UA_Sycophant

I just booked flights from SFO to COK via DXB and back on emirates.com. I purchased "Skywards Saver" economy fares, which I assume are the ones that only earn 50% Alaska Airlines miles. It appears that the only way to search for "Skywards Flex" fares (presumably the ones that book in Y, E, R, and W classes) is to log in to your Emirates Skywards account, but I do not have a Skywards account, nor do I want one, since I plan to accrue miles for this flight and any future EK flights in my MP account.

Would the best option at this point be to call Emirates and try to get them to rebook me into a higher fare class? Are the agents well-trained enough to understand what I'm asking for? Any idea what the fare difference would be?

I booked the flights a couple hours ago so I imagine I can make changes in the first 24 hours without any penalties.

LwoodY2K

You should be able to still credit miles to AS, I'd think.

No personal experience to help you with your question, though. Did you try hipmunk maybe? I don't know if they handle fare class specification but it seems possible.

UA_Sycophant

I included my AS MP number in my reservation so I will earn AS miles. My question is, how do I ensure that I am booked in one of the fare classes that earns actual flight miles instead of only 50% of miles flown?

LwoodY2K

Sorry, I meant you should be able to create an EK account, log in, search for the fare you meant, and then still use your AS number.

But that being said, the receipt will often have the fare code. I haven't booked EK directly so I don't have specific experience. Maybe ask over on the EK board?

u2g0d

In my experience with such a problem, the EK agents knew how to rebook me in a higher class (and if they don't, hang up and call them back to get another agent).
However, they charged me a full change fee ($200 I think) to just change my fare class.

UA Fan

I think you would get better answers in the EK forum.