Qantas hikes lounge membership fees
A 15% price rise will hit sign-ups and annual fees.
By David Flynn, November 6 2025
Qantas is increasing the cost of its Qantas Club lounge program by an average of 15% from next month.
The news comes as the airline also provided long-awaited updates on its international lounges at Sydney and Auckland.
From 11 December 2025, the following Qantas Club fees will apply:
- Qantas Club joining fee: now $129, rises to $149
- One-year membership fee: now $699, rises to $799
- Two-year membership fee: now $1,299, rises to $1,499
The subscription-based Qantas Club Flexible plan will remain at $99, which automatically renews every 28 days until cancelled, along with the soon-to-be-$149 Qantas Club joining fee.
“There is no change to current memberships”, Qantas notes, “and these changes will only apply to members who join or renew after 11 December 2025.”
Qantas is also removing the option for four-year Qantas Club membership, which is currently priced at A$2,399.
Qantas Club members enjoy access to over two dozen domestic airport lounges, along with ten international Qantas lounges within Australia and overseas.
Although lounge access is the foremost benefit of Qantas Club membership, the package also includes a higher checked baggage allowance and points-based 'on departure' business class upgrade requests for domestic Qantas flights.
Members can also invite one guest to join them in the Qantas lounge.
QFF
19 Sep 2013
Total posts 225
That Senior Life Pass is looking better every day. No wonder Qantas discontinued it.
29 Jan 2012
Total posts 225
Well done Qantas - increasing the yearly membership fees, removing the 4 yrs option, at same time you close your Sydney International Business International lounge and also possibly deny assess to guests and visitor pass holders to the replacement associated lounges for 1 year due to capacity restraints.
In this world they say timing is everything and looks like you don't have it. At least raise the fees after the new lounge opens - what are you thinking or are you really that greedy!!!!! Passengers will vote with their feet.
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
04 Mar 2013
Total posts 50
You are missing the point. Qantas Club members are MUCH lower value than business class travellers and those who earn Gold or above. This change will help weed out the cheaper people who are of less monetary value to Qantas and keep the lounges emptier.
Long term they'll either close memberships permanently or if they can (which they probably can't) have more of a tiered lounge system than they do now. i.e. Qantas Club lounge solely for club members (big airports only), Qantas Business/Gold lounges, then First Class/ Platinum on top. They have top heavy with status holders that something has got to give and the Qantas Club members will suffer. The world in which it was created is long gone.
United Airlines - Mileage Plus
20 Dec 2013
Total posts 32
I voted with my feet years ago.
QantasFF
16 Nov 2012
Total posts 62
Yes to the Senior Life pass - I got mine 20 years ago and though the fee was a big swallow at the time, it's been one of my best investments.
Etihad - Etihad Guest
21 Jul 2019
Total posts 229
@RobJ
Out of interest, how much did the Senior Life pass cost when you bought it?
Etihad - Etihad Guest
04 Jun 2019
Total posts 6
Qantas club lounges are usually so busy you’re better off spending the money in the terminal imo.
14 Aug 2024
Total posts 2
I bought the 3-year membership in 2019 half a year before covid planning to travel in 2020 (like everyone else): it was extended a few times by Qantas. But there was no possibly way of communicating with Qantas at all to either recover my money, postpone longer or simply chat about options. I never used it - not once. Despite endless emails and calls where I eventually gave up. I do wonder how people purchase these memberships if nobody is available to respond. Frankly I still want my refund or a new 3-year membership.
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
06 Dec 2017
Total posts 6
I bought Qantas lifetime membership in the early 90s after losing Ansett. I think it cost about $2,500 back then but long time ago and I have no record. Also got lifetime gold in 2011 so well ahead over the years.
23 Jul 2017
Total posts 97
I spent the princely sum of $1,800 for life membership in 1996 when I regularly travelled to Sydney. I'd got very cent's worth by the time Qantas started introducing the colours - bronze, silver, etc. Like the writer above I have lifetime gold (but no association with the defunct Ansett). To justify the cost of Qantas club membership even before the increases today merely to use lounges, you'd have to do a lot of travelling.
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