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)
Dec 15, 2019, 10:31 am
#616
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Dec 15, 2019, 2:32 pm
#617
Join Date: Jan 2010
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https://www.emirates.com/us/english/...ecked-baggage/
I would not worry. I believe the above policy is accurate for your journey. It is probably a bug. If you are still concerned you should check directly with Emirates.
Jan 11, 2020, 10:36 pm
#618
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 639
Which card to use?
Hello everyone,
I need to book a MileagePlan award ticket for my partner on Emirates. Should we pay the taxes with my credit card or hers? Mainly asking because I know some airlines require you to present the credit card at the time of check in at the airport, although I am not sure whether that is the case with Emirates. Thanks!
I need to book a MileagePlan award ticket for my partner on Emirates. Should we pay the taxes with my credit card or hers? Mainly asking because I know some airlines require you to present the credit card at the time of check in at the airport, although I am not sure whether that is the case with Emirates. Thanks!
Jan 11, 2020, 10:52 pm
#619
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 7,263
Hello everyone,
I need to book a MileagePlan award ticket for my partner on Emirates. Should we pay the taxes with my credit card or hers? Mainly asking because I know some airlines require you to present the credit card at the time of check in at the airport, although I am not sure whether that is the case with Emirates. Thanks!
I need to book a MileagePlan award ticket for my partner on Emirates. Should we pay the taxes with my credit card or hers? Mainly asking because I know some airlines require you to present the credit card at the time of check in at the airport, although I am not sure whether that is the case with Emirates. Thanks!
James
Jan 14, 2020, 2:30 pm
#622
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Posts: 4,347
Jan 16, 2020, 10:06 am
#623
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Ottawa, ON
Programs: Marriott Plat, Hertz President's Circle, Hilton Gold
Posts: 391
So what's the latest on being able to change class of service from J to F if space opens up? In an example such as EWR-DXB (F), DXB-BRU (J), can AS only upgrade me to F if F is also available from EWR-DXB at the time of change? That is, the entire ticket has to be reissued? Data points are suggesting that rewards go immediately back in AS inventory when cancelled? Is this only for married segments and if so, how can one confirm if the itinerary segments are married?
Jan 17, 2020, 11:56 am
#628
Join Date: Jun 2016
Programs: AS MVP Gold, Marriott Lifetime Gold, National Executive Elite
Posts: 247
I flew on Emirates F last month and was tracking availability on Expert Flyer. They had almost no award space mid-December though mid-January, but started releasing seats a week or so ahead of time. I booked the one flight that was available a month out and was the only one in F DXB-SFO. I got lots of Expert Flyer alerts while on the trip that several other flights had opened space.
Jan 17, 2020, 12:03 pm
#629
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Ottawa, ON
Programs: Marriott Plat, Hertz President's Circle, Hilton Gold
Posts: 391
a lot or none? I'm seeing nothing from any city to DXB after Dec 9 and I think that is still before the "holidays". I'll keep checking but I hope they release even a few seats during the holidays.
Jan 17, 2020, 2:49 pm
#630
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Location: SEA, but up and down the coast a lot
Programs: Oceanic Airlines Gold Elite
Posts: 20,384
They had almost no award space mid-December though mid-January, but started releasing seats a week or so ahead of time. I booked the one flight that was available a month out and was the only one in F DXB-SFO. I got lots of Expert Flyer alerts while on the trip that several other flights had opened space.
I regularly monitor award space available from AS at around that time of year very early on because I often want to go someplace sunny and warm in S or SE Asia. I just don't see a lot of EK at T-330 for December (which means I don't fly EK; I actually find *A J availability using programs like AV/UA/AC/etc. on airlines like OZ/BR/TG/NH in late December when it's T-330 is much much better- and frankly BR J or NH J connecting to TG J is just fine for what I usually want to do). It seems that EK plays things close to the vest, probably because there's lots of VFR traffic that will suck out award inventory to India that time of year.
I suppose if you're feeling all Dirty Harry "do you feel lucky, punk?!?!" and don't mind last minute planning/award cancellation a strategy where you look for the inventory late (as mentioned in that post) could work. I don't do that because if I've booked AV dealing with the call center and a $200 cancellation fee isn't worth it...
Last edited by eponymous_coward; Jan 17, 2020 at 3:44 pm