Last edit by: Saltire74
Changes to the CD Terms and Conditions in early January 2019 confirm the following:
Effective 1 March 2019, new Chauffeur-drive service reservations are not available in conjunction with Skywards Business and First Class Classic Rewards and Economy to Business Class Upgrades.
https://www.emirates.com/uk/english/...nd-conditions/
Effective 1 March 2019, new Chauffeur-drive service reservations are not available in conjunction with Skywards Business and First Class Classic Rewards and Economy to Business Class Upgrades.
https://www.emirates.com/uk/english/...nd-conditions/
EK Chauffeur Drive Discussion Thread
#1291
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
Where would you get the bus from? I assume it's meant for connecting passengers, so it would be before you got through transit security?
So, if you wanted to get from departures / airside in T3 to departures / airside in T1, you'd first need to go the "wrong way" through transit security in T3, then get the bus, then go through T1 transit security. And then the reverse to get back to T3. Not something I'd like to try
So, if you wanted to get from departures / airside in T3 to departures / airside in T1, you'd first need to go the "wrong way" through transit security in T3, then get the bus, then go through T1 transit security. And then the reverse to get back to T3. Not something I'd like to try
#1292
Moderator: Emirates Skywards and Qatar Airways Privilege Club
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: 12R/30L
Programs: EK Gold|EY Gold|Bonvoy Ambassador| IHG Plat|HHonors Diamond
Posts: 2,818
OK good to know. The infant can be in her seat in the middle so that's part is ok. We definitely will have more bags than can fit in a car for sure though. I guess I can just hope that send an suv, as they did for the pickup. If I do call, should I mention that I have extra passengers? I don't mind going to one location vs two, I guess that depends on the driver and if they are OK with it, or if they are being watched by GPS to make sure they go only one place. I don't want to get them in trouble of course.
#1294
Moderator: Emirates Skywards and Qatar Airways Privilege Club
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: 12R/30L
Programs: EK Gold|EY Gold|Bonvoy Ambassador| IHG Plat|HHonors Diamond
Posts: 2,818
You are entitled to airport drop off at DXB and a pickup at LAX unless you booked using AS award which is exempt.
#1295
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: SAN
Posts: 1,306
#1296
Ambassador, Emirates
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: LGW / AMS / CPT
Programs: SA KL BA EK
Posts: 4,269
It depends a bit on the outstation how it is organised. But yes, in general it’s exactly like that. As soon as you emerge from airside there should either be a row of drivers, one of whom will carry a sign with your name or some sign pointing you to a desk where your driver meets you. Very simple, they do this every day,
#1299
Join Date: Feb 2018
Programs: Bonvoy :Ambassador , ALL :Diamond, Skywards :Silver, Krisflyer :Silver
Posts: 2,808
Sorry if it have been asked before,
Does a QF operated flight (purchased through Emirates) from Sin to Mel eligible for Chauffeur Drive ?
EK on EK options timing is not really nice as it arrive waay too early
Does a QF operated flight (purchased through Emirates) from Sin to Mel eligible for Chauffeur Drive ?
EK on EK options timing is not really nice as it arrive waay too early
#1300
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
#1301
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: AU
Programs: EK platinum, ET, SAS
Posts: 542
I booked a chauffer service online on the Qantas website, using my QF booking reference generated for the SIN-MEL leg, and it confirmed the booking. Knowing Qantas as being inherently unreliable, I called to confirm the validity of the booking and I was told it was definitely confirmed and that a driver will be there to take me the 135km to my home. They understood that I am a Skywards member flying QF metal for the last leg of my trip.
The trick here is that Qantas makes the service available, not Emirates. Yes EK CD cannot be booked, but Qantas does provide a separate service (for a price!) to people like kaizen7 and myself. I don't know how the costs compare, I'm assuming it's not outrageously different to EK.
Having said all this, I know what Qantas is like. I'm keeping my fingers crossed and at the same time updating the Uber app on my phone!!
Last edited by BadoRas; Feb 3, 2019 at 4:26 pm
#1303
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
For timing reasons (wanting to depart at roughly the same time as a friend returning to DXB on EK355 in early March), I have stooped very low and booked myself in J on EK5036 SIN-MEL, a QF operated flight. I normally avoid Qantas like the plague, but sadly unavoidable this time.
I booked a chauffer service online on the Qantas website, using my QF booking reference generated for the SIN-MEL leg, and it confirmed the booking. Knowing Qantas as being inherently unreliable, I called to confirm the validity of the booking and I was told it was definitely confirmed and that a driver will be there to take me the 135km to my home. They understood that I am a Skywards member flying QF metal for the last leg of my trip.
The trick here is that Qantas makes the service available, not Emirates. Yes EK CD cannot be booked, but Qantas does provide a separate service (for a price!) to people like kaizen7 and myself. I don't know how the costs compare, I'm assuming it's not outrageously different to EK.
Having said all this, I know what Qantas is like. I'm keeping my fingers crossed and at the same time updating the Uber app on my phone!!
I booked a chauffer service online on the Qantas website, using my QF booking reference generated for the SIN-MEL leg, and it confirmed the booking. Knowing Qantas as being inherently unreliable, I called to confirm the validity of the booking and I was told it was definitely confirmed and that a driver will be there to take me the 135km to my home. They understood that I am a Skywards member flying QF metal for the last leg of my trip.
The trick here is that Qantas makes the service available, not Emirates. Yes EK CD cannot be booked, but Qantas does provide a separate service (for a price!) to people like kaizen7 and myself. I don't know how the costs compare, I'm assuming it's not outrageously different to EK.
Having said all this, I know what Qantas is like. I'm keeping my fingers crossed and at the same time updating the Uber app on my phone!!
#1305
Ambassador, Emirates
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: LGW / AMS / CPT
Programs: SA KL BA EK
Posts: 4,269
Paying for additional mileage is not accepted everywhere. I suggest you contact the EK call centre to enquire about LAX (or quite possibly someone here can answer the question). If copayment is possible, it will be an amount per mile for each extra mile one-way. The amount obviously includes the cost of the return trip.