[EK NEWBIE LOUNGE] Ask Your Questions Here (Flame Free) 2020
Mar 3, 20, 3:00 am
#136
Ambassador: Emirates Airlines
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Manchester, UK
Posts: 17,816
Originally Posted by Sam_AE
Newbie here -- looking at booking a Skywards award in F from JNB-DXB-YYZ. Found F on the first leg but only see J available for the DXB-YYZ. I can't seem to find a 'mixed award' booking whereby you book in F and they upgrade the second leg when/if F becomes available. Also, unless I book both legs separately, I can't seem to book it at all on the Emirates website. Any advice? Travel is in August but hoping someone has some tricks of the trade to share.
Mar 3, 20, 3:14 am
#137
Join Date: May 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 3,935
Have 2 x 30k EK account balances I’m likely to build on, any suggestions on the best use in or around Europe? Had looked at using them in the US with JetBlue however could not find availability and the booking process doesn’t seem easy.
Mar 3, 20, 3:38 am
#138
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 8,937
Originally Posted by pazza2000
Have 2 x 30k EK account balances I’m likely to build on, any suggestions on the best use in or around Europe? Had looked at using them in the US with JetBlue however could not find availability and the booking process doesn’t seem easy.
Mar 3, 20, 7:32 am
#139
Join Date: May 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 3,935
Originally Posted by ft101
easyJet for flights and Rocketmiles for hotels.
Mar 4, 20, 2:05 am
#140
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 8,937
Originally Posted by pazza2000
Thanks, never knew hotels via Rocketmiles were an option! I’m guessing an EasyJet redemption offers better value?
Mar 5, 20, 2:09 am
#141
Join Date: May 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 3,935
Originally Posted by ft101
I haven't priced up easyJet recently, but originally they were giving about the same value as upgrades, which are usually considered one of the best uses of miles. The one time I looked at Rocketmiles I was shocked at how poor value they were.
Mar 9, 20, 3:16 am
#142
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 113
Buying Miles
I see a lot of sites where you can buy airline miles for a very cheap price. Does anyone use those sites or is it just scam?
Thnx
Thnx
Mar 9, 20, 3:41 am
#143
Ambassador: Emirates Airlines
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Manchester, UK
Posts: 17,816
Originally Posted by larzy1977
I see a lot of sites where you can buy airline miles for a very cheap price. Does anyone use those sites or is it just scam?
Thnx
Thnx
Mar 9, 20, 5:49 am
#144
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 113
Originally Posted by DYKWIA
Have you got some examples? My head is saying "scam" immediately. I don't see how you could get EK miles into your account without going through the official method. Even if the 3rd party would transfer miles, the costs would be enormous.
https://www.airmiles.hk/?www.airmiles.hk
Thnx
Mar 9, 20, 6:43 am
#145
Ambassador: Emirates Airlines
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Manchester, UK
Posts: 17,816
Originally Posted by larzy1977
Mar 9, 20, 7:42 am
#146
Moderator, Emirates
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Where My Heart Is
Programs: BAEC Gold, EK Blue, FB Gold, Shebamiles, Blue
Posts: 3,334
Originally Posted by larzy1977
I see a lot of sites where you can buy airline miles for a very cheap price. Does anyone use those sites or is it just scam?
Thnx
Thnx
Mar 10, 20, 3:04 pm
#147
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 155
Is it not possible to buy a oneway saver fare? I'm searching MLE to DXB- the one way fare is ~$845 (flex). If I search a round trip (with a bogus return), that drops the price to ~$577. Obviously better, but it shows individually that the flight (MLE-DXB, not DXB-MLE on the later return date) I want is just $299. Anyway to access this $299 fare? Thanks!
Mar 10, 20, 3:45 pm
#148
Suspended
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: EK1 ML5A ;-)
Programs: EK iO
Posts: 699
Originally Posted by bdubs7
Is it not possible to buy a oneway saver fare? I'm searching MLE to DXB- the one way fare is ~$845 (flex). If I search a round trip (with a bogus return), that drops the price to ~$577. Obviously better, but it shows individually that the flight (MLE-DXB, not DXB-MLE on the later return date) I want is just $299. Anyway to access this $299 fare? Thanks!
Presence of one way savers depends on the POS and OD
case in point pos AE: dxbtun but not dxbcdg
Mar 11, 20, 9:15 am
#149
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 155
Originally Posted by iFlyMoreThanYou
No you wont be able to, the 299 usd shown is the half round trip fare
Presence of one way savers depends on the POS and OD
case in point pos AE: dxbtun but not dxbcdg
Presence of one way savers depends on the POS and OD
case in point pos AE: dxbtun but not dxbcdg
Mar 11, 20, 5:34 pm
#150
Suspended
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: EK1 ML5A ;-)
Programs: EK iO
Posts: 699
Originally Posted by bdubs7
Thanks. What do you mean by OD? So there will never be a one-way saver ticket?
