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)
Apr 25, 2016, 6:25 pm
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Apr 26, 2016, 7:24 am
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Still the best FF around and I have many seat miles invested !!!
May 14, 2016, 5:09 am
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Buying an Emirates F seat with Alaska miles
Not sure if this is better off here or in the Emirates thread, but lets say I want to buy an Emirates F seat with Alaska miles that I purchased...
Are there any special conditions to doing this?
-Can I still select a seat in advance?
-If I just want to buy the F seat for my outbound flight, must I book the return flight seperately or can I book the round trip together?
-Is the car service still included?
Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but this seems like such an easy scam to get a F seat on Emirates for a fraction of the price...Am i missing something?
Are there any special conditions to doing this?
-Can I still select a seat in advance?
-If I just want to buy the F seat for my outbound flight, must I book the return flight seperately or can I book the round trip together?
-Is the car service still included?
Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but this seems like such an easy scam to get a F seat on Emirates for a fraction of the price...Am i missing something?
May 14, 2016, 6:01 am
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Recent changes to Mileage Plan award redemptions on Emirates got lots of comments in this thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alask...no-notice.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alask...no-notice.html
May 14, 2016, 7:28 am
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Scam isn't the correct word. That would involve deceit. Its just not highly advertised. But with the new jacked up rates not sure its such a great deal anymore
May 14, 2016, 8:10 am
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CDKing I don't think he was talking about that, I think OP was referring to getting to fly EK F in general.
You are wrong. Not only did AS recently raise the award prices but using miles to fly, any award seat whether it's AS Y or EK F is not a scam. The airlines value the miles and set the prices, using AS miles isn't a secret back door into first class.
Everything else you need can be found here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alask...6-edition.html
Everything else you need can be found here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alask...6-edition.html
May 14, 2016, 9:43 am
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I encourage you to read the thread that madone59 referenced.
May 14, 2016, 4:59 pm
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Options you can pay on average 700 to 800 and 60K miles or so on BA for example to get to Africa or pay the EK 120K in Biz. Depends on how you value your miles and how many you fly a year. For us that have flat butts and fly 100K or more miles are not an issue, it's more about availability, Example I am taking BA FC west coast to JNB 80K miles per seat and $821.00 not bad. Actually I am going to the local AMEX office in CPT and see what a paid ticket is back. With the RA where it is conversion wise I can get a biz for apprx 2400 not bad, and that would also give me 12,500 miles.
Do there are many options without the bloggers/hackers/scammers
Just saying
May 15, 2016, 6:07 pm
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Also with reference to the above, you do NOT get car service on Alaska reward bookings. Used to be able to, but that perk went away.
May 15, 2016, 6:28 pm
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Gotcha. So there's no way to see what seats are available before you actually book it?
May 15, 2016, 6:38 pm
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May 15, 2016, 6:59 pm
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May 15, 2016, 7:09 pm
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May 15, 2016, 7:10 pm
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