Apr 5, 2014, 3:23 pm
Last edit by: eponymous_coward
Emirates award guide using Alaska Airlines miles
Routing Rules:
All trips must start or end in North America.
One open jaw and one stopover allowed on each one-way award.
No fees for changes/cancellations prior to 60 days from departure.
North American Gateway Cities:
West Coast
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Central
Chicago
Dallas
Houston
East Coast
Boston
New York (JFK)
Orlando (Effective September 1, 2015)
Washington DC (IAD)
Canada
Toronto
Award Chart Links*:
Middle East & Africa
Asia
Europe
*If region is not listed on chart its not available.
Perks
Chauffeur Drive NOT Available
Car service is not available for all Business Class and First Class passengers on Alaska Airlines ticketed award tickets on Emirates flights (as of Jan 2015). The chauffeur will not confirm if you use the EK website for this, though the website makes it look you can make a reservation.
Lounges
Access is available for all passengers traveling in Business and First Class. Not all cities have lounges and many may be operated by a Partner. There have been some reports of people having an issue accessing the Dubai lounges as the tickets may appear in their system as non-revenue employee travel. This is not as much of a problem as it used to be but in case it comes up please advise the lounge attendant that you are on an Alaska Airlines award.
Dubai Connect
AS Awards on EK do not qualify for Dubai Connect, which is the service that offers the free hotel.
Tricks to find Transoceanic availability
Instead of performing a blanket, i.e. SEA-DXB search, perform: SEA-MED.
Madinah is a destination that is only served by EK. Consequently, if there is availability, only EK will show up in the calendar results.
Routing Rules:
All trips must start or end in North America.
One open jaw and one stopover allowed on each one-way award.
No fees for changes/cancellations prior to 60 days from departure.
North American Gateway Cities:
West Coast
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Central
Chicago
Dallas
Houston
East Coast
Boston
New York (JFK)
Orlando (Effective September 1, 2015)
Washington DC (IAD)
Canada
Toronto
Award Chart Links*:
Middle East & Africa
Asia
Europe
*If region is not listed on chart its not available.
Perks
Chauffeur Drive NOT Available
Car service is not available for all Business Class and First Class passengers on Alaska Airlines ticketed award tickets on Emirates flights (as of Jan 2015). The chauffeur will not confirm if you use the EK website for this, though the website makes it look you can make a reservation.
Lounges
Access is available for all passengers traveling in Business and First Class. Not all cities have lounges and many may be operated by a Partner. There have been some reports of people having an issue accessing the Dubai lounges as the tickets may appear in their system as non-revenue employee travel. This is not as much of a problem as it used to be but in case it comes up please advise the lounge attendant that you are on an Alaska Airlines award.
Dubai Connect
AS Awards on EK do not qualify for Dubai Connect, which is the service that offers the free hotel.
Tricks to find Transoceanic availability
Instead of performing a blanket, i.e. SEA-DXB search, perform: SEA-MED.
Madinah is a destination that is only served by EK. Consequently, if there is availability, only EK will show up in the calendar results.
Consolidated Emirates (EK) awards availability/booking/routing thread
Oct 14, 2015, 2:54 pm
#2311
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Beaufort, SC
Programs: Delta, Alaska Air, & BA
Posts: 535
Has anyone actually tried to book an EK award on AS.com lately to see if AS is truly showing phantom space? It appears that new space is showing up on AS.com (at the end of the calendar) so it seems like AS.com is not completely out of the loop -- maybe EF is the wrong party here?
My trip is late July.
Last edited by Pulley; Oct 14, 2015 at 2:57 pm Reason: Add info
Oct 14, 2015, 2:58 pm
#2312
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Denver • DEN-APA
Programs: AF Platinum, EK Gold, AA EXP, UA 1K, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 21,603
Oct 14, 2015, 3:54 pm
#2313
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 503
It is odd that the AS calendar keeps getting updated if the space has indeed been pulled. I need to book a DFW-DXB-MLE flight in F for the third weekend in September next year and have been checking daily for the space to open up and every day on AS a day or two gets added. I'd be interested to see if anyone else has been able to secure tickets.
