Hi All,

I have a couple of questions. Firstly, has anyone heard of Emirates joining one of the major alliances any time soon? I'm not certain if this will be a good thing for emirates, the alliance it joins, both or neither, however, its probably a good thing for the consumer right?

Secondly, with the partner airlines of emirates, I know you get points for flying with them that can be credited to your EK account, but I wanted to know, do these count as Tier miles?