Where is EK taking you these holidays...?
Dec 5, 2011, 10:54 am
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Where is EK taking you these holidays...?
I dont know about you - but it has been a long year of travel. My tier mile balance just tipped over 300,000 for the year. My last flight for the year on EK (I hope) is tomorrow, when I do my standard MEL-SIN. Sadly, my 78-year old senile father will be on the same flight, so if you hear of a passenger imploding on an EK flight tomorrow, that will be me.
Wont be on EK over the holiday period (unlike last year, when I was stuck in the US snow storm and lived at EK's JFK lounge for 2+ days!). I'll be on LH and TG, with a touch of something called Delta (some tin pot, small US airline I think
) and even a short hop on WestJet.
Where is EK taking you these holidays? If at all...
Wont be on EK over the holiday period (unlike last year, when I was stuck in the US snow storm and lived at EK's JFK lounge for 2+ days!). I'll be on LH and TG, with a touch of something called Delta (some tin pot, small US airline I think
) and even a short hop on WestJet.Where is EK taking you these holidays? If at all...
Dec 5, 2011, 11:10 am
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Flying Emirates to India and back to Ghana over Christmas.
Strangely enough, NOT flying Emirates to Johannesburg next week but rather Kenya Airways. Quite ironic, since I prefer to fly Emirates to/from Nairobi via Dubai rather than the Kenya Airways nonstops!
Strangely enough, NOT flying Emirates to Johannesburg next week but rather Kenya Airways. Quite ironic, since I prefer to fly Emirates to/from Nairobi via Dubai rather than the Kenya Airways nonstops!
Dec 5, 2011, 11:18 am
#5
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As soon as low season starts ex Canada [Jan 16th] I will be flying YYZ-x/JFK-x/DXB-KHI//BKK-HKG-DXB-JFK-YYZ. Stopover in all places except JFK/DXB outbound and YYZ-JFK-YYZ on AA. The price of this trip? $1150! after tax
It's so cheap that I actually don't mind being stuck in Y on a saver ticket. Wish I hadn't used my miles to upgrade a recent J ticket to F. I would rather have kept that in J and upgraded at least one sector in this to J also!
It's so cheap that I actually don't mind being stuck in Y on a saver ticket. Wish I hadn't used my miles to upgrade a recent J ticket to F. I would rather have kept that in J and upgraded at least one sector in this to J also!
Dec 5, 2011, 12:01 pm
#8
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) but end of Jan. from somewhere in europe (LHR or FCO)- DXB- HKG- BKK- FCO and then to TRS.
Dec 5, 2011, 2:06 pm
#10
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Flying GRU DXB (company is paying for F, no J availability on anything (yesssss! Happens once in a very blue moon) on Saturday on work (Abu Dhabi so I max out the limo too) then to BOM for Christmas i
and new year on the 15th back BOM GRU on the 3rd.... For hopefully my last few months in Brazil.
GRU-BOM-GRU (one way F one way J) is cheaper than just GRU-DXB return in J so my extension for holiday is free, too!
and new year on the 15th back BOM GRU on the 3rd.... For hopefully my last few months in Brazil.
GRU-BOM-GRU (one way F one way J) is cheaper than just GRU-DXB return in J so my extension for holiday is free, too!
Dec 5, 2011, 3:22 pm
#12
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LGW -DXB on the 20th (bloody 777 camel seats again!)
A week in the city, Christmas brunch at the Radisson, then out to the desert for New Year out under the stars around the camp fire, can't wait.
A week in the city, Christmas brunch at the Radisson, then out to the desert for New Year out under the stars around the camp fire, can't wait.
Dec 5, 2011, 8:01 pm
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Join Date: Mar 2011
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Sadly my holiday flying is on AC. I have to wait until March for my SFO-DXB-LHR super trip in F.
Has anyone here ever gone to the UAE for Christmas? I have often fancied spending the holiday in the Gulf, away from it all...
Has anyone here ever gone to the UAE for Christmas? I have often fancied spending the holiday in the Gulf, away from it all...