The rumour is that VA have bought bracelets which you don as you enter (either on your wrist or ankle) these lounges. At 4 hours you get haptic feed, then 15 minutes later if you still havent paid a siren goes off ....As a region based platinum on VA who connects to SQ flights with >4h waits, ...

" I got upgraded to economy" is a line I have been waiting to use.

Sorry that link should be: https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7175527.stm

Has Qantas researched whom it is partnering with? It seems one world needs every friend it can find.  Sri Lankan is an airline that bled talent shortly after emirates divested its interests for very good reason as documented by the BBC. There is no accountability in Sri Lanka and I fear for ...