Bogans, beware. Qantas Club is after you.
Any passengers visiting Qantas Club or Qantas Business Lounge from April 1st will be held to a strict new dress code.
A smart casual dress code, that is. Smartly casual. Casually smart.
And if you’re a bit too ‘casual’ and not enough ‘smart’? Your entry will be refused “at the discretion of the lounge staff”. Like a nightclub.
Qantas has said that the new guidelines are pretty much just a reminder to a minority of people who rock up to the airport in their jammies.
Need fashion advice? Have a smarter wardrobe in 2015.
“The vast majority of our members meet and exceed the guidelines, but we have had some feedback from customers that they want to see those guidelines apply to everyone,” a Qantas spokesperson told Australian Business Traveller.
For anyone who needs the reminder, this look is acceptable:
Class dismissed.
Top Comments
Nnnnyeah, I don't know. I have a paralysing anxiety when it comes to flying long-haul, and I was in the business lounge in Dubai when I had an 8 hour stopover. 8 hours is a long time to be in anything less than comfortable. This was jeans, a t-shirt and a cardigan, but if this has somehow become unacceptable then I think that's ridiculous.
I think it's great that Qantas are bringing some standards back. It's about having basic standards of dress. They have stated smart-casual, not suits and formal wear. Most people would be wearing smart-casual anyway. I don't think asking people to wear shoes and neat clothing is an outrageous suggestion. Smart casual clothes can be comfortable for air travel!