Originally Posted by BadoRas

For timing reasons (wanting to depart at roughly the same time as a friend returning to DXB on EK355 in early March), I have stooped very low and booked myself in J on EK5036 SIN-MEL, a QF operated flight. I normally avoid Qantas like the plague, but sadly unavoidable this time.

I booked a chauffer service online on the Qantas website, using my QF booking reference generated for the SIN-MEL leg, and it confirmed the booking. Knowing Qantas as being inherently unreliable, I called to confirm the validity of the booking and I was told it was definitely confirmed and that a driver will be there to take me the 135km to my home. They understood that I am a Skywards member flying QF metal for the last leg of my trip.

The trick here is that Qantas makes the service available, not Emirates. Yes EK CD cannot be booked, but Qantas does provide a separate service (for a price!) to people like kaizen7 and myself. I don't know how the costs compare, I'm assuming it's not outrageously different to EK.

Having said all this, I know what Qantas is like. I'm keeping my fingers crossed and at the same time updating the Uber app on my phone!!