I might be stupid but I cannot see how the QF-EK partnership is anything other than a nuisance for me. I am awaiting a reply from Mr A Joyce in answer to me two faxes and when he will tell me the answer, (as no doubt I will hear from someone) I will pass it on to you people.
I am going to Budapest from SYD, but want to stop off in Bangkok. It seems that I can go to London, but first I must go to Dubai. I am not too keen to go to any Arab country, but also BA flies direct in 12 hours 05 minutes and going via Dubai I need to take 15 hrs 35 mins. Also the BA flight takes off at 20 minutes after midnight, but to Dubai I have to leave at 02.40, which is a very unfriendly hour to join a flight.
Why as a Frequent Flier can I not book my flight on a BA flight, when I understand that BA will accept my Qantas FF points, even 'though the website of Q FF will not allow me to book on a BA flight. It is most frustrating.
What are my advantages at this hook-up between Qantas and Emirate? I am not entitled to use either of the lounges, which is mentioned as a great advantage and I am not interested to see Dubai's skyscrapers or the masked ladies at Dubai Airport. I do not buy duty-free handbags or jewellery, so why do I need to visit the crowded waiting room in Dubai?
Do tell me why I should be happy at this, to me inconvenient partnership? Next time I will be unpatriotic and, having used up my Qantas points, will fly Korean Air via Seoul, where I will have dinner and breakfast and a room in their 5 star hotel, free of charge and it will cost some hundreds of $'s less.:evil:
I am going to Budapest from SYD, but want to stop off in Bangkok. It seems that I can go to London, but first I must go to Dubai. I am not too keen to go to any Arab country, but also BA flies direct in 12 hours 05 minutes and going via Dubai I need to take 15 hrs 35 mins. Also the BA flight takes off at 20 minutes after midnight, but to Dubai I have to leave at 02.40, which is a very unfriendly hour to join a flight.
Why as a Frequent Flier can I not book my flight on a BA flight, when I understand that BA will accept my Qantas FF points, even 'though the website of Q FF will not allow me to book on a BA flight. It is most frustrating.
What are my advantages at this hook-up between Qantas and Emirate? I am not entitled to use either of the lounges, which is mentioned as a great advantage and I am not interested to see Dubai's skyscrapers or the masked ladies at Dubai Airport. I do not buy duty-free handbags or jewellery, so why do I need to visit the crowded waiting room in Dubai?
Do tell me why I should be happy at this, to me inconvenient partnership? Next time I will be unpatriotic and, having used up my Qantas points, will fly Korean Air via Seoul, where I will have dinner and breakfast and a room in their 5 star hotel, free of charge and it will cost some hundreds of $'s less.:evil: