Originally Posted by sfozrhfco

The issue is that EK does not use specific fare classes as most airlines do to differentiate between saver and flex fares. In fact there could be 2 B class fares or M class fares that are almost the same price but one is flex and one is saver--even in the exact same market. Of course, unless some kind of override by specific fare basis code is done by a travel agent, you are always going to either unnecessarily pay a higher fare or end up with a saver ticket. They just have not thought through the practical implementation of this. Even DL which by many counts has a horrible booking engine can get the "book me in a XXX class or higher" if you want to get full miles right.

As stated before, if you find EK is most convenient, then you will have to put up with the fact that you will not necessarily know whether you will get full or half miles. If that is an acceptable trade off, then go for it. If not, look elsewhere until they can implement a system which actually works and is understandable by both their customers and their employees.