Apr 2, 2016, 9:31 am
Last edit by: eponymous_coward
Emirates award guide using Alaska Airlines miles. Note that Alaska Airlines cannot book EK F any longer- it's just J or Y. F awards were ceased on 3/31/2021.
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.
Only AS and EK can be used for the award.
North American Gateway Cities:
West Coast
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Central
Chicago
Dallas
Houston
East Coast
Boston
New York (JFK, EWR)
Washington DC (IAD)
Fort Lauderdale
Orlando
Canada
Toronto
Mexico
Mexico City (via Barcelona)
Award Chart Links*:
Middle East & Africa
Asia
Note: EK flies DXB-HKG-BKK but otherwise it is DXB-final stop
Europe
Note: EK flies JFK-MXP-DXB and EWR-ATH-DXB but otherwise routing will be via DXB
*If region is not listed on chart it's 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.
Only AS and EK can be used for the award.
North American Gateway Cities:
West Coast
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Central
Chicago
Dallas
Houston
East Coast
Boston
New York (JFK, EWR)
Washington DC (IAD)
Fort Lauderdale
Orlando
Canada
Toronto
Mexico
Mexico City (via Barcelona)
Award Chart Links*:
Middle East & Africa
Asia
Note: EK flies DXB-HKG-BKK but otherwise it is DXB-final stop
Europe
Note: EK flies JFK-MXP-DXB and EWR-ATH-DXB but otherwise routing will be via DXB
*If region is not listed on chart it's 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 (2016 and Later)
Nov 7, 2016, 6:50 pm
#271
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: ANC
Programs: AS; Hyatt; Bonvoy
Posts: 1,718
Nov 8, 2016, 11:54 am
#272
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Mountain Time Zone
Programs: AS Million Miler/Marriott Lifetime Titanium/ IGH Ambassador
Posts: 5,992
Next year we are planning another African trip and a another two day stay over in Dubai. Not a bad place to visit short visits occasionally . Good to see where our gas pump money goes
We love the Hyatt's in Dubai and the "Park" is great
Nov 10, 2016, 8:25 pm
#274
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: ATL
Programs: UA 3.6 MM, Marriott Lifetime Plat
Posts: 2,582
Booking problems
Is anyone having a problem tonight booking EK Awards? The website is unable to confirm the reservation and I called reservations and they are unable to confirm the space on their end
Nov 10, 2016, 9:47 pm
#275
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: BOS/ORH
Programs: AS 75K
Posts: 18,323
When i tried i thought i was lucky then after a few min of the guy looking around at the screens he told me i cant get a car on an award ticket.
Nov 10, 2016, 10:39 pm
#276
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Mountain Time Zone
Programs: AS Million Miler/Marriott Lifetime Titanium/ IGH Ambassador
Posts: 5,992
just made some for 25 days from now and no problems within 10 after leaving AS site and going onto Ek site reservation was there and made seat assignments
Nov 12, 2016, 8:34 am
#280
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Location: 6km East of EPAYE
Programs: UA Silver, AA Platinum, AS & DL GM Marriott TE, Hilton Gold
Posts: 9,582
Nov 16, 2016, 6:50 pm
#282
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Location: IAH
Programs: DL DM, Hyatt Ist-iest, Stariott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 12,794
I haven't looked forward to 14 hours on a plane this much since my first CX F flight earlier this year
Last edited by krazykanuck; Nov 16, 2016 at 7:02 pm
Nov 17, 2016, 10:07 am
#283
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Mountain Time Zone
Programs: AS Million Miler/Marriott Lifetime Titanium/ IGH Ambassador
Posts: 5,992
We are looking forward to our next EK flights in a week
Nov 18, 2016, 4:38 pm
#284
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: Alaska MVP 75K / SPG Plat (100 Nights) / NEXUS
Posts: 220
Hi All,
So after many years, I decided to finally bite the bullet and booked an award ticket on EK for myself and my fiancée on our way back after getting married in Italy this January. I routinely fly their J product for work between the States and India and I was worried about the possibility of devaluations coming up due to VX merger so I bit the bullet since I had so much mileage banked up.
Also, it seemed like a nice thing to do since we've decided to postpone our honeymoon due to both of us having client-work commitments... And... It's almost the dead of winter.
This is what I ended up booking as an award:
Seemed like a good deal, relatively speaking, from an EK-award post-devaluation perspective. Luckily, I found availability on the dates I needed and just spending one day in DXB to goof-off on the way back to the States.
Cheers,
Kermee
So after many years, I decided to finally bite the bullet and booked an award ticket on EK for myself and my fiancée on our way back after getting married in Italy this January. I routinely fly their J product for work between the States and India and I was worried about the possibility of devaluations coming up due to VX merger so I bit the bullet since I had so much mileage banked up.
Also, it seemed like a nice thing to do since we've decided to postpone our honeymoon due to both of us having client-work commitments... And... It's almost the dead of winter.
This is what I ended up booking as an award:
Seemed like a good deal, relatively speaking, from an EK-award post-devaluation perspective. Luckily, I found availability on the dates I needed and just spending one day in DXB to goof-off on the way back to the States.
Cheers,
Kermee
Nov 18, 2016, 7:10 pm
#285
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Mountain Time Zone
Programs: AS Million Miler/Marriott Lifetime Titanium/ IGH Ambassador
Posts: 5,992
Hi All,
So after many years, I decided to finally bite the bullet and booked an award ticket on EK for myself and my fiancée on our way back after getting married in Italy this January. I routinely fly their J product for work between the States and India and I was worried about the possibility of devaluations coming up due to VX merger so I bit the bullet since I had so much mileage banked up.
Also, it seemed like a nice thing to do since we've decided to postpone our honeymoon due to both of us having client-work commitments... And... It's almost the dead of winter.
This is what I ended up booking as an award:
Seemed like a good deal, relatively speaking, from an EK-award post-devaluation perspective. Luckily, I found availability on the dates I needed and just spending one day in DXB to goof-off on the way back to the States.
Cheers,
Kermee
So after many years, I decided to finally bite the bullet and booked an award ticket on EK for myself and my fiancée on our way back after getting married in Italy this January. I routinely fly their J product for work between the States and India and I was worried about the possibility of devaluations coming up due to VX merger so I bit the bullet since I had so much mileage banked up.
Also, it seemed like a nice thing to do since we've decided to postpone our honeymoon due to both of us having client-work commitments... And... It's almost the dead of winter.
This is what I ended up booking as an award:
Seemed like a good deal, relatively speaking, from an EK-award post-devaluation perspective. Luckily, I found availability on the dates I needed and just spending one day in DXB to goof-off on the way back to the States.
Cheers,
Kermee
Congratulations to both of you. Enjoy those flights I am off next week on my 6th trip on EK, some paid