Silver status and lounges access in Australia?
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 83
Silver status and lounges access in Australia?
Hi,
Due to the unattractive program, I didn't renew my Gold status (yet) with Qatar.
I was looking at the lounges page on the website and it seems to me the Silver status don't get you to any lounges in Australia (while flying economy):
https://www.qatarairways.com/en-dk/l...worldwide.html
Any recent experiences to confirm this?
I remember going to Sydney on an Economy flight in the past years but I was Gold at that times.
Cheers,
Bon
Due to the unattractive program, I didn't renew my Gold status (yet) with Qatar.
I was looking at the lounges page on the website and it seems to me the Silver status don't get you to any lounges in Australia (while flying economy):
https://www.qatarairways.com/en-dk/l...worldwide.html
Any recent experiences to confirm this?
I remember going to Sydney on an Economy flight in the past years but I was Gold at that times.
Cheers,
Bon
#2
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 3,944
bonboncl the availability of lounge access at outstations is limited by a number of factors.
1 QR have own lounges: these are usually restricted to premium class passengers and sometimes Gold and Platinum PC members and OWS and OWE status members.
2 QR contract with a third party lounge for premium class passengers and gold and platinum PC members.
3 QR contracts with aother Oneworld lounge'. Here the Oneworld rules apply. See oneworld airport-lounges for details of access rules.
PC Silver is OWRuby
PC Gold is OWSapphire
PC Platinum is OWEmerald
Neither QR Lounges, Third party lounges nor OW lounges permit PC Silver access.
The only place where there is lounge access for PC silver is DOH.
1 QR have own lounges: these are usually restricted to premium class passengers and sometimes Gold and Platinum PC members and OWS and OWE status members.
2 QR contract with a third party lounge for premium class passengers and gold and platinum PC members.
3 QR contracts with aother Oneworld lounge'. Here the Oneworld rules apply. See oneworld airport-lounges for details of access rules.
PC Silver is OWRuby
PC Gold is OWSapphire
PC Platinum is OWEmerald
Neither QR Lounges, Third party lounges nor OW lounges permit PC Silver access.
The only place where there is lounge access for PC silver is DOH.
#3
Join Date: Sep 2019
Posts: 25
Maybe I misunderstand you or this is just incorrect.
You are getting lounge access at a lot of airports worldwide when flying Y with QR as a PC silver.
Melbourne has one lounge for silver members.
You are getting lounge access at a lot of airports worldwide when flying Y with QR as a PC silver.
Melbourne has one lounge for silver members.
Last edited by Freed; Oct 3, 2019 at 6:44 am
#4
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 83
bonboncl the availability of lounge access at outstations is limited by a number of factors.
1 QR have own lounges: these are usually restricted to premium class passengers and sometimes Gold and Platinum PC members and OWS and OWE status members.
2 QR contract with a third party lounge for premium class passengers and gold and platinum PC members.
3 QR contracts with aother Oneworld lounge'. Here the Oneworld rules apply. See oneworld airport-lounges for details of access rules.
PC Silver is OWRuby
PC Gold is OWSapphire
PC Platinum is OWEmerald
Neither QR Lounges, Third party lounges nor OW lounges permit PC Silver access.
The only place where there is lounge access for PC silver is DOH.
1 QR have own lounges: these are usually restricted to premium class passengers and sometimes Gold and Platinum PC members and OWS and OWE status members.
2 QR contract with a third party lounge for premium class passengers and gold and platinum PC members.
3 QR contracts with aother Oneworld lounge'. Here the Oneworld rules apply. See oneworld airport-lounges for details of access rules.
PC Silver is OWRuby
PC Gold is OWSapphire
PC Platinum is OWEmerald
Neither QR Lounges, Third party lounges nor OW lounges permit PC Silver access.
The only place where there is lounge access for PC silver is DOH.
I usually fly from Europe and as far as I can recall I always got into lounges even in economy with Silver status. I have been for sure in Paris (not the Qatar owned one of course), Nice, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Munich, Sofia, Sao Paulo, Beijing and of course the Business Lounge in Doha. That's why when I was looking at my future ex-Australia flight, I got pretty surprised.
#5
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Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 83
It would be great if some members have recent experiences flying ex-Australia.
#7
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Join Date: Jan 2018
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#8
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: MEL CHC
Posts: 20,885
Due to the unattractive program, I didn't renew my Gold status (yet) with Qatar.
I was looking at the lounges page on the website and it seems to me the Silver status don't get you to any lounges in Australia (while flying economy):
https://www.qatarairways.com/en-dk/l...worldwide.html
Any recent experiences to confirm this?
I remember going to Sydney on an Economy flight in the past years but I was Gold at that times.
I was looking at the lounges page on the website and it seems to me the Silver status don't get you to any lounges in Australia (while flying economy):
https://www.qatarairways.com/en-dk/l...worldwide.html
Any recent experiences to confirm this?
I remember going to Sydney on an Economy flight in the past years but I was Gold at that times.
That QR allows assess to (some?) of their own lounges for QRPC Silver/OW Ruby is a big bonus for QR Privilege club members.
In Australia, OW Ruby will not get you access to Qantas lounges if flying economy
Last edited by Mwenenzi; Oct 5, 2019 at 1:05 pm
#10
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 83
Thanks. 100% confirmed as I used it today.
That came as a good surprise as both Qatar and the previous replies were saying I won't get in.
Still interested in knowing what's the status in Sydney with a Y flight/Silver status.
That came as a good surprise as both Qatar and the previous replies were saying I won't get in.
Still interested in knowing what's the status in Sydney with a Y flight/Silver status.
#11
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 84
No idea about Sydney sorry, but one would assume the lounge access should be consistent...?!
#12
Join Date: May 2018
Programs: QRPC-Gold
Posts: 15
I had to dig out a past statement but I was silver at the time flying economy from Sydney to Doha, I had lounge access. This was Feb 2018. I'm fairly certain it was the Qantas lounge. Hope this helps!
#13
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 12
No access to Sydney
Was in Sydney 2 weeks ago and airport was empty due to virus. Qantas Lounge staff refused to let me in on Qatar Silver which was frustrating as I was in the Canberra lounge on the earlier flight. Their response was that I was only OW Ruby. They wouldn't budge.
#14
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: MEL CHC
Posts: 20,885
Was in Sydney 2 weeks ago and airport was empty due to virus. Qantas Lounge staff refused to let me in on Qatar Silver which was frustrating as I was in the Canberra lounge on the earlier flight. Their response was that I was only OW Ruby. They wouldn't budge.
https://www.oneworld.com/travel-benefits#benefits
https://www.oneworld.com/members/qatar-airways#tiers
Need to be OW Sapphire (QR gold) or flying business/first class to access lounges.
You were lucky to get into the CBR lounges, unless you were flying business class.
#15
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: LHR
Programs: QR Platinum, WY Gold, Shangri-la Diamond, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,149
If flying in economy absolutely correct as OW status benefits
https://www.oneworld.com/travel-benefits#benefits
https://www.oneworld.com/members/qatar-airways#tiers
Need to be OW Sapphire (QR gold) or flying business/first class to access lounges.
You were lucky to get into the CBR lounges, unless you were flying business class.
https://www.oneworld.com/travel-benefits#benefits
https://www.oneworld.com/members/qatar-airways#tiers
Need to be OW Sapphire (QR gold) or flying business/first class to access lounges.
You were lucky to get into the CBR lounges, unless you were flying business class.
https://www.qatarairways.com/en-gb/P...hip-tiers.html