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MassimoL Mar 27, 2016 6:42 am
40K Missing miles to Platinum
 
Hey Guys,

I am 40K short for my Platinum status based out of Dubai. I fly only Economy so I had a good number of flights but still short.

What would be the best and of course cheapest way to still manage these 40K miles in one or 2 months time ?

thanks !

Massimo

m3red Mar 27, 2016 7:26 am
No cheap way from Dubai - 40k tier is a lot too.

You'd need a couple of long haul flights from India or Sri Lanka in first.

MassimoL Mar 27, 2016 7:37 am
I need to go to St Paul in April but Emirates website doesn't show how many miles that trip would be. How can I know how many these would add up ?

I was thinking of doing DXB - SEA - MSP and back but as it's also via Alaska Airlines I can't seem to find the miles I would make ? I wanted to compare the fares to know which one would be helpful towards my target.

m3red Mar 27, 2016 11:04 am
Originally Posted by MassimoL (Post 26393288)
I need to go to St Paul in April but Emirates website doesn't show how many miles that trip would be. How can I know how many these would add up ?

I was thinking of doing DXB - SEA - MSP and back but as it's also via Alaska Airlines I can't seem to find the miles I would make ? I wanted to compare the fares to know which one would be helpful towards my target.
Cmb Dxb sea return in first will get you enough miles (45k tier)

https://www.emirates.com/account/uk/...alculator.aspx

ioto1902 Mar 27, 2016 1:27 pm
Dear OP,
You are aware that 40K is 10K short of a newbie getting Gold ...
I'm not convinced that Plat is worth flying 40K extra if you don't initially need to.
Nevertheless, if your have the will and the budget, just fly CMB-DXB in F as m3red has suggested.

pomkiwi Mar 27, 2016 2:29 pm
Originally Posted by ioto1902 (Post 26394645)
Nevertheless, if your have the will and the budget, just fly CMB-DXB in F as m3red has suggested.
The requirement is CMB-DXB-SEA rtn - CMB-DXB return in F is just 8.5k miles.

As already commented on I'm not sure i would try to fly extra to earn 40k miles - the only tangible benefits I can see are F lounge access in DXB and SYD/MEL over J lounge and a free Gold membership for somebody else. Both OK but not worth spending significant amounts to get IMHO.

MassimoL Mar 28, 2016 9:39 pm
Hey guys,

Thanks - one last question. Where can I find how many miles I would make on the partner airlines as I still will need to to SEA-MSP on Alaska Airlines.

Currently looking at BEY - DXB - SEA - MSP as I will be in BEY anyway over that specific weekend.

Thanks

MassimoL Mar 28, 2016 9:48 pm
I could actually even do BEY - DXB - BOS - SEA - MSP outbound
And MSP - SEA - DXB on inbound but i'll be honest that might be pushing it :D

pomkiwi Mar 29, 2016 12:08 am
Originally Posted by MassimoL (Post 26401626)
Hey guys,

Thanks - one last question. Where can I find how many miles I would make on the partner airlines as I still will need to to SEA-MSP on Alaska Airlines.

Currently looking at BEY - DXB - SEA - MSP as I will be in BEY anyway over that specific weekend.

Thanks
You will see how many miles and tier miles you will earn by trying a dummy booking on the EK website after logging into your Skywards account.

skywardhunter Mar 31, 2016 2:30 pm
Who knew we'd ever have a lively thread on EK mileage running on here :D


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