I'm not sure who other than Qantas thinks the premium dining model of the Auckland lounge is the best model to base future lounges on. There's zero privacy, the quite regular distraction of non invited guests trying to sit or just using it as a thoroughfare takes away any expectation of quiet enj...

Yes, absolutely. Where a separate 1st/Platinum lounge is not available, a specialised area in the lounge set aside for 1st/Platinum/OWEmerald flyers should be offered. Recognising higher yield with higher benefits would keep me coming back for more.

David, the Emirates lounge access for MH First and Business pax have been on the Malaysia Airlines website for a while now (may even be since late 2015) and Tim Clark in an interview about the then new MH/Emirates partnership also mentioned the reciprocal lounge access.  ...