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
Apr 30, 2014, 5:13 pm
#766
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So there's no chance of getting the seats that show up on EF when as doesn't show it?
Apr 30, 2014, 8:49 pm
#767
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May 2, 2014, 11:34 pm
#769
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Just booked 2 F tickets for September LAX=> DXB where EF showed Z2 AND QF showed 2. Second time in EK F this year ex LAX. Had terrible problems with AS website and phantom EK availability. That said, some of the dates that showed phantom a week before, eventually became real....
May 4, 2014, 1:46 pm
#771
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May 4, 2014, 5:18 pm
#772
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It seems they are getting a bit better with giving lounge access when booking with Alaska miles. Yesterday I checked in at DXB and then preceded to the first class lounge. They scanned my ticket and asked if I was on some sort of crew or staff ticket... I said no, that I booked using Alaska miles and they just said ok and waived me in. It seems they are more aware of the issue now.
May 5, 2014, 4:37 am
#773
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It seems they are getting a bit better with giving lounge access when booking with Alaska miles. Yesterday I checked in at DXB and then preceded to the first class lounge. They scanned my ticket and asked if I was on some sort of crew or staff ticket... I said no, that I booked using Alaska miles and they just said ok and waived me in. It seems they are more aware of the issue now.
May 5, 2014, 5:46 am
#774
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It seems they are getting a bit better with giving lounge access when booking with Alaska miles. Yesterday I checked in at DXB and then preceded to the first class lounge. They scanned my ticket and asked if I was on some sort of crew or staff ticket... I said no, that I booked using Alaska miles and they just said ok and waived me in. It seems they are more aware of the issue now.
May 5, 2014, 6:25 am
#775
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The first lounge I went, I was with a Platinum member, so it seems like they just let me in as his guest, but when I moved to one of the lounge over in concourse B I ran into the same issue. Took them about five minutes of typing and discussing before letting me through. I am not sure what is causing AS tickets to show up as an employee ticket in their system, but it sounds like after quite few encounters the front line employees are aware of this issue.
May 5, 2014, 11:44 am
#776
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More phantom F space for my latest search. JFK-DXB-HKG on 11/5/14 shows available on AS site. I was naturally suspicious so I checked on expert flyer before hitting purchase and no Z space on either flight. As expected it came back with a message stating there was no space.
I was anticipated being questioned on my trip but no comments.
I was anticipated being questioned on my trip but no comments.
May 8, 2014, 5:46 pm
#777
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Posts: 194
Just booked 2 F class tickets to MALE but one of the return legs is in J. I redeemed the full 90,000 miles though, will they automatically upgrade me to F if space comes available?
May 8, 2014, 7:14 pm
#779
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You'd need to be proactive and call AS. Note- EK can be a bit of a bear with married segments- so even if F opens up, it still may not be bookable based on your flight combination.
May 8, 2014, 7:15 pm
#780
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