I was in the Perth Platinum lounge the other morning whilst on my way home, as I walked in I was met by a sea of High Viz BHP Biliton workers. This must be costing BHP a freaking fortune if they are flying there staff to/from the worksite with Qantas on such an extent as they are ALL Platinum. I thought the Qantas Club upstairs was bad enough with High Viz but the Platinum lounge left me gob smacked.
You are right, the Qantas Club has gone down a bit in it's standards over the last few years. The old Darwin lounge was a joke but the new lounge seems to be coping