Is Qantas losing its gloss?

[Bajar]

As a long term Qantas customer who mainly travels regionally international and domestic nowadays has the Emirates alliance added any value to Qantas and its customers?

IMO, the only thing it has added is smoother connections to destinations in Africa and the Middle East. Stopping through Dubai is a right royal pain in the backside. I am flying to the UK next month and using Qatar Airways with a Doha stopover instead. Fingers crossed it's at least easier to navigate.