Originally Posted by
percysmith
Did EK announce a flight delay before departure? QF's obligations to rebook depends on whether such a delay has been announced or not.
As far as I've been told (by United and Cathay), once you are at the airport and have checked-in, the operating carrier is responsible. In this case, if the OP had checked-in EK should be the ones helping, although it couldn't hurt to also contact QF to see what they can do.