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A380 Award Availability
Does EK allow award travel on the A380 flight (LHR-DXB). I can't find space on a single day in either direction. Thanks.
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No J and F awards on EK on A380
Originally Posted by NYCbustravelguy
(Post 10970661)
Does EK allow award travel on the A380 flight (LHR-DXB). I can't find space on a single day in either direction. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by SethLevy
(Post 10972206)
No. EK has block all award bookings on the A380. You cannot fly the A380 in J or F using miles.
I suspect the awards have all been snapped up. Cheers, Rick |
Originally Posted by DYKWIA
(Post 10972734)
Not true. I used an award a couple of weeks ago on EK001.
I suspect the awards have all been snapped up. Cheers, Rick |
Originally Posted by SethLevy
(Post 10973161)
Not true. EK specifically informed me that they no longer allow award travel on the A380 routes. They told me up until December 1 they allowed it, but not after.
Funny how I managed to take pictures though. Cheers, Rick |
Originally Posted by DYKWIA
(Post 10973441)
OK - I must have dreamt my flight on EK001 on 10th December.
I'm a bit shocked that they are blocking Biz redemption in addition to First. That's pretty harsh. |
Originally Posted by sbm12
(Post 10973478)
I think he meant that redemptions were allowed until 10 December. They wouldn't cancel the ticket you've already redeemed.
I'm a bit shocked that they are blocking Biz redemption in addition to First. That's pretty harsh. Singapore airlines does not allow award redemptions for its premium products in F at all, and requires now double miles for redemtions in J using its miles only. Thus, there is no way to travel from Neward to SIngapore using other star alliance miles, other than SQ, and if SQ, you must use double. I agree not allowing some J class redemption is harsh. |
Originally Posted by SethLevy
(Post 10974159)
Singapore airlines does not allow award redemptions for its premium products in F at all, and requires now double miles for redemtions in J using its miles only. Thus, there is no way to travel from Neward to SIngapore using other star alliance miles, other than SQ, and if SQ, you must use double. Over the past year I have redeemed 4 different R/T awards in F on SQ11/SQ12 using *A miles from AC at 120,000 per trip. |
Originally Posted by macabus
(Post 10974215)
SQ allows F award redemptions on SQ25 (747) from JFK-FRA-SIN, and SQ11 (747) LAX-NRT-SIN.
Over the past year I have redeemed 4 different R/T awards in F on SQ11/SQ12 using *A miles from AC at 120,000 per trip. Singapore Airlines or SilkAir. Flight Awards Only Standard and Full awards are available for redemption in First and Business Class on B777-300ER flights. Only Standard and Full awards are available for redemption of flights on the all-Business Class A340-500. On the A380, only Standard and Full awards are available for redemption in Business Class. No redemption is available for the Singapore Airlines Suites. |
Thanks S. Levy,
Your comments were the most helpful and apparently accurate of all the comments. I am new to this, but I also do not get why people are so negative. A lot of sad folks out there. Hope they don't sit by me. |
If what S. Levy is saying is true then how come I was able to search for and find award seats:
Summary of Charges Service Description Cost Redemption Flight 1 Passenger, Business AUD 125.22 Total price in Australia Dollars Convert currency TotalAUD 125.22 *Miles quoted reflected a 10% discount. Promotional conditions apply. This offer does not apply to Business Rewards bookings. The total cost includes fuel surcharge. Flights OUTBOUND Sydney, Australia to Auckland, New Zealand Flight Depart / Arrive Time Airport Duration / Stops Class / Aircraft EK412 Wed 06 May 09 07:50 Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD) 3hr 0min 0 Stops Business Airbus A380-800 Wed 06 May 09 12:50 Auckland International Airport (AKL) INBOUND Auckland, New Zealand to Sydney, Australia Flight Depart / Arrive Time Airport Duration / Stops Class / Aircraft EK413 Wed 13 May 09 18:00 Auckland International Airport (AKL) 3hr 25min 0 Stops Business Airbus A380-80 |
Again:
Flights OUTBOUND Sydney, Australia to Beirut, Lebanon Flight Depart / Arrive Time Airport Duration / Stops Class / Aircraft EK413 Sun 10 May 09 21:10 Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD) 14hr 35min 0 Stops Economy Airbus A380-800 Mon 11 May 09 05:45 Dubai International Airport (DXB) Connection EK953 Mon 11 May 09 17:00 Dubai International Airport (DXB) 3hr 20min 0 Stops Economy Airbus Industrie A330-200 Mon 11 May 09 19:20 Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY) INBOUND Beirut, Lebanon to Sydney, Australia Flight Depart / Arrive Time Airport Duration / Stops Class / Aircraft EK954 Wed 13 May 09 20:45 Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY) 3hr 15min 0 Stops Business Airbus Industrie A330-200 Thu 14 May 09 01:00 Dubai International Airport (DXB) Connection EK412 Thu 14 May 09 10:15 Dubai International Airport (DXB) 13hr 50min 0 Stops Business Airbus A380-800 Fri 15 May 09 06:05 Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD) Included in your fare Award-winning gourmet cuisine and beverages Friendly, attentive service from a multilingual cabin crew A great range of entertainment, including movies, music and TV. Comfortable, reclining, ergonomically-designed seats Select your own seat at any time prior to check-in Save time at the airport by checking in online Terms and Conditions Rewards Rules Online Booking Terms & Conditions Conditions of Carriage Useful Information Children travelling alone Skywards miles114800 MilesTaxes and FeesAUD 163.82 |
S. Levy, could you please inform us in more detail about the circumstances through which Emirates informed you (and sort of ignored all its frequent flyers) of such no-A380 (à-la SQ) policy?
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Maybe Emirates allows a 4-month 'A380 allow' policy then 4 months after the A380 is inaugurated on a certain route, you can't redeem.
Or maybe it's a glitch in the system. Or maybe some agents are misinformed. Or maybe EK keep changing their mind. |
Originally Posted by directorguy_
(Post 10975898)
Maybe Emirates allows a 4-month 'A380 allow' policy then 4 months after the A380 is inaugurated on a certain route, you can't redeem.
Or maybe it's a glitch in the system. Or maybe some agents are misinformed. Or maybe EK keep changing their mind. or may be I should have snatched up those seats before they're all gone/blacked out/glitch fixed/policy announced? :) :D |
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