Will Qantas Members Lose Access to Emirates First Class Rewards?
Emirates is now restricting access to its First Class reward seats to Skywards members who have status. It’s given barely two days of notice about this change.
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Emirates is now restricting access to its First Class reward seats to Skywards members who have status. It’s given barely two days of notice about this change.
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