Emerald greetings - who gets them?
Oct 3, 2018, 12:17 pm
#31
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Doha, Qatar
Programs: Qatar Airways Privilege Club Platinum; Accor Le Club Platinum
Posts: 1,077
I am almost always acknowledged on QR flights as well as Cathay Pacific and Sri Lankan. Strangely, Cathay Dragon never said anything. Also, never on BA, Nor Malaysia Airlines.
As a side note, I am so disenchanted with QR and the Privilege Club Points Massacre that I currently have no future booked flights with them.
As a side note, I am so disenchanted with QR and the Privilege Club Points Massacre that I currently have no future booked flights with them.
Oct 4, 2018, 3:42 am
#32
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 71
No acknowledgement at all, live in Doha, OWS OWE at varying points. qantas, acknowledged every time, and occasionally, a glass of wine or bowl of soup from J. CSM who knew me (PER-SYD flights every 3 weeks for 3 yrs) even saved me a cheese plate once. CX, greetings all the time. BA once only. AA, once only in J. AA in Y don't even know their service stds, (who gets a free drink etc), let alone greetings. Oh srilankan in J - nada and have flown them multiple times in last two yrs in only J.
Oct 4, 2018, 5:04 am
#33
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Cardiff
Programs: qatar airways platinum
Posts: 732
I am almost always acknowledged on QR flights as well as Cathay Pacific and Sri Lankan. Strangely, Cathay Dragon never said anything. Also, never on BA, Nor Malaysia Airlines.
As a side note, I am so disenchanted with QR and the Privilege Club Points Massacre that I currently have no future booked flights with them.
As a side note, I am so disenchanted with QR and the Privilege Club Points Massacre that I currently have no future booked flights with them.
on topic. I have been acknowledged on all but one flight, even as a silver.
Oct 4, 2018, 7:08 am
#34
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Oct 5, 2018, 5:41 am
#35
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Doha, Qatar
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However, that doesn’t mean I will never fly QR, it just means I look at other options first rather than being singularly loyal to QR.
Oct 5, 2018, 5:43 am
#36
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Cardiff
Programs: qatar airways platinum
Posts: 732
are Oman good to fly with? Their Lounge in BKK is nice. I might bite the bullet and bag a cheaper AMS to BKK return with BA but I have to position myself in AMS first.
Oct 5, 2018, 7:35 am
#37
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 776
Yes they are quite nice. Their Apex suite falls behind the Qsuite, but all their C seats are quite nice. Food and service is good to, so is the lounge in MCT. For my routes, the timings often make WY unattractive but if you get good offers and the flight timing works for you, I wouldn't hesitate booking them. Only real caveat are the seriously limited FFP options. Of course QRPC sucks too but being able to credit to other Oneworld programs goes a long way.
Oct 5, 2018, 7:43 am
#38
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Cardiff
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Yes they are quite nice. Their Apex suite falls behind the Qsuite, but all their C seats are quite nice. Food and service is good to, so is the lounge in MCT. For my routes, the timings often make WY unattractive but if you get good offers and the flight timing works for you, I wouldn't hesitate booking them. Only real caveat are the seriously limited FFP options. Of course QRPC sucks too but being able to credit to other Oneworld programs goes a long way.
Oct 5, 2018, 9:17 am
#39
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 776
It is indeed. But at the end of the day, status is almost worthless when flying business class and miles are always an equivalent for money. So when the savings are big enough, it's still worth it. At least you can credit to EY which is slightly less isolated than WY. But I wouldn't exactly call it my favorite FFP either.
Oct 5, 2018, 8:28 pm
#40
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The niggle, of course, is the FFP. But when fares are, errrr, accessible ... go for it!
Oct 6, 2018, 12:41 pm
#41
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Doha, Qatar
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I have been flying through BKK with Sri Lankan because I am OW Emerald and I can use the JAL and CX lounges which I rate above the Oman an QR Lounges.
Oct 7, 2018, 2:59 pm
#42
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