One thing I have noticed is that up until August 31st on AS the DXB-MLE segment is wide open in J for all flight times. Starting September 1st all I see for that segment is Y, with a random flights here or there in J.
One thing I have noticed is that up until August 31st on AS the DXB-MLE segment is wide open in J for all flight times. Starting September 1st all I see for that segment is Y, with a random flights here or there in J.
Oct 14, 2015, 4:09 pm
#2314
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 4,542
Can you pm me examples and did you use AA res or BA site to find? Id appreciate your help since my African trip is in jeopardy given AS/EK issue.
Oct 14, 2015, 4:11 pm
#2315
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 4,542
Interesting.
Looking at DFW-DXB next spring.
Expert flyer does not show any first at all.
EK site shows first at 115k and serious charges $700 or so for flights.
AS shows fair availability. Some with $20 charges EK, some at $500+ on BA.
So, I just went to AS and attempted a 1st class ticket DFW-DXB on EK. Got all the way to where give your credit card. Seems okay. Not sure if it would still go through if I entered card or not actually book.
Not able to book both of us yet (miles), so can not pull the trigger yet, but concerned.
Looking at DFW-DXB next spring.
Expert flyer does not show any first at all.
EK site shows first at 115k and serious charges $700 or so for flights.
AS shows fair availability. Some with $20 charges EK, some at $500+ on BA.
So, I just went to AS and attempted a 1st class ticket DFW-DXB on EK. Got all the way to where give your credit card. Seems okay. Not sure if it would still go through if I entered card or not actually book.
Not able to book both of us yet (miles), so can not pull the trigger yet, but concerned.
Oct 14, 2015, 4:58 pm
#2316
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Austin, Texas
Programs: Airline nobody. Sad!
Posts: 26,062
BA, as QR awards don't show on AA.com, although most of what I saw was after July (check August 16th as an example DFW-DOH on a QR 777, currently 4 business awards available that day)
Oct 14, 2015, 5:18 pm
#2317
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Nashville -Past DL Plat, FO, WN-CP, various hotel programs
Programs: DL-MM, AA, SW w/companion,HiltonDiamond, Hyatt PLat, IHF Plat, Miles and Points Seeker
Posts: 11,074
I know you can change awards outside the 60 day window at no charge. Can I change a partner (EK) from biz to 1st without charge? Or do they cancel and charge you $125 to cancel it.
Assuming seats are available, and of course paying the difference.
Assuming seats are available, and of course paying the difference.
Oct 14, 2015, 6:00 pm
#2318
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Beaufort, SC
Programs: Delta, Alaska Air, & BA
Posts: 535
Oct 14, 2015, 6:56 pm
#2320
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 4,542
Huge help. I can see that. Unfortunately, DOHJFK/BOS/PHL still nothing entire month of Aug (per awardnexus using BA tool).
Oct 15, 2015, 7:41 am
#2321
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 503
AS just updated the award calendar for the Sept. 10th, 2016. No F or J award space showing for EK.
Oct 15, 2015, 11:50 am
#2322
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: LAX
Posts: 288
I've monitored EK seats for a while and EK doesn't release premium seats at the opening of the schedule. It does change quite often. Sometime EK will have premium award seats for one week but non in next week. This is especially true for LAX and SFO route. Some routes are more predicable such as DFW which it's fairly easy to see 2F on every day when the schedule opens.
Oct 15, 2015, 12:01 pm
#2323
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 503
I've monitored EK seats for a while and EK doesn't release premium seats at the opening of the schedule. It does change quite often. Sometime EK will have premium award seats for one week but non in next week. This is especially true for LAX and SFO route. Some routes are more predicable such as DFW which it's fairly easy to see 2F on every day when the schedule opens.
Oct 15, 2015, 12:21 pm
#2325
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: ANC
Programs: AS; Hyatt; Bonvoy
Posts: 1,718
Has anyone actually tried to book an EK award on AS.com lately to see if AS is truly showing phantom space? It appears that new space is showing up on AS.com (at the end of the calendar) so it seems like AS.com is not completely out of the loop -- maybe EF is the wrong party here?