[NEWBIE LOUNGE] Ask Your Questions Here (flame free) 2015
Jan 15, 2015, 12:30 pm
#31
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Charlotte, NC, USA | CLT, formerly LHR & AMS (with just a bit of PSP)
Programs: BAEC Gold, Hilton Diamond, BonVoy Titanium, (soon former) Caesars7*, (former) Wynn Black, HR "Icon"
Posts: 8,172
a - Skywards just announced a quite significant devaluation that's starting February 2015 which makes Skywards an even worse program than before. Earn/burn rates are horrible. Carrier surcharges are worse than BA. If you have other uses for AS miles, then I would credit there as pretty much the only benefit for Skywards would be to earn status for benefits like lounge access or to use miles to upgrade sectors. Flying Business, the only real incremental benefits would occur at Platinum status, which would take you 4-5 round trips West Coast - Asia in Flex J. 5 if you fly "flex" or 4 if you fly "Full-fare" as in J fare bucket. I presume you would fly "flex"
b - Status matching is unpublished and generally is happening ex-USA, if at all. YMMV. Best advice is to contact a USA based sales office with your details.
c - I pretty much can't sell you on the programme: I think most posters here think it is just a bad programme. EK don't seem to use the program as a tool to attract customers or retain them, they wish to compete on things such as frequency and product instead. As mentioned above, the only reasons to credit to EK over AS, especially if you are US based and have different redemption options for the AS miles, is for the space available instant mileage upgrades for each sector, having a travel schedule that lets me get to Platinum (note, not actively moving travel patterns to get platinum) and a distant third, if I am travelling to Australia a lot, the reciprocal benefits with QF status.
b - Status matching is unpublished and generally is happening ex-USA, if at all. YMMV. Best advice is to contact a USA based sales office with your details.
c - I pretty much can't sell you on the programme: I think most posters here think it is just a bad programme. EK don't seem to use the program as a tool to attract customers or retain them, they wish to compete on things such as frequency and product instead. As mentioned above, the only reasons to credit to EK over AS, especially if you are US based and have different redemption options for the AS miles, is for the space available instant mileage upgrades for each sector, having a travel schedule that lets me get to Platinum (note, not actively moving travel patterns to get platinum) and a distant third, if I am travelling to Australia a lot, the reciprocal benefits with QF status.
Jan 15, 2015, 12:38 pm
#32
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Programs: Skywards, Miles&More
Posts: 111
We have little problem. We had in mind that we'll do online check-in but now we found out that we won't be able to print boarding pass. Can we still do it and come on online check-in counter? Until now we allways printed boarding pass and had no problems.
Jan 15, 2015, 3:03 pm
#33
Join Date: May 2009
Location: SIN (with a bit of ZRH sprinkled in)
Posts: 9,455
Jan 15, 2015, 3:20 pm
#34
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 5,454
Hi. Upgrade question. Wife, baby, and myself are flying HRE-DFW 4 Feb with a return on 4 March in paid J. Right now the only DXB-DFW-DXB leg available for upgrade to first class is on the return. For the 3 of us I'm being shown a total of 141,750 miles for the DFW-DXB leg. My question is are there is any possible ways this upgrade could end up be any cheaper? I know we wont be op-upped because there are 2 adults with a baby so I'm just exploring if there is something other than using the miles now.
Jan 15, 2015, 3:57 pm
#35
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Dallas and Harare
Programs: AA-EXP 2MM
Posts: 143
Thank you eternaltransit. Think I will go ahead and do that. The DXB-DFW leg is showing not available for upgrades now, what do you think the chances are that they would open up later?
Jan 15, 2015, 4:51 pm
#36
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 5,454
I'm not too familiar with the route - I'd imagine they keep revenue available until the last minute then open it up as it's a route they would want to make $$$$ on (need to). Perhaps a regular can let us know how busy it usually is. As you are EK Gold you can upgrade on a space-available basis once you get on board (that includes updating your party as well).
