Changes to skywards
Mar 25, 2013 | 11:20 am
#1
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Changes to skywards
Can't see this making much difference but anyway...
http://www.skywards.com/Member_Benefits.aspx?SkinID=2
http://www.skywards.com/Member_Benefits.aspx?SkinID=2
Mar 25, 2013 | 2:40 pm
#3
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I think it is either or. So for Silver you can either clock 25K tier miles or do 25 qualifying flights, for Gold you can do either 50K tier miles or 50 flights, but for Plat, the only way to qualify would be to earn 150K tier miles in your qualifying period.
Mar 25, 2013 | 6:04 pm
#4
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So how does this work? Each flight is 1000 tier miles isn't it? I mean dxb doh is so if I did that 50 times I'd be gold anyway...
Mar 25, 2013 | 7:05 pm
#5
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DXB-DOH is only 500 miles on a Saver Fare, so 50 flights would only make you Silver using the miles calculation, but Gold using the flights calculation.
Mar 25, 2013 | 7:21 pm
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Mar 26, 2013 | 2:23 am
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Are they counting a return as 1 flight or 2, that is what would make it worthwhile or not.
Mar 26, 2013 | 1:00 pm
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A qualifying flight is a flight on Emirates, or a code-share flight marketed by Emirates but operated by another airlines, between the point of origin and point of destination of an outward or return journey. (Valid from 01 April 2013)
Mar 26, 2013 | 1:27 pm
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Is it flights, or one way journeys that count?
The description says 25|50 flights but then says " between the point of origin and point of destination of an outward or return journey"
Would ( for example ) CAI-LCA via DXB be 1 flight or 2?
The description says 25|50 flights but then says " between the point of origin and point of destination of an outward or return journey"
Would ( for example ) CAI-LCA via DXB be 1 flight or 2?
Mar 26, 2013 | 1:45 pm
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My understanding is its based on sectors of individual flight numbers so CAI-LCA is 2 flights but DXB-CMB-MEL would be considered one.
Mar 26, 2013 | 2:03 pm
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That would make sense and what I would have expected, but then it then went on to describe it in same way as for earning miles as a "per journey"