Originally Posted by
ExpertFlyer Voice
The problem looks to be that you were searching each segment separately when you should have been searching for them together. EK uses married segment logic for awards so you need to search for the entire trip. When you do you'll see that the results are correct:
Results from ExpertFlyer.com
Code:
Awards & Upgrades Search
Departing JFK on 02/15/13 10:00 PM for MLE
Flying EK on booking class A O
Connecting at DXB
Frequency
Flight Stops Depart Arrive Aircraft Reliability Class Description Code Seats
1 Connection
EK 202 0 JFK DXB 388 Daily First - Flex Award A 0
02/15/13 11:00 PM 02/16/13 8:30 PM 82% / 19m Business - Flex Award O 7
EK 652 0 DXB MLE 772 Su,M,Th,F First - Flex Award A 0
02/17/13 9:35 AM 02/17/13 2:50 PM 69% / 23m Business - Flex Award O 4
Actually, at first I was going to get an F award to DXB and pay for the flight to MLE. Still, there is no F availability just JFK-DXB. I have data below, sorry it's unformatted but I am posting from my iPhone.
EF shows:
JFK to DXB on 02/15/13 5:00 PM
Flying EK on booking class(es) A Z O D
Expanded
EK 202 JFK 11:00p → DXB 8:30p
A4 O7
Stops: 0
Aircraft: 388
Frequency: Daily
Reliability: 80% / 26m
Flight Details · Seat Map · Create Alert
And EK.com shows:
2. 23:00 on Fri 15 Feb, 2013
DEPARTING15 FEB 13 New York, United States to Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Flight
Depart / Arrive
Time
Airport
Duration / Aircraft
Economy
Business
First
EK202
Fri
15 Feb 13
23:00 John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) 12hr 30min
Airbus A380-800 Available
Available
Unavailable
Sat
16 Feb 13
20:30 Dubai International Airport (DXB) Skywards Flex Reward Skywards Flex Reward