I think I may try something. My wife and I are flying Emirates from Orlando to Bangkok. The reasoning is that their fare was $1,092 R/T which was quite a bit lower than any other airline. Before we leave the US I might try booking Skypass miles for a couple of trips out of Thailand possibly to Vietnam or China. Airlines like Vietnam Air and Xiamenair, which are Skyteam members, have flights from Bangkok. I am wondering if it will be easier using KAL Skypass mileage on these airlines rather than trying for the legacy carriers. Also, even in the far east, KAL charges a lot in fees to use mileage on KAL. I can't believe it would be as much on these two other carriers. Anyone knowledgeable about this?