Emerald greetings - who gets them?
#1
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Gloucestershire
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Emerald greetings - who gets them?
I've just flown QR four times this weekend - LGW-DOH-BKK and return within the space of 60 hours from entering and leaving Gatwick, all on economy.
Setting aside the wisdom of that, I'm OneWorld Emerald and was very well looked after indeed by all the ground staff - impressed.
On board, however, on each of the flights I watched several other people around me get greeted by the CSD as OneWorld Emerald - but not me. Not surprising as I had good seats throughout and in fact an empty seat net
While I don't want to appear to be a DYKWIA - do they know who I am? Doesn't seem to have been a booking issue because I got every other benefit with no problems. Similarly people immediately next to and behind me were greeted so they did get as far as my part of the cabin. Could they only be greeting their own Platinum members?
None of this really matters because everything else was spot on (and greetings almost never happen in Y on BA): I'm just curious.
Setting aside the wisdom of that, I'm OneWorld Emerald and was very well looked after indeed by all the ground staff - impressed.
On board, however, on each of the flights I watched several other people around me get greeted by the CSD as OneWorld Emerald - but not me. Not surprising as I had good seats throughout and in fact an empty seat net
While I don't want to appear to be a DYKWIA - do they know who I am? Doesn't seem to have been a booking issue because I got every other benefit with no problems. Similarly people immediately next to and behind me were greeted so they did get as far as my part of the cabin. Could they only be greeting their own Platinum members?
None of this really matters because everything else was spot on (and greetings almost never happen in Y on BA): I'm just curious.
#2
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 776
I've just flown QR four times this weekend - LGW-DOH-BKK and return within the space of 60 hours from entering and leaving Gatwick, all on economy.
Setting aside the wisdom of that, I'm OneWorld Emerald and was very well looked after indeed by all the ground staff - impressed.
On board, however, on each of the flights I watched several other people around me get greeted by the CSD as OneWorld Emerald - but not me. Not surprising as I had good seats throughout and in fact an empty seat net
While I don't want to appear to be a DYKWIA - do they know who I am? Doesn't seem to have been a booking issue because I got every other benefit with no problems. Similarly people immediately next to and behind me were greeted so they did get as far as my part of the cabin. Could they only be greeting their own Platinum members?
None of this really matters because everything else was spot on (and greetings almost never happen in Y on BA): I'm just curious.
Setting aside the wisdom of that, I'm OneWorld Emerald and was very well looked after indeed by all the ground staff - impressed.
On board, however, on each of the flights I watched several other people around me get greeted by the CSD as OneWorld Emerald - but not me. Not surprising as I had good seats throughout and in fact an empty seat net
While I don't want to appear to be a DYKWIA - do they know who I am? Doesn't seem to have been a booking issue because I got every other benefit with no problems. Similarly people immediately next to and behind me were greeted so they did get as far as my part of the cabin. Could they only be greeting their own Platinum members?
None of this really matters because everything else was spot on (and greetings almost never happen in Y on BA): I'm just curious.
#5
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 178
I believe it is QRPC's own status members only.
I have a 90% hit rate as silver an gold in the past 3 years. They've recently upped their game and made the Cabin senior do it in addition to crew serving the area.
I don't mind it as it means I get a pre-meal drink, meal reservation and eat on demand in economy.
One time they've missed it, the cabin senior brought around champagne, nuts and chocolate.
I have a 90% hit rate as silver an gold in the past 3 years. They've recently upped their game and made the Cabin senior do it in addition to crew serving the area.
I don't mind it as it means I get a pre-meal drink, meal reservation and eat on demand in economy.
One time they've missed it, the cabin senior brought around champagne, nuts and chocolate.
#6
Moderator: Qatar Airways
Join Date: Jan 2014
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Programs: BAEC GfL & GGL, SQ Gold, Amex Centurion, Mucci des Chevaliers des Bons Mots et Qui Savent Moucher
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QR crew have multiple copies of the passenger lists for their relevant cabin - if you pop into the galley mid-flight, you'll see it stuck up on one of the walls! On the sheets, you'll see your relevant OneWorld status.
The crew are told to greet QRPC Platinum, Gold and Silver, as well as OWE by name. It should be done prior to the first meal being served, but if on a night-flight, it is sometimes done just before landing.
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The crew are told to greet QRPC Platinum, Gold and Silver, as well as OWE by name. It should be done prior to the first meal being served, but if on a night-flight, it is sometimes done just before landing.
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#8
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Join Date: Jan 2007
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Emerald greetings - who gets them? Who cares?
I'm having a hard time thinking of anything that an airline can do which has a smaller effect on how much I like the flight.
#9
Join Date: Dec 2002
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#10
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#11
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: DUB / DOH
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As a QRPC gold, my experience is that I almost always get the greeting in economy. I took a flight from Doha to Dublin last week and was personally greeted by 3 different cabin crew including the senior cabin crew and was also asked for feedback shortly before landing, I was very impressed by this.
#13
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: who knows!
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Also always greeted and treated like a king when traveling in Y; pre meal drink (s), re-fill (s) , choice of meal... In my last flight the flight crew heard that I was a bit cold and after five minutes the Senior cabin crew came and told me they had increase the temperature 3 degrees. Such a pity that the 2018 "enhancements" make QRPC an enormous piece of turd...
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