Lounge access for Silver while on Y (QR)
May 9, 2015, 1:40 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 88
Lounge access for Silver while on Y (QR)
According to this link: http://www.qatarairways.com/Privileg..._alliance.page, Silver is not allowed.
Can someone shed light on this for a silver and Y passenger of QR?
Can someone shed light on this for a silver and Y passenger of QR?
May 9, 2015, 2:02 pm
#2
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: El Gouna , Hurghada (HRG)
Programs: BAEC:Silver ,IHG:Spire Amb ,QR:Silver,HH:Diamond
Posts: 374
According to this link: http://www.qatarairways.com/Privileg..._alliance.page, Silver is not allowed.
Can someone shed light on this for a silver and Y passenger of QR?
Can someone shed light on this for a silver and Y passenger of QR?
As Silver I recently had access to the VIP Lounge (It isnt !) on departure from Cairo and the Al Maha lounge at Doha. Not the nicest of lounges either , rather uncomfortable and lit from the jumbotron screen from above so felt like I was in a disco .
May 10, 2015, 2:47 am
#3
Join Date: Aug 2010
Programs: QR Gold, BAEC, Marriott Rewards Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 1,142
According to this link: http://www.qatarairways.com/Privileg..._alliance.page, Silver is not allowed.
Can someone shed light on this for a silver and Y passenger of QR?
Can someone shed light on this for a silver and Y passenger of QR?
The QR Premium lounges at LHR & DOH (Al Mourjan/Al Sawfa) are out of reach but alternative lounges are available for Silvers.
May 10, 2015, 10:17 am
#6
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 88
Looks like I'm not going to choose QR flights if I don't get what I got from EK-Skywards. I think Skywards is much better than QR-PC. In DXB, as a Skywards Silver, I can access Business Class lounges. Can someone defend QR-PC?
May 10, 2015, 4:58 pm
#7
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 2,236
As far as I see, Skywards Silver gives you lounge access in Dubai only. PC Silver gives you lounge access both in Doha and across the world.
May 11, 2015, 2:40 am
#8
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Miami
Posts: 157
Absolutely. Plus PC silver gets you two guest passes a year in Doha on top of lounge access in out stations. Agreed though that the Al Maha lounge is really quite basic and nothing like the skywards silver lounge access in DXB.
May 11, 2015, 4:33 am
#9
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: CBG
Programs: QR Gold, BA silver
Posts: 352
Also PC club rewards club sectors for economy much more than EK Skywards in terms of proportion to reach silver/gold
May 11, 2015, 2:11 pm
#11
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Austria
Posts: 32
I don't think that Al Maha is that bad. As I already stated in the lounges threat, when I have been there in February there was even Krug champagne.
However, keep in mind that as Silver you don't have access to all QR lounges that are listed here: http://www.qatarairways.com/qa/en/lo...worldwide.page
E.g. in MUC QR uses the BA Galleries Lounge and Silver don't have access there (tried it and even spoke to a QR representative on the phone about it). I think it is best to ask the check in agent about lounge access on a specific airport.
However, keep in mind that as Silver you don't have access to all QR lounges that are listed here: http://www.qatarairways.com/qa/en/lo...worldwide.page
E.g. in MUC QR uses the BA Galleries Lounge and Silver don't have access there (tried it and even spoke to a QR representative on the phone about it). I think it is best to ask the check in agent about lounge access on a specific airport.
May 11, 2015, 3:48 pm
#12
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: El Gouna , Hurghada (HRG)
Programs: BAEC:Silver ,IHG:Spire Amb ,QR:Silver,HH:Diamond
Posts: 374
I don't think that Al Maha is that bad. As I already stated in the lounges threat, when I have been there in February there was even Krug champagne.
However, keep in mind that as Silver you don't have access to all QR lounges that are listed here: http://www.qatarairways.com/qa/en/lo...worldwide.page
E.g. in MUC QR uses the BA Galleries Lounge and Silver don't have access there (tried it and even spoke to a QR representative on the phone about it). I think it is best to ask the check in agent about lounge access on a specific airport.
However, keep in mind that as Silver you don't have access to all QR lounges that are listed here: http://www.qatarairways.com/qa/en/lo...worldwide.page
E.g. in MUC QR uses the BA Galleries Lounge and Silver don't have access there (tried it and even spoke to a QR representative on the phone about it). I think it is best to ask the check in agent about lounge access on a specific airport.
May 11, 2015, 4:02 pm
#13
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Austria
Posts: 32
Nope, I'm not confusing these two lounges, I'm talking about Al Maha, which is next to the Oryx lounge and just above this huge screen many people are complaining about. In Feb there was also no alcohol on display, but when we asked the waiter about champagne, he came with a bottle of Krug and filled our glasses at the table. We experienced this twice, once at the beginning of Feb when the lounge was empty (around 6pm) and in mid Feb when virtually all seats were taken (around midnight).
May 11, 2015, 4:06 pm
#14
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: El Gouna , Hurghada (HRG)
Programs: BAEC:Silver ,IHG:Spire Amb ,QR:Silver,HH:Diamond
Posts: 374
Nope, I'm not confusing these two lounges, I'm talking about Al Maha, which is next to the Oryx lounge and just above this huge screen many people are complaining about. In Feb there was also no alcohol on display, but when we asked the waiter about champagne, he came with a bottle of Krug and filled our glasses at the table. We experienced this twice, once at the beginning of Feb when the lounge was empty (around 6pm) and in mid Feb when virtually all seats were taken (around midnight).
May 13, 2015, 6:51 am
#15
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: PAR
Programs: QR Plat, Accor Plat
Posts: 1,090
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