Originally Posted by
AustralianPoochie
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EK is not in the OW alliance, so you will not get any benefits if you are already a member of a OW alliance airline, and if you fly EK flight number, your OW alliance airline account points won't rise
If you are interested in collecting OW alliance points, join QFF and put the booking under the QF flight number, you will earn QFF points at the rate as if you were flying a QFF flight number, and QFF SC.
OP did not ask about earning frequent flyer miles/points/avios or benefits from status
As a guess the OP lives in Scotland.
A QF marketed flight (QF flight number) on a EK aircraft will earn BA avios or AA ff miles, as per the written t&c's of those programs