Jan 16, 2015, 12:47 am
#37
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Programs: Skywards, Miles&More
Posts: 111
Jan 17, 2015, 5:13 am
#38
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Australia
Programs: KrisFlyer, AA, Qantas, SPG, Marriott
Posts: 592
Yikes! This makes me want to consider dropping EK for One World. I just wish Etihad was part of One World - but I guess I'll be funneling all my points into One World airlines instead of Emirates, which is a shame.
Jan 19, 2015, 2:33 pm
#39
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Ireland
Programs: Skywards
Posts: 313
Couples in business vs first? 777
Hi
First time in the Emirates forum, we usually fly Oneworld due to my partners work generated miles and status.
We are planning a special trip to the Seychelles ex Dublin and having watched a lot of videos I cant shake the feeling that the J seats are more conducive to couples chatting and enjoying the trip together compared to First class. The suites seem very isolating?
Is this the case or are the videos giving a distorted view?
Thanks in advance for any thoughts.
First time in the Emirates forum, we usually fly Oneworld due to my partners work generated miles and status.
We are planning a special trip to the Seychelles ex Dublin and having watched a lot of videos I cant shake the feeling that the J seats are more conducive to couples chatting and enjoying the trip together compared to First class. The suites seem very isolating?
Is this the case or are the videos giving a distorted view?
Thanks in advance for any thoughts.
Jan 19, 2015, 4:49 pm
#40
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 5,454
Hi
First time in the Emirates forum, we usually fly Oneworld due to my partners work generated miles and status.
We are planning a special trip to the Seychelles ex Dublin and having watched a lot of videos I cant shake the feeling that the J seats are more conducive to couples chatting and enjoying the trip together compared to First class. The suites seem very isolating?
Is this the case or are the videos giving a distorted view?
Thanks in advance for any thoughts.
First time in the Emirates forum, we usually fly Oneworld due to my partners work generated miles and status.
We are planning a special trip to the Seychelles ex Dublin and having watched a lot of videos I cant shake the feeling that the J seats are more conducive to couples chatting and enjoying the trip together compared to First class. The suites seem very isolating?
Is this the case or are the videos giving a distorted view?
Thanks in advance for any thoughts.
Jan 20, 2015, 1:16 am
#41
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: UK
Programs: Emirates Silver, BA, Flying Blue, Virgin, IHG
Posts: 950
I used to do this all the time (before I got status and check in at business class desk) for return flights as it's not worth messing about with hotel business centres to print boarding pass.
Jan 20, 2015, 8:30 am
#42
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 2,652
I'm thinking of flying MEL-AKL in F and see a price of around $1200AUD. I don't know if this is considered a low, average, high price for the route.
Ideally, if course, I'd like to fly on an award ticket. I see Alaska miles are only good from the US and Japan miles are only good for round trips.
Is there another program where I can earn some quick signup/bonus miles and burn them for this flight?
Thanks!
Ideally, if course, I'd like to fly on an award ticket. I see Alaska miles are only good from the US and Japan miles are only good for round trips.
Is there another program where I can earn some quick signup/bonus miles and burn them for this flight?
Thanks!
Jan 20, 2015, 9:07 am
#43
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: BUD
Posts: 14
Hi! I am going to book a return flight from BUD to BKK with a 23hr layover in DXB. Can I get a complimentary airport hotel accomodation for 1 night? Turkish Airlines offer free hotel in similar case, thats why I ask. I travel on economy.
Jan 20, 2015, 1:28 pm
#44
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 9,307
Free stopover hotel will only be offered if you take the shortest connection offered.
http://www.emirates.com/english/plan...i-connect.aspx
Jan 20, 2015, 6:11 pm
#45
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 5,454
BKK has 6 flights a day, so it's quite rare to have Dubai Connect offered in economy unless it's peak season, which is just coming to an end...