Why is the QF EK alliance such a joke?

[Pushka]

Where's that?

That place you come to quite frequently so that you can enjoy the best wine production areas in Australia.

Mmm pushing your luck there TV. I did wonder if I should report the post to the mods or not

Remember we are resilient in South Australia. .

 

[oz_mark]

It just seems strange that you have a heavily publicised published partnership where there are less benefits than flying “less prestigious” partners. I’m just whinging because after switching back to QF last year and nearly reaching platinum this year after a status run I’m going to be forced to fly EK and not allowed to codeshare because travel policy.... Which would bother me less if domestic flights could earn me tier miles. So I’ll be EK WP and miss QF SG resting on LTS, with little prospect of LTG for a decade...

OneWorld is primarily an alliance focussed around the Frequent Flyer. The Qantas/Emirates alliance is more operationally and commercially focussed.

So the alliances have different purposes.

 

[HS-TQE]

Personally, I won't call Alaska a Tin Pot airline especially now that they have absorb Virgin America! And Iberia is a full fledge OW Alliance airline

Agreed. Especially with the recent VX acquisition. I would only hope they at least look at integrating VX's IFE into AS's existing Boeing fleet should AS decide to get rid of the VX Airbuses faster than currently planned.

 

[rikkitikkitavi]

Personally, I won't call Alaska a Tin Pot airline especially now that they have absorb Virgin America! And Iberia is a full fledge OW Alliance airline

I flew them about six years ago from LAX to YVR lounge was awful and plane ancient, but things must have changed.

 

[GoldCanyon340]

Remember we are resilient in South Australia. .

We have to be. For years we had a freeway that only went one way.

 

[large]

We have to be. For years we had a freeway that only went one way.

At least the lights are still on.

 

[Pushka]

We have to be. For years we had a freeway that only went one way.

Didn’t venture down it more than once or twice. It’s probably like the tram that can’t turn right.

 

[RooFlyer]

I flew them about six years ago from LAX to YVR lounge was awful and plane ancient, but things must have changed.

Everything at LAX was pretty awful 6 years ago! Terminal and lounge revamps (almost) all round.

 

[offshore171]

You can only earn SCs if you are on a flight operated and marketed by Qantas, an airline owned by Qantas or a member of oneworld. EK is not owned by QF, nor is it a member of oneworld.
Every other QFF partner airline that isn't a oneworld member also doesn't earn SCs.

Air Tahiti Nui earns full SC’s if booked on a QF code

 

[juddles]

At least the lights are still on.

But no-one is home?

 

[Archphoto]

But no-one is home?

It certainly feels that way some days . . .

 

[Pushka]

It certainly feels that way some days . . .

Until you hit the roadworks that are everywhere!

 

[VPS]

It certainly feels that way some days . . .

But no-one is home?

What is going on here people? This is about the QF EK alliance not pick on Adelaide week

Only people that live in Adelaide are allowed to mildly demur

 

[juddles]

What is going on here people? This is about the QF EK alliance not pick on Adelaide week

Only people that live in Adelaide are allowed to mildly demur

I was born in south aussie, so I feel able to throw as much sh__te as I can that way

 

[Archphoto]

What is going on here people? This is about the QF EK alliance not pick on Adelaide week

Only people that live in Adelaide are allowed to mildly demur

Off topic: Hear, hear.

On topic: QF believes that touting EK as an "alliance" to those of us who have no international flights out of our capital city on QF, will make us all feel loved and wanted by QF.

 

[rikkitikkitavi]

Off topic: Hear, hear.

On topic: QF believes that touting EK as an "alliance" to those of us who have no international flights out of our capital city on QF, will make us all feel loved and wanted by QF.

Yup that sounds about right.

 

[Matt_01]

But no-one is home?

That’s my case. I never seem to be at home.

 

[VPS]

Off topic: Hear, hear.

On topic: QF believes that touting EK as an "alliance" to those of us who have no international flights out of our capital city on QF, will make us all feel loved and wanted by QF.

Where is the Bullsh!t button for our love of QF in Adelaide

 

[JohnK]

Agreed. The alliance/partnership wasn't put in place to benefit customers.

Remember we are resilient in South Australia. .

Ah yes. Accepted paying for plastic bags without a fight.

 

[Pushka]

Agreed. The alliance/partnership wasn't put in place to benefit customers.


Ah yes. Accepted paying for plastic bags without a fight.

It was the law here in SA. .