Ausriver

I do find that most QF Y fare doesn't earn club points nor miles on CX. So how could we credit the miles using QFF ( bronze) however still enjoy the check in, lounge, luggage or maybe even advanced seat selection as being OWE?

3544quebec

I put my AA Exec Plat number in when reserving, get exit row seat selection, business class bag tags and lounge access then on leaving the lounge go to the service desk and get them to change my FF number to my QF Bronze one. Never had a problem

Ausriver

Do you mean the reception at the lounge?

Mwenenzi

At many Australian airport there are QF service desks in the general gate area.
Gate agents (USA speak) only do check ins (or kiosk) and do not do ticketing, seat allocation, ffp changes etc (thats the service desk task)

Ausriver

So it's at the gate, right?

3544quebec

I have done it several times in the lounge but was denied there once. So now I just go to the service desk in the gate area.

Ausriver

Change the number seems a little trouble ....

What would happen if I don't want seats selection or extra luggage, if I put my QFF number in the booking and show my Cx DM card at check in, would I be issued with the lounge access? I guess business counter check in wouldn't be a problem.

Globaliser

IME, no problem with this. On a couple of recent flights, I had my QF PS number in the booking and just showed my BA Silver (OW Sapphire) card to get into the lounge. I didn't need any of the other Sapphire privileges for that booking.

lowjhg

there are usually check in kiosks outside the lounges in major ports. you can change your FFP there and it will print a new boarding pass too.

Ausriver

Thx. I'll give it a try.

sxc

I think you're better off to change your number after entry to the lounge. I had a case travelling on QF, I had my BA number in the system, but wanted to use my status privileges from CX. As I entered the lounge, they typed typed typed....and the miles ended up being posted to CX, even though they told me the typiing wasn't changing where the miles was going to go.

RadioGirl

I agree with you. I have EK Gold and int'l travel is all on EK so haven't tried this on an int'l itinerary.

But domestically, QF lounge dragons insist on changing the FF on the booking to the EK one (QF gets put on by default by my corporate TA) when I want to use the EK Gold card for lounge access. For several trips after getting EK Gold (and letting my QC membership lapse), there was no problem with a QF FF# + EK Gold card. Then one day they started insisting that the EK number had to be on the booking to charge EK for my visit, and that they'd "always done it this way."

I've not been able to change back in the lounge; there's not another desk and have not been able to do it online myself. But it's not many points so I haven't pushed it.

YMMV.

Ausriver

My have a return trip Syd Chc booked. Syd Chc leg is EK metal, CHC SYD is QF metal. Would like to credit EK metal to QF and the QF metal to CX. What's the best option?

Both booked in J and I haven't entered any FF number yet, if I show the QF card at check in counter, would they enter my QF number into both legs?

lowjhg

Are you booked on the QF coded SYD CHC EK flight? If that's so I guess it will earn as per a QF flight on CXDM

Ausriver

is there anywhere written that I can confirm?