Emirates Lounge Access?
Jul 2, 2018, 10:49 am
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Emirates Lounge Access?
Hi,
As a Qantas Platinum FF can I use the Emirates Lounge when taking any Emirates flight, e.g. Johannesburg (JNB) to Dubai (DXB)?
Or is this restircted to when only flying Emirates to/from Australia?
Thanks !
As a Qantas Platinum FF can I use the Emirates Lounge when taking any Emirates flight, e.g. Johannesburg (JNB) to Dubai (DXB)?
Or is this restircted to when only flying Emirates to/from Australia?
Thanks !
Jul 2, 2018, 5:14 pm
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The following would indicate (by omission) status based Emirates lounge access is not available for Qantas Platinum or Gold when travelling from South Africa or the Americas.
Qantas & Emirates | Qantas
This AusBT article agrees with this:
Qantas frequent flyer Emirates first business class lounge access - Australian Business Traveller
... although there is at least one anecdote where EK lounge access was granted in JNB.
Qantas & Emirates | Qantas
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Qantas Gold, Platinum and Platinum One Frequent Flyers, as well as travellers flying in First or Business cabins, can access Qantas Lounges and Emirates Lounges across Australia, Europe, Asia, North Africa and the Middle East.
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Qantas Gold, Platinum and Platinum One Frequent Flyers, as well as travellers flying in First or Business cabins, can access Qantas Lounges and Emirates Lounges across Australia, Europe, Asia, North Africa and the Middle East.
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Qantas frequent flyer Emirates first business class lounge access - Australian Business Traveller
... although there is at least one anecdote where EK lounge access was granted in JNB.
Last edited by serfty; Jul 2, 2018 at 5:19 pm
Jul 18, 2018, 10:27 am
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Thanks Serfty !
So officially, I have no Emirates lounge access as a Qantas Platinum in South Africa.
One more question - can I still access the Emirates Lounge in Dubai when flying on an South African Airlways issued ticket that is on a flight operated (codeshare) by Emirates? Or do do I need to have an Emirates issued ticket?
So officially, I have no Emirates lounge access as a Qantas Platinum in South Africa.
One more question - can I still access the Emirates Lounge in Dubai when flying on an South African Airlways issued ticket that is on a flight operated (codeshare) by Emirates? Or do do I need to have an Emirates issued ticket?
Jul 18, 2018, 2:14 pm
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Who issues the ticket (what ever that means to you) is normally irrelevant
Using Qantas Platinum status on an SA marketed (if it is) on an EK operated (economy?) flight for lounge access may be stretching the friendship.
https://www.emirates.com/nz/english/...onditions.aspx
https://www.emirates.com/english/exp...lounge-access/
Last edited by Mwenenzi; Jul 18, 2018 at 6:38 pm