CX MP Gold - QF lounge access when travelling JQ?

[Mondo]

Hi there, just wondering if anyone knows if you can enter the QF lounge when flying Jetstar with CX MP Gold status? Either domestic or international. Cheers

 

[oz_mark]

Hi there, just wondering if anyone knows if you can enter the QF lounge when flying Jetstar with CX MP Gold status? Either domestic or international. Cheers

Officially, no.

 

[lovetravellingoz]

Not if booked as a Jetstar flight.

I tried to gain entry once. They explained that as JetStar is not a member of the OW alliance that entry is not given if the ticket was booked with JetStar, which includes booking through QF as a JetStar flight.

Luckily I was polite, smiled and I guess acted suitably mortified that the access was not granted as i said I had booked via Qantas ...so they let me in anyway.

 

[kamchatsky]

I booked JQ SYD-MEL in December as part of the best price guarantee as a result of the $10 Tiger Sale. I will try to see if they will let me in using my BAEC Gold card (OW Emerald).

 

[lovetravellingoz]

I booked JQ SYD-MEL in December as part of the best price guarantee as a result of the $10 Tiger Sale. I will try to see if they will let me in using my BAEC Gold card (OW Emerald).

As mentioned, they are not obliged to.

If you have QC it is a different matter.

 

[opusman]

QC member = yes.
Status member booked as a QF code share = yes.
Otherwise = no.

 

[kamchatsky]

As mentioned, they are not obliged to.

If you have QC it is a different matter.

No QC for me. But I guess I can try to get QC passes, or just try my luck

 

[samh004]

Surprising how often this question comes up.

Jetstar is NOT a member of OneWorld, thus OneWorld status means nothing to them, and Qantas lounge access would not be given.

 

[ermen]

But the lounge people are not JQ but Qantas (i.e. OW) staff...

 

[mannej]

But the lounge people are not JQ but Qantas (i.e. OW) staff...

That is a moot point as you are not flying on a OW carrier...

 

[markis10]

Surprising how often this question comes up.

Jetstar is NOT a member of OneWorld, thus OneWorld status means nothing to them, and Qantas lounge access would not be given.

Not helped by JQ participating in some OneWorld fare products, not to mention QF Codeshares.

 

[samh004]

Not helped by JQ participating in some OneWorld fare products, not to mention QF Codeshares.

That's true. It confuses the situation.

 

[kamchatsky]

Surprising how often this question comes up.

Jetstar is NOT a member of OneWorld, thus OneWorld status means nothing to them, and Qantas lounge access would not be given.

I know this, but for me it is whether I could get away with BA Gold ie whether lounge dragons would let me in.

 

[oz_mark]

I know this, but for me it is whether I could get away with BA Gold ie whether lounge dragons would let me in.

There's a reason my answer was 'officially, no'. Unofficially, maybe you will get in. Maybe not.

 

[samh004]

I know this, but for me it is whether I could get away with BA Gold ie whether lounge dragons would let me in.

There's a chance. I've heard of it happening before. But reports of it happening confuse those who genuinely don't realise Jetstar isn't a part of OneWorld.

Though as markis10 notes, there are other confusing factors too.

 

[kamchatsky]

There's a chance. I've heard of it happening before. But reports of it happening confuse those who genuinely don't realise Jetstar isn't a part of OneWorld.

Though as markis10 notes, there are other confusing factors too.

From my selfish point of view, I don't really care about confusing other people, but just to see if I can get in myself, unless I ask for status match to QF WP, which I think they would say no.