Apr 2, 2016, 9:31 am
Last edit by: eponymous_coward
Emirates award guide using Alaska Airlines miles. Note that Alaska Airlines cannot book EK F any longer- it's just J or Y. F awards were ceased on 3/31/2021.
Routing Rules:
All trips must start or end in North America.
One open jaw and one stopover allowed on each one-way award.
No fees for changes/cancellations prior to 60 days from departure.
Only AS and EK can be used for the award.
North American Gateway Cities:
West Coast
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Central
Chicago
Dallas
Houston
East Coast
Boston
New York (JFK, EWR)
Washington DC (IAD)
Fort Lauderdale
Orlando
Canada
Toronto
Mexico
Mexico City (via Barcelona)
Award Chart Links*:
Middle East & Africa
Asia
Note: EK flies DXB-HKG-BKK but otherwise it is DXB-final stop
Europe
Note: EK flies JFK-MXP-DXB and EWR-ATH-DXB but otherwise routing will be via DXB
*If region is not listed on chart it's not available.
Perks
Chauffeur Drive NOT Available
Car service is not available for all Business Class and First Class passengers on Alaska Airlines ticketed award tickets on Emirates flights (as of Jan 2015). The chauffeur will not confirm if you use the EK website for this, though the website makes it look you can make a reservation.
Lounges
Access is available for all passengers traveling in Business and First Class. Not all cities have lounges and many may be operated by a Partner. There have been some reports of people having an issue accessing the Dubai lounges as the tickets may appear in their system as non-revenue employee travel. This is not as much of a problem as it used to be but in case it comes up please advise the lounge attendant that you are on an Alaska Airlines award.
Dubai Connect
AS Awards on EK do not qualify for Dubai Connect, which is the service that offers the free hotel.
Tricks to find Transoceanic availability
Instead of performing a blanket, i.e. SEA-DXB search, perform: SEA-MED.
Madinah is a destination that is only served by EK. Consequently, if there is availability, only EK will show up in the calendar results.
Routing Rules:
All trips must start or end in North America.
One open jaw and one stopover allowed on each one-way award.
No fees for changes/cancellations prior to 60 days from departure.
Only AS and EK can be used for the award.
North American Gateway Cities:
West Coast
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Central
Chicago
Dallas
Houston
East Coast
Boston
New York (JFK, EWR)
Washington DC (IAD)
Fort Lauderdale
Orlando
Canada
Toronto
Mexico
Mexico City (via Barcelona)
Award Chart Links*:
Middle East & Africa
Asia
Note: EK flies DXB-HKG-BKK but otherwise it is DXB-final stop
Europe
Note: EK flies JFK-MXP-DXB and EWR-ATH-DXB but otherwise routing will be via DXB
*If region is not listed on chart it's not available.
Perks
Chauffeur Drive NOT Available
Car service is not available for all Business Class and First Class passengers on Alaska Airlines ticketed award tickets on Emirates flights (as of Jan 2015). The chauffeur will not confirm if you use the EK website for this, though the website makes it look you can make a reservation.
Lounges
Access is available for all passengers traveling in Business and First Class. Not all cities have lounges and many may be operated by a Partner. There have been some reports of people having an issue accessing the Dubai lounges as the tickets may appear in their system as non-revenue employee travel. This is not as much of a problem as it used to be but in case it comes up please advise the lounge attendant that you are on an Alaska Airlines award.
Dubai Connect
AS Awards on EK do not qualify for Dubai Connect, which is the service that offers the free hotel.
Tricks to find Transoceanic availability
Instead of performing a blanket, i.e. SEA-DXB search, perform: SEA-MED.
Madinah is a destination that is only served by EK. Consequently, if there is availability, only EK will show up in the calendar results.
Consolidated Emirates (EK) Awards Availability/Booking/Routing (2016 and Later)
Apr 4, 2017, 4:44 pm
#361
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A bit longer than that...
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alask...-benefits.html
Other than the PR, I don't think there's ever been lounge access in DXB for AS elite based on status.
ETA: was this on an award ticket? If not, I'll ask the mods to move this over to that thread.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alask...-benefits.html
Other than the PR, I don't think there's ever been lounge access in DXB for AS elite based on status.
ETA: was this on an award ticket? If not, I'll ask the mods to move this over to that thread.
