Emirates miles to be used within USA?
Nov 18, 2022, 6:26 pm
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Emirates miles to be used within USA?
Hello...
I have 16,000 Emirates miles available how can I get a round trip to Los Angeles from Philadelphia can I join any other airline to add miles? I think there is a JetBlue card but it charges yearly fee... is there a way to avoid yearly fee and get more miles to just fly within us one time...Coast to Coast?
If there is no other option I think I'll fly one way to California..
THX...
I have 16,000 Emirates miles available how can I get a round trip to Los Angeles from Philadelphia can I join any other airline to add miles? I think there is a JetBlue card but it charges yearly fee... is there a way to avoid yearly fee and get more miles to just fly within us one time...Coast to Coast?
If there is no other option I think I'll fly one way to California..
THX...
Nov 18, 2022, 7:06 pm
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Sorry, but Emirates partnership with Jet Blue has ended: https://www.emirates.com/us/english/...tners/jetblue/ and Emirates does not appear to have a partnership with any USA airline.
Nov 18, 2022, 7:24 pm
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I have 16,000 Emirates miles available how can I get a round trip to Los Angeles from Philadelphia can I join any other airline to add miles? I think there is a JetBlue card but it charges yearly fee... is there a way to avoid yearly fee and get more miles to just fly within us one time...Coast to Coast?
If there is no other option I think I'll fly one way to California..
If there is no other option I think I'll fly one way to California..
EK-->Emirates and United
Together we’ve opened up more rewards for members of our loyalty programmes. As a member of Emirates Skywards, you’ll be able to earn and redeem Miles on United flights. And as a United MileagePlus member you’ll be able to earn and spend miles when you fly United from Newark to Dubai and connect beyond with Emirates and flydubai.
Blogger -->Details: Emirates & United Airlines Launch Partnership
- The two airlines plan to codeshare, which would be a closer level of cooperation, though the details of that are limited as of now (this requires government approval)
- There will be some reciprocal mileage opportunities, but they’ll be frustratingly limited — Emirates Skywards members will only be able to earn miles on United (and not redeem), while United MileagePlus members will only be able to earn and redeem miles when connecting to and from the Newark to Dubai route
Last edited by Mwenenzi; Nov 18, 2022 at 7:45 pm
Nov 19, 2022, 9:30 pm
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Even if you could use EK miles for award travel on UA, 16,000 EK miles would likely not be enough for a PHL-LAX ticket.
PHL-LAX is 2,400 miles (zone 5 in the EK award chart) and with other partners you need to redeem 26,000 EK miles for a one-way trip of that length. But according to Mwenenzi’s post, you will not be able to redeem EK miles for UA flights.
PHL-LAX is 2,400 miles (zone 5 in the EK award chart) and with other partners you need to redeem 26,000 EK miles for a one-way trip of that length. But according to Mwenenzi’s post, you will not be able to redeem EK miles for UA flights.
Last edited by AirborneLocksmith; Nov 21, 2022 at 1:05 pm
Jan 1, 2023, 4:22 pm
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EK is the become a (limited) ff partner of UA
EK-->Emirates and United
UA media release (Sept 14 2021)--> United and Emirates Expand Market Presence Through New Agreement
Blogger -->Details: Emirates & United Airlines Launch Partnership
When do your EK ff miles expire?. So will be able to fly UA and credit ff miles to EK ffp. But check the fine details
EK-->Emirates and United
UA media release (Sept 14 2021)--> United and Emirates Expand Market Presence Through New Agreement
Blogger -->Details: Emirates & United Airlines Launch Partnership
When do your EK ff miles expire?. So will be able to fly UA and credit ff miles to EK ffp. But check the fine details
16,875 Miles expiring on 31 Aug 2025. I'll call ua/em and find out... min for one way to California.
I already have UA miles. I'll ask them if I can merge them too!!
Thx
Jan 1, 2023, 5:12 pm
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If you are credit-worthy, apply for this credit card and make one purchase of any amount; you'll be awarded enough AAdvantage miles for two (and maybe even three) roundtrips between PHL and many places in the U.S. -- including Southern California:
https://www.applyaviator.com/
Jan 1, 2023, 7:07 pm
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See Post #4. You cannot get from PHL to LAX with your EK miles. Based upon the Emirates mileage charts, the most you can get is a one-way from PHL to Eastern/Central Canada on Air Canada. And no, you cannot combine or merge EK miles with UA miles.
If you are credit-worthy, apply for this credit card and make one purchase of any amount; you'll be awarded enough AAdvantage miles for two (and maybe even three) roundtrips between PHL and many places in the U.S. -- including Southern California:
https://www.applyaviator.com/
If you are credit-worthy, apply for this credit card and make one purchase of any amount; you'll be awarded enough AAdvantage miles for two (and maybe even three) roundtrips between PHL and many places in the U.S. -- including Southern California:
https://www.applyaviator.com/
Citi AA MC didn't reject in July and I got their miles still have that card will not cancel.
Recently Delta rejected me too.... Same reason.
Jan 1, 2023, 7:32 pm
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OK. I think you will find that AA miles can provide greater value than other frequent-flyer currencies for trips like PHL-LAX -- if you can be flexible on your travel dates.