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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Luca Ittimani

So how do you get access to the Qantas chairman’s lounge? Alan Joyce has some tips

Prime minister Anthony Albanese with then Qantas CEO Alan Joyce
Former Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce, right, with the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, in 2023. Joyce reveals how the airline grants access to its private chairman’s lounge in a new memoir. Photograph: James D Morgan/Getty Images

Judges, politicians, newspaper editors and big spenders: Alan Joyce, the former Qantas chief executive, has revealed how the airline admits members to its private chairman’s lounge.

In his memoir, released on Tuesday, Joyce denies using the lounge as a tool to influence politicians and claims famous Australians “begged” to be granted access to “arguably the most exclusive club in the country”.

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