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.
QC is not preferred over QF Plat contrary to what you may believe. In fact, as a QF Plat (Emerald), I have never had any problems getting into 3rd party lounges whether they be in PRG nor LIS or anywhere else for that matter. The only lounge which has ever been a problem is CDG although now that BA use the AA lounge I am sure this situation has recently changed. FWIW, CDG was always an issue due to space.