Apr 4, 2017, 6:29 pm
#362
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well, straight from the press release:
Business Class Lounge Access and Priority Check-in
In addition to the codeshare agreement, Emirates Skywards® Gold & Platinum members will soon have access to Alaska Airlines Board Room lounges in Anchorage, Seattle, Portland, and Los Angeles any time they book an Emirates flight that connects with Alaska Airlines. Likewise, Alaska Airlines MVP® Gold and MVP® Gold 75K members will also enjoy access to Emirates Business Class lounges at Dubai. At a later date, Emirates and Alaska Airlines elite members will also enjoy reciprocal priority check-in and boarding at Dubai, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Business Class Lounge Access and Priority Check-in
In addition to the codeshare agreement, Emirates Skywards® Gold & Platinum members will soon have access to Alaska Airlines Board Room lounges in Anchorage, Seattle, Portland, and Los Angeles any time they book an Emirates flight that connects with Alaska Airlines. Likewise, Alaska Airlines MVP® Gold and MVP® Gold 75K members will also enjoy access to Emirates Business Class lounges at Dubai. At a later date, Emirates and Alaska Airlines elite members will also enjoy reciprocal priority check-in and boarding at Dubai, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Apr 6, 2017, 2:41 pm
#363
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Is anyone able to find awards to India on Alaska's site? I can find awards to DXB from the US, but not to India nor can I find DXB-India either. I've tried different dates, cities, etc. but keep getting an error or a message saying no results found. Is there an alternative way to search for Emirates awards to India? I don't know if award searches are different, but Qantas doesn't recognize India airport codes on its homepage.
Apr 6, 2017, 5:10 pm
#364
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Yes. It's trivially easy to do so. This search took me all of 10 seconds from the homepage.
Also, see this post in the thread a couple pages back:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/27972044-post356.html
Also, see this post in the thread a couple pages back:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/27972044-post356.html
Apr 6, 2017, 8:11 pm
#365
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well, straight from the press release:
Business Class Lounge Access and Priority Check-in
In addition to the codeshare agreement, Emirates Skywards® Gold & Platinum members will soon have access to Alaska Airlines Board Room lounges in Anchorage, Seattle, Portland, and Los Angeles any time they book an Emirates flight that connects with Alaska Airlines. Likewise, Alaska Airlines MVP® Gold and MVP® Gold 75K members will also enjoy access to Emirates Business Class lounges at Dubai. At a later date, Emirates and Alaska Airlines elite members will also enjoy reciprocal priority check-in and boarding at Dubai, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Business Class Lounge Access and Priority Check-in
In addition to the codeshare agreement, Emirates Skywards® Gold & Platinum members will soon have access to Alaska Airlines Board Room lounges in Anchorage, Seattle, Portland, and Los Angeles any time they book an Emirates flight that connects with Alaska Airlines. Likewise, Alaska Airlines MVP® Gold and MVP® Gold 75K members will also enjoy access to Emirates Business Class lounges at Dubai. At a later date, Emirates and Alaska Airlines elite members will also enjoy reciprocal priority check-in and boarding at Dubai, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Apr 6, 2017, 9:42 pm
#366
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Apr 6, 2017, 10:59 pm
#367
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Jun 17, 2017, 12:04 am
#369
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I hope this isn't the wrong place...
I'm a longtime AS flyer, but brand new to Emirates. When setting up the Emirates profile, there is no option to pick AS as your frequent flyer program under "personal preferences." --even though all the other major US carriers are listed.
AS website says this can be entered at Emeriates.com , per https://www.alaskaair.com/content/mi.../emirates.aspx .
Is there some other way to do this? Must it be entered manually with each booking or something? TIA.
I'm a longtime AS flyer, but brand new to Emirates. When setting up the Emirates profile, there is no option to pick AS as your frequent flyer program under "personal preferences." --even though all the other major US carriers are listed.
AS website says this can be entered at Emeriates.com , per https://www.alaskaair.com/content/mi.../emirates.aspx .
Is there some other way to do this? Must it be entered manually with each booking or something? TIA.
Aug 16, 2017, 7:22 pm
#372
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Aug 17, 2017, 12:37 pm
#375
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Sadly this is something that is a part or NOT being in an "alliance" AS seeing "partners' seating is slim across the board. With EK you just have to be patient and keep at it. Since the being I have flown every year sometimes twice paid and points and have been able to secure even at that last minute except for once from DXB to JNB