Your Platinum One benefits on Qantas and Emirates

[danny09]

Looks like WP1 is now going to be recognised on EK flights. Previously it has been said that WP1 does not show on EK boarding passes (only had WP on mine in may) nothing special, but hey its a start.

Frequent Flyer - About the Program - Platinum Benefits - Platinum One

 

[anat0l]

I don't know if that text on the website really means it.

Does P1 show on a QF boarding pass, or does it just say Platinum?

Even if Platinum One does show on EK boarding passes (or EK operated flight boarding passes), and a higher waitlisting priority over Platinums and below, that's where all the benefits pretty much stop, at least for the exclusive to Platinum One.

I wonder how P1 rubs against EK elites. They have just barely instituted their fourth tier of Platinum, and not even any higher than that (besides I/O, which is invite only).

 

[madrooster]

Looks like WP1 is now going to be recognised on EK flights.

The Platinum page has exactly the same benefits as Platinum One for Emirates. I am not really sure if this is really much of a precursor to anything afoot.

 

[Pleb Status]

Received a 'Connecting you to key Oil, Gas and Mining cities around the world" email this afternoon advertising the P1 benefits on EK. I assume I got this as I am based in PER (even though PER is not mentioned in the list of cities served).

IMHO, QF have got some big b*lls sending this out. It would appear they are just confirming that P1 status does not get you anything at all above WP status (with the exception of a higher waitlist spot, correct me if I am wrong). I also note that QF fail to mention all the things you do not get when flying on EK (QF codeshare or not). Inability to preselect any decent Y seat (all bulkheads and exit rows are blocked from P1) and no possibility to upgrade from Y to J no matter how many FF points you have or how many J seats are available. Inability to make effective JASA/FASA seat bookings on QF codeshare flights operated by EK, which from PER, makes JASA/FASA bookings to LHR almost impossible (unless you add ~10 hours to fly via SYD/MEL).

When actually on an EK aircraft, P1 effectively have no status all. Thats what QF should really say.....