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Old May 2, 2010 | 3:24 pm
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Originally Posted by ung1
That is incorrect. You would earn 175% on Skywards, as well as the mileage accelerator bonus. At 28k, that's enough for Skywards Silver (though not much use if you're flying J). But more importantly, that's going to be enough miles for redemptions or upgrades to Australia or BKK/KUL/SIN, so I'd keep the miles on Skywards and use them for one of these short flights.
Oops, right, 100% + 75%, per http://www.skywards.com/earning_miles.aspx .

I was confused by the mileage calculator at http://www.skywards.com/Mileage_Calculator.aspx, which tells me AKL-DOH in Business on a Flex Fare only earns 28,000 miles for non-elite members. But if there were a nonstop AKL-DOH, it would be just over 18000 miles, and 28k/18k = 1.56. Tricky!

You also get a 3,500 mile bonus if you open your Emirates frequent flyer account and fly in Business within 6 months of opening (http://www.skywards.com/Offer_detail...06191&SkinID=1).
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