Your Skywards Questions Answered 2015/2016
Mar 30, 2015, 6:21 pm
#61
Join Date: May 2005
Location: San Diego, CA
Programs: United Million Miler, Marriott Lifetime Titanium Elite
Posts: 20
6,475 Expiring Miles
Hi, I have 6,475 miles due to expire tomorrow, March 31. It doesn't seem to be enough to book any flights. Moreover, I thought about buying merchandise at Emirates High Street, but the shipping fee from Dubai to the US is just about as much or more than the cost of items that I could get for the miles. Also, according to a Skywards rep I spoke with, buying more miles now will not extend these expiring miles. Any ideas? I'd hate for them to go to waste.
Mar 30, 2015, 7:55 pm
#62
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 5,454
Hi, I have 6,475 miles due to expire tomorrow, March 31. It doesn't seem to be enough to book any flights. Moreover, I thought about buying merchandise at Emirates High Street, but the shipping fee from Dubai to the US is just about as much or more than the cost of items that I could get for the miles. Also, according to a Skywards rep I spoke with, buying more miles now will not extend these expiring miles. Any ideas? I'd hate for them to go to waste.
Mar 31, 2015, 1:27 pm
#63
Join Date: May 2005
Location: San Diego, CA
Programs: United Million Miler, Marriott Lifetime Titanium Elite
Posts: 20
Thanks for the suggestion. I've donated 5,000 miles.
Apr 1, 2015, 6:14 am
#64
Join Date: Sep 2013
Programs: BAEC HHonours SPG EK Skywards QFF VS flying club
Posts: 137
I have an economy semi flex reward booking coming up. My plans are likely to change short notice and I was wondering what to expect in terms of miles refunded and taxes/charges refunded for cancellation. The fare rules state changes and cancellations have no charge. Would that mean a full refund of both miles and AEDs?
Apr 1, 2015, 7:13 am
#65
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 5,454
I have an economy semi flex reward booking coming up. My plans are likely to change short notice and I was wondering what to expect in terms of miles refunded and taxes/charges refunded for cancellation. The fare rules state changes and cancellations have no charge. Would that mean a full refund of both miles and AEDs?
Apr 5, 2015, 1:32 pm
#66
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Dundee
Programs: skywards gold
Posts: 19
I upgraded my daughter from economy to business with miles from GLA to DXB in online check in but when she went to the business class lounge at GLA she was refused entry-she is silver which only allows dubai lounges but does the upgrade not allow her entry to the GLA lounge?
Apr 5, 2015, 9:00 pm
#67
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: MAN DXB ✈️
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 6,831
I upgraded my daughter from economy to business with miles from GLA to DXB in online check in but when she went to the business class lounge at GLA she was refused entry-she is silver which only allows dubai lounges but does the upgrade not allow her entry to the GLA lounge?
Apr 16, 2015, 12:50 am
#68
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Dublin, Ireland / Doha, Qatar
Programs: BA, QR status varies from rags to riches - now gold, IHG Diamond Elite
Posts: 543
I am travelling next week DOH / DXB - My wife, me and our two year old son. We are on an economy saver fare. I am EK silver.
Cannot find this on MMB, I would like to use my miles at check in to upgrade, if space is available. Any idea how many I need. I have 31,000 miles.
Thx G
Cannot find this on MMB, I would like to use my miles at check in to upgrade, if space is available. Any idea how many I need. I have 31,000 miles.
Thx G
Apr 16, 2015, 1:43 am
#69
Join Date: Sep 2013
Programs: BAEC Gold, EK Skywards (enhanced Blue !), Oman Air Sindbad Gold
Posts: 6,399
I am travelling next week DOH / DXB - My wife, me and our two year old son. We are on an economy saver fare. I am EK silver.
Cannot find this on MMB, I would like to use my miles at check in to upgrade, if space is available. Any idea how many I need. I have 31,000 miles.
Thx G
Cannot find this on MMB, I would like to use my miles at check in to upgrade, if space is available. Any idea how many I need. I have 31,000 miles.
Thx G
If I've got my numbers right, you will require 16,250 miles to upgrade a Y Saver ticket to business. This is for each passenger, each way.
But....PLEASE don't waste your miles in this way ! It is (as I guess you know) a one hour sector, and you really won't get anything in J that would make much of a difference v Y on such a short flight.
That said, perhaps you're looking to just use up your remaining miles in whatever way you possibly can ....?
