ONEWORLD Emerald Status - Benifits without card?
May 1, 2010 | 9:57 am
#16
Moderator, OneWorld
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: SEA
Programs: RAA RIP; AA ExEXP
Posts: 12,521
I've got the following AA domestic flights, all of which would be after I get to QFF Gold:
JFK-DFW
DFW-ORD
ORD-MCO
MCO-DFW-SEA
SEA-JFK (connecting to CDG)
Are there any lounges that I would be able to use for those flights?
Don't have Qantas Club. Can get it at a discount from work, but isn't really worth it...
I'll earn the status credits needed on my flight back into Australia, but need the next two flights afterwards to get the 4 flights on QF.
JFK-DFW
DFW-ORD
ORD-MCO
MCO-DFW-SEA
SEA-JFK (connecting to CDG)
Are there any lounges that I would be able to use for those flights?
Don't have Qantas Club. Can get it at a discount from work, but isn't really worth it...
I'll earn the status credits needed on my flight back into Australia, but need the next two flights afterwards to get the 4 flights on QF.
May 3, 2010 | 6:01 am
#17
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: BAEC Gold; Le Club Accorhotels Plat; Marriott Gold
Posts: 404
I had a different experience at LHR. My AA card did not arrive on time, but I did not have any issues getting in with boarding pass and email confirmation of my status (which wasn't asked in both cases).
May 4, 2010 | 2:41 pm
#20
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Citizen of the world
Programs: QF Plat./OW Emerald + Life Gold, IC Plat. Royal Ambassador, etc.
Posts: 2,891
Have entered a number of Terraces and Galleries in the last few weeks without having to take my QF FF card out of my wallet.
A welcome change.
May 4, 2010 | 4:34 pm
#21
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: The Hague, NL
Programs: GMLFL, Life 2.0 - Mucci Premiere Classe & des Chevaliers Toulousiens
Posts: 22,914
As a BA Gold (OW Emerald) I have never had to produce my card except when traveling AA domestic (without an international connection). For some reason around 50% of the time they insist on seeing the card. Never a problem getting in though, but still.
May 4, 2010 | 4:52 pm
#22
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: SYD
Posts: 3,045
The only lounges where I've been consistently asked to produce my card are the BA ones at LHR. CX in HKG is a hit/miss. QF will let you in without a card so long as your status is already in the PNR, and this was also true when I held status with AAdvantage rather than QFF.
Check in staff are more relaxed about status benefits without card, presumably as they can see your status in the PNR. Of course a card is necessary when someone mans the queue due to crowding.
Never a problem with priority boarding without card - a flash of the BP with requisite status suffices.
Check in staff are more relaxed about status benefits without card, presumably as they can see your status in the PNR. Of course a card is necessary when someone mans the queue due to crowding.
Never a problem with priority boarding without card - a flash of the BP with requisite status suffices.