if you still have your old skywards e-gate card. u can still use it.
if you don't believe me try it.
I hope u didn't throw away your old skywards e gate card did u? I still use my old 2007 ek skywards card. I used it yesterday happily.
when I read the news. I simply kept my mouth shut and used my old card. and whallah! it still works!
Originally Posted by
DYKWIA
I've just been to try and renew my E-Gate card. I was told that you now need to be a UAE resident, or have a residency visa. She explained that it is a new rule that came in last month.
For me, this was the major advantage of the Skywards Gold card. Not having to queue for anything up to an hour after a long flight was great.
Maybe Emirates should now give out fast-track cards to Gold members.
Cheers,
Rick