I got the platinum lounge at Doha on a QR-marketed, 6E-operated flight. I guess it was the strength of my QR status that carried me through: logic suggests OWE might have the same influence, but QR rows its own boat as far as logic is concerned. So suck it and see, and report back.

I also got the avios, though i had to ask for them.

Apart from a snack on board, that's it. The snack will either be a rubbishy pot noodle, or a small but not-too-bad sandwich.

Forget the nonsense about different PNR. It doesn't matter. You will not be able to book a seat, and you can't check-in online. 6E's own passengers can do all that, but not QR's. So if you don't want a middle seat it's a good idea to get to the airport early.


I've flown Indigo quite a bit in India, where it has a pretty good reputation as a LCC on the lines of easyJet rather than Ryanair. It's fine if you splash out the modest amounts for the extras, but it's maybe not the sort of airline you'd expects Skytrax's favourite 5-star carrier to stick its code on.