Originally Posted by
expert7700
Shocking that Emirates A380's, their crews, and in flight service standards and catering somehow can meet Air Canada's prestigious purchased 4* Skytrax standard. /sarcasm
I thought my Emirates LHR-DXB boarding pass on AC ticket stock was a unique souvenir. Though they can hardly compare to a Transborder MLL, some of the EK lounges have jetbridges to keep elites further from the Zone 2-9 riff raff.
Since at least this spring, EK segments show up on some AC.com paid booking options. Perhaps this was a trial run of some initial partnership. They seem to show only 1-2 days of the week despite all the flights operating daily. The A380 made for an excellent LHR-DXB flight and way to earn some SQD.
Emirates have long been a connector in LHR to/from AC - pretty sure I have a couple tickets from 2013/14. This is nothing new.
If Aeroplan indeed does get EK for redemptions - all the bloggers will wet themselves, there aren't many reasonable mileage redemptions for Emirates nowadays.
There hasnt been a good EK F redemption opportunity since you could get 5 segments in EK F for 100k off Alaska miles before the devaluation about 5 years ago.