18,500 Miles expire 31 May 2016
Jan 11, 2016, 10:24 pm
#1
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18,500 Miles expire 31 May 2016
Hi All,
I have 18,500 miles that expire in 4+ months with no plans to fly EK anytime soon. I mostly fly UA/*A so don't think there's any opportunity to transfer miles to another program.
Any suggestions? I took a look at high street and didn't see anything too appealing. I was thinking maybe redeeming for a flight on Alaska Airlines, but it's really hard to search for awards tickets on EK's website. Any I live in Kansas City, so would need to awards reservation to originate at MCI and not sure that is possible, although I am flexible with availability on just about every weekend between now and end of May.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
I have 18,500 miles that expire in 4+ months with no plans to fly EK anytime soon. I mostly fly UA/*A so don't think there's any opportunity to transfer miles to another program.
Any suggestions? I took a look at high street and didn't see anything too appealing. I was thinking maybe redeeming for a flight on Alaska Airlines, but it's really hard to search for awards tickets on EK's website. Any I live in Kansas City, so would need to awards reservation to originate at MCI and not sure that is possible, although I am flexible with availability on just about every weekend between now and end of May.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Jan 12, 2016, 8:39 pm
#3
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Join Date: Dec 2015
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How would I go about doing that? According to this: http://www.emirates.com/us/english/s.../jet-blue.aspx
Kansas City (MCI) is not on the rewards table.. Should I be looking somewhere else to book a rewards ticket on B6?
Kansas City (MCI) is not on the rewards table.. Should I be looking somewhere else to book a rewards ticket on B6?
Jan 13, 2016, 4:08 am
#4
Join Date: Nov 2013
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How would I go about doing that? According to this: http://www.emirates.com/us/english/s.../jet-blue.aspx
Kansas City (MCI) is not on the rewards table.. Should I be looking somewhere else to book a rewards ticket on B6?
Kansas City (MCI) is not on the rewards table.. Should I be looking somewhere else to book a rewards ticket on B6?
To ticket B6 awards using EK miles you need to call EK.
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Jan 14, 2016, 12:45 pm
#9
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Turns out I'll be in Europe in early/mid May, so I may do some hopping around and should be able to burn the miles on Easy Jet. Although never flown them and not looking forward to it....
So for now, that's my plan. If that falls through for some reason, I'd be happy to transfer the miles to another Skywards member... I'll post back here if that turns out to be the case.
Thanks for the suggestions!
So for now, that's my plan. If that falls through for some reason, I'd be happy to transfer the miles to another Skywards member... I'll post back here if that turns out to be the case.
Thanks for the suggestions!
Jan 14, 2016, 12:56 pm
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