QF Gold access to BA Lounges at LHR?
Apr 8, 2013, 4:39 pm
#1
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QF Gold access to BA Lounges at LHR?
Hi all,
Still getting my head round the ramifications of the QA/EK link up.
As a QF Gold/OW Sapphire living in regional UK, I've been used to getting BA lounge access any time I'm flying BA, whether it has a QF codeshare or not.
Maybe a dumb question, but will this continue?
I've read forums and websites but can't really see the answer.
The showers etc at LHR are important to me when returning from a long haul and waiting for my onward flights.
Still getting my head round the ramifications of the QA/EK link up.
As a QF Gold/OW Sapphire living in regional UK, I've been used to getting BA lounge access any time I'm flying BA, whether it has a QF codeshare or not.
Maybe a dumb question, but will this continue?
I've read forums and websites but can't really see the answer.
The showers etc at LHR are important to me when returning from a long haul and waiting for my onward flights.
Apr 8, 2013, 6:15 pm
#2
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Location: Wellington
Programs: QFWP (LTSG), NZ (Jade), TG ROP (Forgotten), OZ (Silver), AA (Cardboard), EK (Lowest of the Low)
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Hi all,
Still getting my head round the ramifications of the QA/EK link up.
As a QF Gold/OW Sapphire living in regional UK, I've been used to getting BA lounge access any time I'm flying BA, whether it has a QF codeshare or not.
Maybe a dumb question, but will this continue?
I've read forums and websites but can't really see the answer.
The showers etc at LHR are important to me when returning from a long haul and waiting for my onward flights.
Still getting my head round the ramifications of the QA/EK link up.
As a QF Gold/OW Sapphire living in regional UK, I've been used to getting BA lounge access any time I'm flying BA, whether it has a QF codeshare or not.
Maybe a dumb question, but will this continue?
I've read forums and websites but can't really see the answer.
The showers etc at LHR are important to me when returning from a long haul and waiting for my onward flights.
The QF\EK alliance will not have an affect on this benefit.
Apr 9, 2013, 1:48 am
#4
Join Date: Jul 2007
Programs: QFF
Posts: 5,304
Hi all,
Still getting my head round the ramifications of the QA/EK link up.
As a QF Gold/OW Sapphire living in regional UK, I've been used to getting BA lounge access any time I'm flying BA, whether it has a QF codeshare or not.
Maybe a dumb question, but will this continue?
I've read forums and websites but can't really see the answer.
The showers etc at LHR are important to me when returning from a long haul and waiting for my onward flights.
Still getting my head round the ramifications of the QA/EK link up.
As a QF Gold/OW Sapphire living in regional UK, I've been used to getting BA lounge access any time I'm flying BA, whether it has a QF codeshare or not.
Maybe a dumb question, but will this continue?
I've read forums and websites but can't really see the answer.
The showers etc at LHR are important to me when returning from a long haul and waiting for my onward flights.
Apr 9, 2013, 6:10 am
#7
Join Date: May 2001
Location: South Coast, UK
Programs: BA Gold, QF LTG
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Loosely related is the news that for QP members, they will now be directed to the American Airlines Admiral Club at LHR T3 - see this link. Oneworld Sapphire or Emerald cardholders scan still access BA Galleries when travelling on an eligible oneworld flight.
Apr 9, 2013, 6:23 am
#8
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As for whether QF passengers flying from Terminal 3 can choose either the EK or BA/QF lounge, I guess they can, dependent on the type of ticket they are travelling on.
Apr 9, 2013, 6:58 am
#9
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For most QF Frequent Fliers flying from Heathrow on BA tickets, access to the EK lounge would not be relevant or helpful
Apr 9, 2013, 8:56 am
#10
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The EK lounge is in Terminal 3; the majority of BA flights leave from T5 (and there are now once more BA services from T1, too). For most QF Frequent Fliers flying from Heathrow on BA tickets, access to the EK lounge would not be relevant or helpful.
As for whether QF passengers flying from Terminal 3 can choose either the EK or BA/QF lounge, I guess they can, dependent on the type of ticket they are travelling on.
As for whether QF passengers flying from Terminal 3 can choose either the EK or BA/QF lounge, I guess they can, dependent on the type of ticket they are travelling on.
T3 has EK/QF flights, so can access EK, or OneWorld (if flying QF) lounges with QF status.
Note the new changes to earnings on BA down to 0.25 for discount economy when crediting to QF.
Apr 9, 2013, 11:07 am
#11
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Note the new changes to earnings on BA down to 0.25 for discount economy when crediting to QF.
I might have to start accruing status on BA EC. Plenty of Avios via Amex but no status.
Apr 9, 2013, 11:31 am
#12
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As I read it, the change is only for those exceptional routes (ie the Kangaroo route) on which you could in the past fly BA discount economy and earn 100% in QFFF. This simply aligned these flights with what you'd earn if you flew the QF flight number, consistently with the spirit of the JSA.
All other BA discount economy flights only credited at 25% anyway - so no change.
The minimum points guarantee is being withdrawn, but anything that earned that little hardly mattered anyway.
Apr 9, 2013, 11:52 am
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those exceptional routes (ie the Kangaroo route) on which you could in the past fly BA discount economy and earn 100% in QFFF.
It worked out well.
Apr 9, 2013, 4:29 pm
#14
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OK, I wasn't monitoring it that closely. That was what I was doing - I was miffed at not getting any BA points on those flights so switched to Qantas FF, on the advice of some chap called "Globaliser" , IIRC , a long time ago and on another travel board far far away.
It worked out well.
It worked out well.
You can now earn BA miles (ie Avios) on discount economy fares - and earn at 100% at that, together with very generous bonuses for being a higher tier member if you are. And QF has become ever more stingy, arrogant and unfriendly with every passing year.
To the extent that I've now abandoned QFFF. I got to lifetime Silver and I'm now simply running off my residual balances as and when I can (although not rushing to do so). I'll still fly QF when it makes sense, and I have the cushion of a few QF-specific benefits from Silver, but the party's well and truly over for me.
Apr 10, 2013, 8:47 am
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I'm lifetime silver QF and was thinking of hanging on for life time Gold (another 1900 SCs) but in the same time I'd probably reach a "lounge access" status on BA (from my current "no status" but 100,000s of Avios) which is the main thing forme.