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Old Dec 4, 2015, 8:34 am
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New Skywards cards design 2016

Final art here...

http://www.emirates.com/AE/english/s...of-travel.aspx

Happy with the burj al Arab for plat looks cool ^

Wonder if the Recent events in Paris influenced the vote for that one? Cool cards anyway
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Old Dec 4, 2015, 8:36 am
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Artwork was finalised a month ago I think, and page doesn't specify which artwork will be on which card unless I missed something?
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Old Dec 4, 2015, 8:38 am
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Originally Posted by skywardhunter
Artwork was finalised a month ago I think, and page doesn't specify which artwork will be on which card unless I missed something?
Had a mail today - New York is blue, London silver, Paris gold, burj al Arab plat.
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Old Dec 4, 2015, 8:40 am
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Much better than the 2015 ones imho!
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Old Dec 4, 2015, 8:41 am
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Agreed, 2015 ones are dull.
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Old Dec 4, 2015, 8:46 am
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Originally Posted by m3red
Had a mail today - New York is blue, London silver, Paris gold, burj al Arab plat.
Ah nice, didn't get that. Looks like I'll get Paris in Jan then
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Old Dec 4, 2015, 9:10 am
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Real 1st world problem!

When you work in the proper developing world where postal services don't exist, you don't get Skywards cards.

I have never been given one.

At least LH flies them in for M&M even if you have to go to the GSA in person to collect.

EK does not even do that!
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Old Dec 4, 2015, 9:30 am
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Originally Posted by groundops
Real 1st world problem!

When you work in the proper developing world where postal services don't exist, you don't get Skywards cards.

I have never been given one.

At least LH flies them in for M&M even if you have to go to the GSA in person to collect.

EK does not even do that!
You'd be shocked. I live in India and got two this year alone. I was pretty surprised myself. We don't even have house numbers or post boxes.
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Old Dec 4, 2015, 9:32 am
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Originally Posted by groundops
Real 1st world problem!

When you work in the proper developing world where postal services don't exist, you don't get Skywards cards.

I have never been given one.

At least LH flies them in for M&M even if you have to go to the GSA in person to collect.

EK does not even do that!
They can be arranged to be collected at outstations or at DXB lounges if the postal service in your country of residence is unreliable.
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Old Dec 4, 2015, 10:41 am
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....... though perhaps not at lounges if you happen to be (desperately) wanting to collect a Blue one.

I seem to recall reading an unfortunate tale about just such a scenario .......
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Old Dec 4, 2015, 10:43 am
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Originally Posted by subject2load
....... though perhaps not at lounges if you happen to be (desperately) wanting to collect a Blue one.

I seem to recall reading an unfortunate tale about just such a scenario .......
I'd love a blue card!

FWIW never had one. Flew EK the first time in 08 to NZ was silver at the end. How times change....
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Old Dec 4, 2015, 11:28 am
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Originally Posted by m3red
I'd love a blue card!

FWIW never had one. Flew EK the first time in 08 to NZ was silver at the end. How times change....
you can buy a mxp-syd (or ex ams, also cheeeap) for 6000$ and receive gold, so still possible (in F)
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Old Dec 4, 2015, 3:38 pm
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The pictures are very nice.

I'm a little bit puzzled. Two are portrait and two are landscape (format).
This year's cards were portrait. So, I guess they are going to crop the pictures ...

And, to answer some, I always receive my cards through DHL ...
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Old Dec 4, 2015, 10:21 pm
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Here you go...

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Old Dec 5, 2015, 11:36 am
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I have to say that out of all the artwork, the Blue card has to be my favourite. Makes me want to take a flight as a pleb just so I can get one with my name on it!
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