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Old Nov 7, 2005 | 5:07 am
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Question Which FF program: Skywards or OnePass?

I'll be flying J-class DUS-DXB-SYD-BKK-DXB-DUS on Emirates in a few weeks. I will not be a very frequent flyer on Emirates, but do want to get the credit for these flights. Will I be better of registering with CO OnePass or should I just start collecting Skywards points now? I do fly CO a lot, although I collect KL/AF miles for these flights. Will I get equal amounts of miles using OnePass versus Skywards?

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Old Nov 7, 2005 | 6:41 am
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Originally Posted by FlyingBlue70
I'll be flying J-class DUS-DXB-SYD-BKK-DXB-DUS on Emirates in a few weeks. I will not be a very frequent flyer on Emirates, but do want to get the credit for these flights. Will I be better of registering with CO OnePass or should I just start collecting Skywards points now? I do fly CO a lot, although I collect KL/AF miles for these flights. Will I get equal amounts of miles using OnePass versus Skywards?

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Flying EK will get you 150% status miles whereas CO will give you 125% non status miles. I would go with EK

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Old Nov 7, 2005 | 9:18 am
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Thanks for your quick reply. Are you sure about the CO only earning 125%? I understood that UA members indeed only earn 125%, but that CO earns 150% (but no EQM, as you correctly indicate). On the other hand, I just learned that EK offers a 5000 mile 'first flight' bonus. Quite a puzzle!
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Old Nov 7, 2005 | 9:14 pm
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Originally Posted by FlyingBlue70
On the other hand, I just learned that EK offers a 5000 mile 'first flight' bonus. Quite a puzzle!
Yes, and if you don't fly them much they'll probably send you an email offer after about 6 months following the flight if you haven't flown them again, to offer you some more, "welcome back" bonus miles.
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Old Nov 10, 2005 | 12:59 am
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It also really depends on what airline do you forsee yourself having a longer relationship with.
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