Qantas lounge access with BA Silver Exec Club membership
Hi,
I'm flying Heathrow-Singapore-Sydney-Cairns on Friday, followed by Cairns-Sydney-Singapore-Heathrow a couple of weeks later. I'm flying in economy with Qantas (QF2 out and QF1 back). I have BA Silver Executive Club status but struggling to understand whether I qualify for lounge access on this basis alone. Realistically, I'm only interested on options (if there are any) at Heathrow, Sydney and Cairns, because I'm only in Singapore for 90 minutes in each direction. I've never flown with Qantas before, and never travelled via Sydney, so a bit clueless as to whether I'm entitled to anything, especially as I'm only travelling on an economy ticket. Many thanks for your help. Alex |
Originally Posted by ajhemingway
(Post 35067767)
Hi,
I'm flying Heathrow-Singapore-Sydney-Cairns on Friday, followed by Cairns-Sydney-Singapore-Heathrow a couple of weeks later. I'm flying in economy with Qantas (QF2 out and QF1 back). I have BA Silver Executive Club status but struggling to understand whether I qualify for lounge access on this basis alone. Realistically, I'm only interested on options (if there are any) at Heathrow, Sydney and Cairns, because I'm only in Singapore for 90 minutes in each direction. I've never flown with Qantas before, and never travelled via Sydney, so a bit clueless as to whether I'm entitled to anything, especially as I'm only travelling on an economy ticket. Many thanks for your help. Alex I know that there are some exemptions from the usual oneworld access rights for the Qantas domestic business lounges in Australia so hopefully someone with experience of those rules might be able to assist further. Have a good trip! |
BA Executive Club Silver corresponds to Oneworld Sapphire (OWS) which enables lounge access to Business Class lounges regardless of your class of travel. It also entitles you to one guest. (You won't get access to First Class lounges where they exist)
So, the short answer is yes, you'll have access. You can look here to find the specifics at each airport: Airport Lounges: oneworld Lounges & Airport Lounge Access | oneworld At Heathrow Terminal 3, you will have a choice of lounges (tho I believe AA is still closed, and few people would find any reason to recommend BA over Qantas or Cathay) EDIT: Beaten by a minute :) But Never Stanstead has given you the info you need. You will generally find any exemptions buried in the small print of the Oneworld Lounges web pages that we have both linked to, so have a look at the details in there |
Many thanks to you both!
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In terms of domestic access, OWS equates to Qantas FF Gold, so you get whatever they get.
Domestic you'll get access to Qantas Club lounges in SYD and CNS. From recent experience on QF1/QF2, the transit through SIN has taken longer than anticipated and I used the lounges in SIN both ways. The QF2 transit is timed at the same time as the main bank of SIN-Oz flights and so the lounge will be busier around then. For QF1, the main bank of departures has gone, and QF1 passengers have the lounge largely to themselves. |
Yes as BA Silver (OW Sapphire) on SYD-CNS (domestic terminal) you can enter Qantas Club, and on SYD-SIN (international terminal) you can use the International Business Lounge... one is significantly better than the other!
Qantas domestic Business lounges are only for OW Emerald (BA Gold) and those in Business class |
And in the Qantas Club you’ll discover the delights of making your own toasted sandwiches.
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Originally Posted by PAL62V
(Post 35068106)
And in the Qantas Club you’ll discover the delights of making your own toasted sandwiches.
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Originally Posted by PAL62V
(Post 35068106)
And in the Qantas Club you’ll discover the delights of making your own toasted sandwiches.
i must say I like it in the Dom business lounges and pressing your own juice in the morning even more!! Coffee is also vastly better than in Ba (and most other) lounges. |
Originally Posted by PAL62V
(Post 35068106)
And in the Qantas Club you’ll discover the delights of making your own toasted sandwiches.
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Originally Posted by Deckter
(Post 35068258)
And having a barista make you a proper coffee.
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Originally Posted by BertieBadger
(Post 35067850)
BA Executive Club Silver corresponds to Oneworld Sapphire (OWS) which enables lounge access to Business Class lounges regardless of your class of travel. It also entitles you to one guest. (You won't get access to First Class lounges where they exist)
So, the short answer is yes, you'll have access. You can look here to find the specifics at each airport: Airport Lounges: oneworld Lounges & Airport Lounge Access | oneworld At Heathrow Terminal 3, you will have a choice of lounges (tho I believe AA is still closed, and few people would find any reason to recommend BA over Qantas or Cathay) EDIT: Beaten by a minute :) But Never Stanstead has given you the info you need. You will generally find any exemptions buried in the small print of the Oneworld Lounges web pages that we have both linked to, so have a look at the details in there |
Originally Posted by PAL62V
(Post 35068543)
Correct! Possibly the best coffee I have had in any lounge.
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Originally Posted by ajhemingway
(Post 35067767)
I'm flying Heathrow-Singapore-Sydney-Cairns on Friday, followed by Cairns-Sydney-Singapore-Heathrow a couple of weeks later.
I'm flying in economy with Qantas (QF2 out and QF1 back). I have BA Silver Executive Club status but struggling to understand whether I qualify for lounge access on this basis alone. Realistically, I'm only interested on options (if there are any) at Heathrow, Sydney and Cairns, because I'm only in Singapore for 90 minutes in each direction. I've never flown with Qantas before, and never travelled via Sydney, so a bit clueless as to whether I'm entitled to anything, especially as I'm only travelling on an economy ticket. Link-->https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ocea...transport.html Qantas lounges--> https://www.qantas.com/nz/en/qantas-...t-lounges.html https://www.qantas.com/au/en/qantas-...t-lounges.html Enjoy FNQ (far north Queensland) |
Just confirming OWS gets you into the domestic Qantas club, not the domestic business lounge (which is the OWE lounge), if travelling economy
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