Originally Posted by
mlv416
Thanks for the reply - I am looking at O "Special" or H "Saver" so my dad can use the Lounge. But it keeps showing as close to $5000.
I'm debating getting a credit card just to knock off the price by around $1000, but a bit annoyed at even considering that.
Sigh. I know that's a different forum:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cred...-programs-599/
I just find it a bit odd I guess as friends of mine fly AC or KLM/One World Alliance and I know they have regular sales off their business class fares around twice a year, but I know that Emirates is technically 'nicer.'
I can understand your frustration. I regularly (a few times per year) get an email from Emirates announcing a 'sale'. I have to admit that I am often a bit 'underwhelmed' by it, mainly because for the dates / routes I would be interested in booking the fare is not that good. But they DO have 'sales' (as defined in my earlier post), we just don't know when and on which routes / dates. So personally I don't rely on them but book when I think the fare is 'right' (whatever that may mean...). I realise this does not help you a lot but it is where I stand.
And by the way: an H fare does not give lounge access....