Originally Posted by
mandolino
They don't let QF Gold into the Emirates Lounge at LHR (right next to the QF departure gate). Instead you're invited to walk back to the QF/BA Lounge (10 minutes each way at a brisk walk) if there is a delay at the gate.
As the projected delay was 20 minutes, I declined, and of course it turned into an hour, but always announced in increments as "twenty minutes".
There have been a few posts confirming that at LHR the lounge access (at least to the EK lounge) is strictly on the basis of the operating carrier - it would help if they it clear that this was a requirement rather than a 'recommendation'