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Welcome to Your Emirates Skywards Questions Answered - 2017/2018
Skywards is the Frequent Flyer Programme (FFP) for Emirates Airlines. There are many ways of collecting and spending miles as well as attaining status within the membership programme and different levels of status bring with it certain benefits. Sometimes FFP's can be confusingand we all find ourselves with a question at times relating to membership or how to spend, how to collect, where to spend, where to collect, what benefits come with membership etc.
From the Emirates Skywards Web Page:
Make the Most of Every Mile with Emirates SkywardsOur award-winning frequent flyer programme costs nothing to join and will change the way you see the world forever. It’s simpler than ever before to apply and begin collecting more Miles more quickly in even more ways. Membership gives you the chance to earn and spend Miles with Emirates and a wide selection of partners, and also enhances your travel experience with benefits and services that make every trip more rewarding.
https://www.emirates.com/english/sky.../skywards.aspx
We have a quite a few experts on the forum, so if you find yourself stuck as how to make the most of your membership then please ask your Skywards questions here.
Here is the link to the 2015/2016 thread: Your Skywards Questions Answered 2015/2016
Safe & Happy Travels
Saltire74
EK Forum Ambassador
Skywards is the Frequent Flyer Programme (FFP) for Emirates Airlines. There are many ways of collecting and spending miles as well as attaining status within the membership programme and different levels of status bring with it certain benefits. Sometimes FFP's can be confusingand we all find ourselves with a question at times relating to membership or how to spend, how to collect, where to spend, where to collect, what benefits come with membership etc.
From the Emirates Skywards Web Page:
Make the Most of Every Mile with Emirates SkywardsOur award-winning frequent flyer programme costs nothing to join and will change the way you see the world forever. It’s simpler than ever before to apply and begin collecting more Miles more quickly in even more ways. Membership gives you the chance to earn and spend Miles with Emirates and a wide selection of partners, and also enhances your travel experience with benefits and services that make every trip more rewarding.
https://www.emirates.com/english/sky.../skywards.aspx
We have a quite a few experts on the forum, so if you find yourself stuck as how to make the most of your membership then please ask your Skywards questions here.
Here is the link to the 2015/2016 thread: Your Skywards Questions Answered 2015/2016
Safe & Happy Travels
Saltire74
EK Forum Ambassador
Your Emirates Skywards Questions Answered - 2017/2018
Nov 12, 2018, 1:27 pm
#226
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Somewhere
Programs: AS MVP, EK Silver, Bonvoy Plat
Posts: 921
What's the best program to credit my Emirates economy flight towards if I want to use the miles for domestic (US) travel?
I'm flying IAH-DXB-DEL and BLR-DXB-IAH in classes X and Q over the holidays. On the Emirates website it says I'll earn 12,500 Skywards miles for the flights. However, if I credit them to my Jetblue account, I'll earn 1 point/2 miles or 9670 miles.
Are there any better options? I'd like to be able to use the points on United or at least easily from IAH/ATL/DTW, but the ability to pool points with Jetblue is attractive (9670<10000). I thought about crediting it to Korean. However according to their website, Emirates flights that don't have Korean Air as an operating carrier don't earn points.
TIA
I'm flying IAH-DXB-DEL and BLR-DXB-IAH in classes X and Q over the holidays. On the Emirates website it says I'll earn 12,500 Skywards miles for the flights. However, if I credit them to my Jetblue account, I'll earn 1 point/2 miles or 9670 miles.
Are there any better options? I'd like to be able to use the points on United or at least easily from IAH/ATL/DTW, but the ability to pool points with Jetblue is attractive (9670<10000). I thought about crediting it to Korean. However according to their website, Emirates flights that don't have Korean Air as an operating carrier don't earn points.
TIA
Nov 21, 2018, 4:13 am
#227
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Programs: BA Silver, EY Gold, HH Diamond, IHG Plat
Posts: 12,210
Just out of interest I have a AMS-DXB-DEL ticket. There is never any award for the DXB-DEL sector until t-3 days. Can I confirm the long haul in First and the short haul in Business and waitlist for F? Or would they give it to me if they have seats available ex DXB?
Nov 21, 2018, 4:15 am
#228
Ambassador: Emirates Airlines
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Manchester, UK
Posts: 18,620
Neither of those flights have the new F as far as I am aware?
Nov 21, 2018, 4:18 am
#229
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
What's your status? There've been recent reports that Gold and above can waitlist for an award/upgrade (need to call), however if it becomes available at T-3 you can call back then and have them re-issue and take the combined mileage amount rather than the individual leg amounts.
Nov 21, 2018, 5:45 am
#231
Ambassador: Emirates Airlines
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Manchester, UK
Posts: 18,620
Nov 24, 2018, 5:09 am
#233
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: AU
Programs: EK platinum, ET, SAS
Posts: 542
Just as a matter of interest, on a booking MEL-DXB-EBB in F and EBB-DXB-MEL in J, when I upgraded with miles for EBB- DXB, I was offered a discounted number of miles. When I upgraded the DXB-MEL leg, I was deducted the balance of what would have been the entire trip upgrade miles.
I have not been aware previously of discounted upgrade miles. It's a long stretch for Emirates to assume I would upgrade both legs, and they could not be sure award seats would become available on the DXB-MEL leg, so I have to assume the discounted miles are only some random offer.
Has anyone else experienced this?
I have not been aware previously of discounted upgrade miles. It's a long stretch for Emirates to assume I would upgrade both legs, and they could not be sure award seats would become available on the DXB-MEL leg, so I have to assume the discounted miles are only some random offer.
Has anyone else experienced this?
Nov 24, 2018, 10:02 am
#234
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: In transit
Programs: AF/KL BA GF EK EY LH QR
Posts: 587
Just as a matter of interest, on a booking MEL-DXB-EBB in F and EBB-DXB-MEL in J, when I upgraded with miles for EBB- DXB, I was offered a discounted number of miles. When I upgraded the DXB-MEL leg, I was deducted the balance of what would have been the entire trip upgrade miles.
I have not been aware previously of discounted upgrade miles. It's a long stretch for Emirates to assume I would upgrade both legs, and they could not be sure award seats would become available on the DXB-MEL leg, so I have to assume the discounted miles are only some random offer.
Has anyone else experienced this?
I have not been aware previously of discounted upgrade miles. It's a long stretch for Emirates to assume I would upgrade both legs, and they could not be sure award seats would become available on the DXB-MEL leg, so I have to assume the discounted miles are only some random offer.
Has anyone else experienced this?
Nov 26, 2018, 2:40 am
#235
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: AU
Programs: EK platinum, ET, SAS
Posts: 542
Thank you, that explains it!
Jan 1, 2019, 10:43 pm
#236
Moderator, Emirates
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Where My Heart Is
Programs: BAEC Silver, FB Platinum, KQ Asante Gold, Shebamiles Blue, Emirates Blue
Posts: 3,386