• I’m in the same situation re lifetime gold and current platinum but having severe reservations about throwing my dollars at them this year vs SQ etc

  • Couldn't agree more r.e the lounge times..I'm not advocating for early morning booze fests but most (if not all) International lounges have free flowing alcohol round the clock..whats the difference with domestic flights/lounges???

  • I was thinking the same thing..why not more similar to most International lounges which have booze 24/7??

  • For what it's worth I'm at Changi right now flying First Class on Emirates and am Platinum with Qantas..was denied at Qatar lounge. They said that specific lounge ONLY takes First/Business class passengers on Qatar Airways flights..no OneWorld/Codeshare etc irrespective of affiliation or your One...

  • Couldn't agree more..been fighting for points on a flight in July from Amsterdam to Hong Kong and then on to Sydney on Cathay which they wont' award me ANY points or status points for ..say I'm ineligible despite being QF Platinum..I don't get it. I'm about to fly them again (in Biz) from SIN-HKG...

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  • Originally Posted by Tracie Gone from QF silver to platinum in a pandemic here with no overseas travel. Normally at least 4 trips to the USA. How did you manage that???

  • I am in the exact same situation..albeit with a few more SC's needed but had booked two overseas trips that would've taken me over to Platinum before my anniversary end (end of May)..that won't be possible now. I really like @spooncrusades idea since I easily surpassed my Gold requirements awhile...

  • Well I did this once without any issues. Flew SQ Suites from SYD to SIN and my friend was travelling in business upstairs on the A380. He came down and had a few beers with me and then the staff asked if he'd like to join me for dinner. I was surprised but I certainly didn't ask. Perhaps it was a...

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