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Hello all
I have a oneWorld trip leaving Perth on 2 May, stopping overnight in Singapore, onto Athens via London, to Dublin via Madrid, to Paris, to New York, to Washington, to Miami, to Chicago, to Las Vegas, surface LA then back to Perth.
I'm a QP silver. I'm planning my holiday very much around what will give me the most FF points and the most lounge access (I need a holiday, I'm not too fussed where I go). Trying to work out lounge access, though, is, as usual, an absolute nightmare. Different information is often provided by different Qantas operators.
Here are some of my issues:
(1) AA's website says they have a lounge at Charles de Gaulle. My understanding is, as a QP member, I can access that lounge before my AA flight to JFK. However, Qantas tell me that (i) there information is AA don't have a lounge there and (ii) BA do have a lounge there but I can't access it because it's operated by Air France. So, what's correct? Is the AA website wrong? Is there an AA lounge at CDG? If there is only a BA lounge, why can't I access it as part of the Qantas arrangement where you can use BA and AA lounges?
(2) Query: do I have access to all AA lounges in the US when flying on AA flights?
(3) Query: can I use AA lounges when I get off an AA flight?
(4) Query: I understand AA don't provide complimentary alcoholic beverages but only coupons for free beverages of a QP member? Is this correct? If so, are the coupons limited?
(5) If I'm flying on an Aer Lingus or Iberia flight, can I access BA lounges?
(6) If I fly out of SFO (rather than LAX) which lounge would I have access to/should I use (I'd prefer one with a shower)?
(7) If I fly out of LAX, what is the interim lounge like? Are there showers?
For everyone's information, the information from Qantas on Aer Lingus is just as confusing. Last night, after about 12 minutes on hold why the operator sought advice from a supervisor, there is no information yet as to whether or not Aer Lingus will continue to offer FF points. Then today an operator tells me that to continue earning FF points travel on Aer Lingus would have to be completed by 1 April.
I would appreciate appreciate any helpful advice anyone may be able to offer on my dramas.
Thanks.
I have a oneWorld trip leaving Perth on 2 May, stopping overnight in Singapore, onto Athens via London, to Dublin via Madrid, to Paris, to New York, to Washington, to Miami, to Chicago, to Las Vegas, surface LA then back to Perth.
I'm a QP silver. I'm planning my holiday very much around what will give me the most FF points and the most lounge access (I need a holiday, I'm not too fussed where I go). Trying to work out lounge access, though, is, as usual, an absolute nightmare. Different information is often provided by different Qantas operators.
Here are some of my issues:
(1) AA's website says they have a lounge at Charles de Gaulle. My understanding is, as a QP member, I can access that lounge before my AA flight to JFK. However, Qantas tell me that (i) there information is AA don't have a lounge there and (ii) BA do have a lounge there but I can't access it because it's operated by Air France. So, what's correct? Is the AA website wrong? Is there an AA lounge at CDG? If there is only a BA lounge, why can't I access it as part of the Qantas arrangement where you can use BA and AA lounges?
(2) Query: do I have access to all AA lounges in the US when flying on AA flights?
(3) Query: can I use AA lounges when I get off an AA flight?
(4) Query: I understand AA don't provide complimentary alcoholic beverages but only coupons for free beverages of a QP member? Is this correct? If so, are the coupons limited?
(5) If I'm flying on an Aer Lingus or Iberia flight, can I access BA lounges?
(6) If I fly out of SFO (rather than LAX) which lounge would I have access to/should I use (I'd prefer one with a shower)?
(7) If I fly out of LAX, what is the interim lounge like? Are there showers?
For everyone's information, the information from Qantas on Aer Lingus is just as confusing. Last night, after about 12 minutes on hold why the operator sought advice from a supervisor, there is no information yet as to whether or not Aer Lingus will continue to offer FF points. Then today an operator tells me that to continue earning FF points travel on Aer Lingus would have to be completed by 1 April.
I would appreciate appreciate any helpful advice anyone may be able to offer on my dramas.
Thanks.
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