QF Award Charges Vs CX Award Charges

[Ansett]

Who pays for lounge access if a QF SG etc accesses a non QF lounge flying a third party airline (or if on a fourth party's award ticket)?

One would expect it to be QF if the Frequent Flyer number is a QFF one. Other than that have no idea

 

[madrooster]

Who pays for lounge access if a QF SG etc accesses a non QF lounge flying a third party airline (or if on a fourth party's award ticket)?

Depends on who that third party airline is, and what lounge.

If it's a QF SG accessing a oneworld (non-QF) lounge (eg. CX) flying another oneworld carrier (eg. MH), then MH pays as they are the operating carrier.

I'm unsure what happens in cases where a oneworld carrier has chosen to use a non-oneworld lounge (third party contract lounge) eg. AA in HKG uses Plaza Premium. Example: if you're flying CX and try and access the Plaza Premium with QF SG status, based on the fact AA uses that lounge.

A notable exception in this case is the Dnata Skyview lounge at SIN that CX uses... they let you in regardless which oneworld carrier you're flying, despite it being a contract lounge...

In *A if using elite status to access a lounge, the elite's FFP carrier pays. If it's based on CoS then the operating carrier pays.

Plating carrier doesn't seem to come into play at all.

Disclaimer: this info is extrapolated from numerous conversations I've had with lounge staff, across multiple airline lounges.

 

[exceladdict]

Depends on who that third party airline is, and what lounge.

If it's a QF SG accessing a oneworld (non-QF) lounge (eg. CX) flying another oneworld carrier (eg. MH), then MH pays as they are the operating carrier.

I'm unsure what happens in cases where a oneworld carrier has chosen to use a non-oneworld lounge (third party contract lounge) eg. AA in HKG uses Plaza Premium. Example: if you're flying CX and try and access the Plaza Premium with QF SG status, based on the fact AA uses that lounge.

A notable exception in this case is the Dnata Skyview lounge at SIN that CX uses... they let you in regardless which oneworld carrier you're flying, despite it being a contract lounge...

In *A if using elite status to access a lounge, the elite's FFP carrier pays. If it's based on CoS then the operating carrier pays.

Plating carrier doesn't seem to come into play at all.

Disclaimer: this info is extrapolated from numerous conversations I've had with lounge staff, across multiple airline lounges.

Very interesting. Thanks. Was unsure, for example, when I was in HEL flying AY J on a USDM ticket but visiting the premium lounge (not regular J lounge) using my SG card.

 

[Moindardt]

I regularly use QF card for lounge access despite flying on my AA code.

The fees from the U.S. Are about $600US but that same ticket on AA is about $60. At even 1cpp, that is at least an extra 54000 points. I am looking at using my QF points for cash and points because at least you get SC and points. Working on a spreadsheet at the moment trying to workout the break even point.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Very interesting. Thanks. Was unsure, for example, when I was in HEL flying AY J on a USDM ticket but visiting the premium lounge (not regular J lounge) using my SG card.

In this case I would have thought it would be QF, as the issuer of the OWE status, that would pay for entry?