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
Sep 14, 2014, 9:46 pm
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Sep 14, 2014, 9:56 pm
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Sep 14, 2014, 9:57 pm
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Changing dates after first segment flown
I am currently on hold with Alaska Air trying to change the date on an Emirates segment DXB-SIN. I have already flown the first segment SFO-DXB. The agents are not finding any availability for months from DXB-SIN/BKK/KUL/CGK. Is there a procedure the agents need to follow to find the availability or has Emirates made changes to these award tickets more restrictive?
Sep 14, 2014, 10:09 pm
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I am currently on hold with Alaska Air trying to change the date on an Emirates segment DXB-SIN. I have already flown the first segment SFO-DXB. The agents are not finding any availability for months from DXB-SIN/BKK/KUL/CGK. Is there a procedure the agents need to follow to find the availability or has Emirates made changes to these award tickets more restrictive?
--mcz
Sep 14, 2014, 10:25 pm
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Yes plenty of availability x-DXB on the Alaska website if you begin travel in North America. The issue seems to find this same availability after the first segment has been flown. This seems unique to Emirates.
Sep 14, 2014, 10:44 pm
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How are you finding these in KVS? When I tried KVS this week with Z and D fare classes (first or biz class awards) nothing showed up for any day this week. Perhaps I'm using the tool wrong.
Sep 14, 2014, 11:14 pm
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--mcz
Sep 15, 2014, 5:17 pm
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Just as a heads up a lot of seats were released today from DFW/IAH - DXB around the New Years period….perfect opportunity to see the largest fireworks display in the world 
Sep 15, 2014, 5:36 pm
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I don't see that but there are now 2 A388 F seats on many days in February and March from SFO, DFW and IAH, at least on EF.
Sep 15, 2014, 5:38 pm
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Sep 16, 2014, 4:58 am
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Consolidated Emirates (EK) awards availability/booking/routing thread
End of Dec.
Sep 17, 2014, 12:09 am
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I thought I saw some F seats DFW-DXB-SIN earlier today but I couldn't book until after work. 
Right now what I have is YVR-SEA-DFW on AS (Y/F), and a forced overnight in DFW, DFW-DXB in F, DXB-CMB-SIN in J. A bit convoluted...
Right now what I have is YVR-SEA-DFW on AS (Y/F), and a forced overnight in DFW, DFW-DXB in F, DXB-CMB-SIN in J. A bit convoluted...
Sep 17, 2014, 10:10 am
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Excellent availability from mid-Jan till early May on DFW-DXB
Sep 17, 2014, 1:20 pm
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Thanks for the heads up guys, just booked SEA-IAH-DXB in early Jan, 2 seats in F!