The Qantas HKG lounge was one of the best business class lounges in the world and will be sorely missed.

On your second point, lounge access is a key benefit of elite status. Travellers would have little incentive to remain loyal to an airline or alliance if they did not receive lounge access despite holding top tier status and could instead shop around for the best deal.

The Pier J has been a good solution while Hong Kong had so many restrictions on visitors. I was amazed at how big it is - it must be the largest lounge at the airport by a fair amount.Now that Hong Kong is fully open I would hope Cathay open other lounges quickly, in line with the airline increas...