Originally Posted by
FlyWithKaeMarie
Thanks both of you for your assistance. There's a lot of miles I've missed out on over the years from not understanding/being part of FF. I joined Qantas because I learned about their upgrade possibilities.
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So it would be best to keep Qantas for my OneWorld flights and Emirates for my SkyTeam flights only? (those are the two main alliances I fly with).
The chances of getting upgrade with QF points on QF flight is low. Some cheap QF fares are not eligible for upgrades.
But only QF points can be used to upgrade a QF flight.
You cannot use QF points to upgrade a flight on another airline.
Emirates EK is not a
Skyteam alliance member. EK is not part of any alliance.
Emirates EK is a frequent flyer partner of Qantas QF. You can earn QF points flying eligible EK flights and vs