, is the only airline to offer premium economy passengers lounge access and drinks from the business class menu on board. 

Singapore Airlines ’ passengers can use its popular ‘Book the Cook’ service to pre-order meals, but be careful: if you pre-order a meal, it’s hard to swap seats if you spot a better one that is free, since your meal is allocated to your seat. On its Airbus A350 jets from the Lion City to New York, it also offers six coveted single window seats at the rear of the plane. There is a new Out of the Woods amenity kit on flights longer than seven hours. (It is not clear why it has this name). 

Lufthansa ’s premium-economy seats are in the same cabin as economy, which betrays a complete misunderstanding of the class system at 39,000ft. All the cabins on the major American carriers have leather seats – but somehow manage to look cheap. 

What’s the bottom line? Premium economy is not as good value as business class since, pound for pound, you get more space and more perks in business over premium economy than you do in premium economy over economy. But choose the right carrier for your needs and snag the best seats and it can be money very well spent indeed.

Premium perks 

Virgin atlantic: best for hungry fliers.

Generous service complemented by the best pantry full of snacks and drinks that you can raid at any time. You can also use the fast-track security when leaving New York’s JFK. 

British Airways: best for night flights

A generous eight-inch seat recline makes BA a good bet for night flights. Book the A380 and you’ll be sitting upstairs so you can, in effect, look down on economy passengers. (It’s the little things…) 

Emirates: closest to business class

The closest you’ll get to business class with a plush cabin, three bathrooms, class-leading food and wine. I recommend the Thai pepper beef with jasmine rice, with  a glass or two of the Château d’Aiguilhe, Côtes de Castillon 2012, St Emilion.

ANA: best for lounge access

The Japanese carrier is the only one to offer lounge access and drinks from the business-class menu.  

Singapore Airlines: best for comfort

The best seats on any carrier, provided you’re on the mammoth, 19-hour trek from Singapore to New York. There are six solo window seats at the back of the Airbus A350-900ULR that it uses for this, the world’s longest flight, with their own storage bins between each seat and the window.

Qantas: best for heading Down Under

The best value and comfort to Australia is premium economy on Qantas’s Boeing 787 direct flight from London to Perth – and soon on direct flights from London and New York to Sydney and Melbourne. After all, who wants to spend up to 20 hours in economy?

Finnair: best value for Asia

With an elegant cabin of only 21 seats on its long-haul Airbus A330s and 24 on its Airbus A350s, Finland’s flag carrier offers a smaller cabin than most carriers and is often better value than BA on routes to Asia, but you will have to change planes in Helsinki.   

This article was first published in February 2023 and has been revised and updated.

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