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Despite an upbeat assessment about the likelihood of kids' entry with the check-in woman, we got a flat "no" at the lounge, followed by a recommendation to mosey over to the Qantas lounge. At which point Qantas happily bills Emirates for 4×$170, as I mentioned to the mild disinterest of the EK...

This is definitely the new policy, to force people to change their FF number to EK if they want to enter the QP using their Skywards status. I was stopped again at MEL domestic yesterday, and complained when they said I would have to change to an EK number - not as big a deal this time, as it...

Kef, I had my Skywards Gold card with me, and that has always been enough in the past to gain entry to Qantas lounges if I'm flying QF. Doesn't matter whether it's code-share or not, domestic or international, any info on the boarding pass: that's the way that we have all understood it to work...

I tried that a while ago in Sydney, because the Emirates lounge is so much better. It was a long walk, and the EK staff at the time said I couldn't enter there either with a QF booking. That was when the arrangement was just starting, so I'm not sure if it's allowed now.

I've got a family holiday in a few weeks, flying EK A380 both ways but booked through Emirates out and Qantas return. I will have Gold status with each airline separately. Is there any chance of getting my two children (4 & 6) into the Emirates lounge as well as my wife?

Hi folks, Time for my first post here after several months of lurking. I've been flying more this year, earning Skywards Gold through trips to Europe, and only a couple of weeks away from the same with Qantas (Silver last year). The code-share arrangement has been a big benefit to me, since I...