Arriving in J departing in Y - lounge access ?
Dec 3, 2014, 4:09 pm
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Arriving in J departing in Y - lounge access ?
Hi guys,
My parents are on a 280k J award booked through Qantas, as part of their trip they are flying QR J PER-DOH then QR Y DOH-MED, note all legs of their journey (which includes MH and BA metal etc) is actually in J except for the short regional QR leg and this is because they fit out their short haul cabins as F and Y.
During their 2 hour transit in DOH, do my parents get lounge access ? Surely it's not their fault that QR designate their two class regional aircraft as F and Y ?
Maybe not Al-Marjoun but is there another lounge or an Arrivals Lounge which they can use given they arrived in J ?
Cheers
My parents are on a 280k J award booked through Qantas, as part of their trip they are flying QR J PER-DOH then QR Y DOH-MED, note all legs of their journey (which includes MH and BA metal etc) is actually in J except for the short regional QR leg and this is because they fit out their short haul cabins as F and Y.
During their 2 hour transit in DOH, do my parents get lounge access ? Surely it's not their fault that QR designate their two class regional aircraft as F and Y ?
Maybe not Al-Marjoun but is there another lounge or an Arrivals Lounge which they can use given they arrived in J ?
Cheers
Dec 3, 2014, 6:16 pm
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I saw some people being admitted to the Al Mourjan business lounge last time I was there on the basis that they'd just arrived on a long haul J flight (despite their connecting flight being in Y).
Can't promise that this is the definite rule, or what exceptions there may be, but well worth a try!
Can't promise that this is the definite rule, or what exceptions there may be, but well worth a try!
Dec 4, 2014, 7:21 pm
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Nizar,
I secured (from AA using my AAdvantage miles) a R/T business class award ticket for a friend, earlier this year: BKK-DOH-DXB-DOH-BKK. The DOH-DXB-DOH segments were in QR's 1st class cabin, in the same way that a business class ticket on AA will put you into the front cabin on a 2-cabin domestic AA flight. I am surprised that Qantas put your parents into economy for those short, 2-class segments and I would suggest that you make inquiry to determine what is going on. (I would also ask Qantas what they would do for a business class award ticket SYD-LAX-LAS on the LAX-LAS segment which AA operates with only First and Economy class.
Good luck and please provide feedback if you do speak with Qantas.
I secured (from AA using my AAdvantage miles) a R/T business class award ticket for a friend, earlier this year: BKK-DOH-DXB-DOH-BKK. The DOH-DXB-DOH segments were in QR's 1st class cabin, in the same way that a business class ticket on AA will put you into the front cabin on a 2-cabin domestic AA flight. I am surprised that Qantas put your parents into economy for those short, 2-class segments and I would suggest that you make inquiry to determine what is going on. (I would also ask Qantas what they would do for a business class award ticket SYD-LAX-LAS on the LAX-LAS segment which AA operates with only First and Economy class.
Good luck and please provide feedback if you do speak with Qantas.
Dec 12, 2014, 4:54 pm
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Nizar,
I secured (from AA using my AAdvantage miles) a R/T business class award ticket for a friend, earlier this year: BKK-DOH-DXB-DOH-BKK. The DOH-DXB-DOH segments were in QR's 1st class cabin, in the same way that a business class ticket on AA will put you into the front cabin on a 2-cabin domestic AA flight. I am surprised that Qantas put your parents into economy for those short, 2-class segments and I would suggest that you make inquiry to determine what is going on. (I would also ask Qantas what they would do for a business class award ticket SYD-LAX-LAS on the LAX-LAS segment which AA operates with only First and Economy class.
Good luck and please provide feedback if you do speak with Qantas.
I secured (from AA using my AAdvantage miles) a R/T business class award ticket for a friend, earlier this year: BKK-DOH-DXB-DOH-BKK. The DOH-DXB-DOH segments were in QR's 1st class cabin, in the same way that a business class ticket on AA will put you into the front cabin on a 2-cabin domestic AA flight. I am surprised that Qantas put your parents into economy for those short, 2-class segments and I would suggest that you make inquiry to determine what is going on. (I would also ask Qantas what they would do for a business class award ticket SYD-LAX-LAS on the LAX-LAS segment which AA operates with only First and Economy class.
Good luck and please provide feedback if you do speak with Qantas.
Thanks for your feedback.
From what I know re the way QF operates, to respond to your example, those who have booked a Business Class award SYD-LAX then onwards to say LAS on a two class domestic config they would be seated in Y for the two class short haul flight.
As far as I know that's the way Qantas operates. There has been alot of discussion about this already on the forum which I frequent more often than this one australianfrequentflyer.com.au and that is my understanding, otherwise I would have queried it at the time of booking.
So unless you have heard otherwise regarding QF ticketed stock specifically I don't see the need to call Qantas.