Originally Posted by
christep
Sorry - I missed that you were the OP.
But we still don't know whether you got in through OW Emerald or Qantas Club. My perception, just from reading the rules, is that QC is more likely to get you into a third-party operated BA lounge than OW Emerald is.
Okay, while my profile says QC Life Time Gold, this is just a reflection of long term status within the QF FF scheme ~ you need to accumulate a certain number of "status credits" over time and are then awarded "life time" Silver, then eventually Gold. In fact you are not issued with a QC card while still an active QF Platinum / OW Emerald, so that status is simply buried within your profile somewhere, and I guess would be activated / card issued once you fall below the equivalent status in the FF scheme.
So, we only presented our QF Plat / OW Emerald cards (have not held a QC card for years), and after a quick consultation of entry criteria, we were welcomed to the lounge. I very much doubt whether the door person had any visibility of our QC status, so almost certainly (99.9%) we were admitted on oneworld Emerald status.
tb