OT-ish what to do with Qantas Club card?
Oct 26, 2008, 8:23 am
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OT-ish what to do with Qantas Club card?
As luck would have it!
A few weeks ago I purchased a Qantas Club membership in order to gain lounge access when travelling chav class.
I didn't expect to be in possession of a silver card this year (I'm not yet, but will be in two weeks).
So now I've purchased the damn thing, what on earth can I do with it? It's now a pretty worthless piece of plastic.
In fact, I've never actually used the card .... I have once shown a printout of my Qantas Club membership to the dragons at JFK- and that's it.
Any ideas?
(heh, yes, I know I'm a dick... but I honestly didn't expect to get enough TP this year)
A few weeks ago I purchased a Qantas Club membership in order to gain lounge access when travelling chav class.
I didn't expect to be in possession of a silver card this year (I'm not yet, but will be in two weeks).
So now I've purchased the damn thing, what on earth can I do with it? It's now a pretty worthless piece of plastic.
In fact, I've never actually used the card .... I have once shown a printout of my Qantas Club membership to the dragons at JFK- and that's it.
Any ideas?
(heh, yes, I know I'm a dick... but I honestly didn't expect to get enough TP this year)
Oct 26, 2008, 9:32 am
#2
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Oct 26, 2008, 2:18 pm
#3
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It might be useful if you find yourself flying a purely domestic route in the USA. I don't know if you ever would, but if so, there is no lounge access without either a QC or AC membership.
Oct 26, 2008, 2:27 pm
#4
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Eh? On the two occasions where I've flown domestic AA, my Oneworld Sapphire got me in. Did I get lucky? I thought AA (like UA) only skanked their own elites but couldn't get away with doing it to the rest of the alliance.
Oct 26, 2008, 2:32 pm
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Perhaps dfotn can clarify what s/he meant? I'm confused as well.
Last edited by jjpb3; Oct 26, 2008 at 2:54 pm
Oct 26, 2008, 3:13 pm
#7
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You shouldn't have any problem using AA lounges with your BA card. I have many times without problem.
If you're travelling a lot in Australia, do the cards not offer access when not flying (or not flying QF), sorry only benefit I can think off. I suspect you also pay a joining fee, so it may be worth holding onto (renewing) if you don't make Silver in the coming years.
If you're travelling a lot in Australia, do the cards not offer access when not flying (or not flying QF), sorry only benefit I can think off. I suspect you also pay a joining fee, so it may be worth holding onto (renewing) if you don't make Silver in the coming years.
Oct 26, 2008, 7:10 pm
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No they don't...you have to be flying QF or similar to get lounge access with just QC membership.
Oct 26, 2008, 8:23 pm
#10
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I went to the OW web site and there it was: "American Airlines AAdvantageŽ Program: American Airlines AAdvantageŽ Program members, regardless of their tier status, are skanked and may not use lounges when travelling on solely North American itineraries (defined as within or between the USA, Canada, Mexico [except Mexico City], the Bahamas, Bermuda and the Caribbean). In these cases, access rules are governed by American Airlines' own outrageously venal and grasping rules (ie paid lounge-access membership)."
Oct 26, 2008, 9:11 pm
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I believe they do that when someone gains Gold status (equivalent to BAEC Silver) and above in QFF, since one of the perks of attaining such status is "complimentary Qantas Club membership." I am not sure if the ability to suspend paid up QP membership is extended to members of other OW FFPs.