Skywards Redemptions on Partners
 

I’ve been saving Skywards for a big trip on EK next year, but with the current state of the world, I’m wondering if I should redeem on partner flights.

I’m looking at Japan Airlines and Korean Air. Does EK have good J availability on JL and KE from the USA?

Any good redemptions on AC or UA?

Bump* hoping to get some feedback here.

last time i try looking at JAL J class, seems like in the same pool as OW, however you need to give a call to EK for redeem this ticket.

KE availability is somewhere between Delta's and AF/KL, it shows a bit less than Delta but more than whatever AF / KL shows. I think if you are doing long-haul (e.g., JFK-ICN) EK will definitely push you to book on their own metal -- I don't frequently find useable availability with partners on the EK system, unfortunately.