In which case - and I may be the first person to ever suggest this
- spending those miles on the Emirates High Street may conceivably provide better value. At least you'll then have something to show for it long after that short hop to DXB is over ......
http://www.emirates.com/english/skyw...gh-street.aspx
Apr 16, 2015, 3:57 am
#70
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Sydney, NSW
Posts: 842
Hi all,
So I sorta posted this in another thread (but a slightly different topic; this location is probably more appropriate). I was wondering about redemption opportunities/likelihood out of and back to Australia (SYD --> DXB and return on EK413 and EK412, respectively; we are also going to Rome and returning from Milan).
We have approximately 300,000 points, fortunately which are under the old redemption scheme/points scheme.
I'm guessing flights out of Australia, and back to, are often pretty full for upgrades?
So I sorta posted this in another thread (but a slightly different topic; this location is probably more appropriate). I was wondering about redemption opportunities/likelihood out of and back to Australia (SYD --> DXB and return on EK413 and EK412, respectively; we are also going to Rome and returning from Milan).
We have approximately 300,000 points, fortunately which are under the old redemption scheme/points scheme.
I'm guessing flights out of Australia, and back to, are often pretty full for upgrades?
Apr 16, 2015, 5:21 am
#71
Join Date: May 2010
Location: BOM
Programs: EK Plat, HHonors Gold
Posts: 2,883
Apr 16, 2015, 5:27 am
#72
Join Date: Sep 2013
Programs: BAEC Gold, EK Skywards (enhanced Blue !), Oman Air Sindbad Gold
Posts: 6,399
Hi there THR
Not clear from your post whether you're looking to a) buy a flight using miles alone, or b) buy a flight with cash, and then upgrade to next class above with your miles.
In practice it should make little difference, given that a redemption ticket and a miles upgrade come from one and the same fare bucket. And that fare bucket - D or Z, I believe, depending on class - is often heavily restricted by Emirates, even on flights where there may appear to be lots of space. They can be quite mean with releasing inventory when under pressure to maximise revenue bookings.
Ultimately it will depend on just how flexible you can be re season of travel, and then the exact day within that season of course.
Edit - I was confused too, along with jackiedada, by the reference to "old scheme....."
Not clear from your post whether you're looking to a) buy a flight using miles alone, or b) buy a flight with cash, and then upgrade to next class above with your miles.
In practice it should make little difference, given that a redemption ticket and a miles upgrade come from one and the same fare bucket. And that fare bucket - D or Z, I believe, depending on class - is often heavily restricted by Emirates, even on flights where there may appear to be lots of space. They can be quite mean with releasing inventory when under pressure to maximise revenue bookings.
Ultimately it will depend on just how flexible you can be re season of travel, and then the exact day within that season of course.
Edit - I was confused too, along with jackiedada, by the reference to "old scheme....."
Apr 16, 2015, 5:33 am
#73
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Sydney, NSW
Posts: 842
I mean we booked it prior to the upgrade points going up. So we can still use our points under the terms when we booked them.
Sorry I wasn't clear. We've already made the booking - back in September 2014 - for our trip in June/July. So I guess my query was just on likelihood of upgrades.
From what you've said, they're pretty restrictive. The terms of our ticket mean we can only upgrade at check-in.
Hi there THR
Not clear from your post whether you're looking to a) buy a flight using miles alone, or b) buy a flight with cash, and then upgrade to next class above with your miles.
In practice it should make little difference, given that a redemption ticket and a miles upgrade come from one and the same fare bucket. And that fare bucket - D or Z, I believe, depending on class - is often heavily restricted by Emirates, even on flights where there may appear to be lots of space. They can be quite mean with releasing inventory when under pressure to maximise revenue bookings.
Not clear from your post whether you're looking to a) buy a flight using miles alone, or b) buy a flight with cash, and then upgrade to next class above with your miles.
In practice it should make little difference, given that a redemption ticket and a miles upgrade come from one and the same fare bucket. And that fare bucket - D or Z, I believe, depending on class - is often heavily restricted by Emirates, even on flights where there may appear to be lots of space. They can be quite mean with releasing inventory when under pressure to maximise revenue bookings.
From what you've said, they're pretty restrictive. The terms of our ticket mean we can only upgrade at check-in.
Apr 16, 2015, 5:34 am
#74
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 9,307
These are upgradeable with the amount of miles required when they were first purchased.
Apr 16, 2015, 5:34 am
#75
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 5,454
I think he means that the ticket was purchased under the old fare rules, so upgrade costs are the old, cheaper rates - implying he wants to do a J-F or Y-J sector-by-sector upgrade ex-AU.
However, I would say that during the UK summer, availability might be hard to find before check-in. Do you have any EK status that would allow you to upgrade on-board on a space available basis?
However, I would say that during the UK summer, availability might be hard to find before check-in. Do you have any EK status that would allow you to upgrade on-board on a space available basis?