article_snippet.sent: The first people to be affected by Qantas’s newly enforced 'smart casual' dress code have taken to social media to complain after being turned away from the airline’s lounges for wearing thongs.
article_snippet.sent: I was told Qantas have now started to "enforce" their Qantas club lounge dress regulations which bans thongs.
article_snippet.sent: The mother said The mother never got an email to inform The mother about the new rules and managed to get into the Qantas lounge in Sydney on the same day while wearing thongs.
article_snippet.sent: People wearing thongs are no longer allowed in the Qantas lounges around Australia .
article_snippet.sent: So I just tried to enter a lounge Perth and was not allowed in because I was wearing thongs, jeans and t-shirt.
article_snippet.sent: She wrote on Twitter: ‘Refused entry into @Qantas club because I was wearing thongs I am SO angry but kinda not bc now
article_snippet.sent: ‘@Qantas refused lounge entry despite full business attire except I like to wear thongs to fly.
article_snippet.sent: A Qantas Lounges- spokeswoman told the Sydney Morning Herald: 'Since [Wednesday] the only discrepancy has been with customers wearing rubber and leather thongs which are no longer within the dress code guidelines' 'We appreciate this may have caused some frustration
highlights_snippet.sent: Many of Customers said Customers were refused entry because of Customers thongs .
  