Qantas - Emirates Award flight Discussion

[MonteCristo]

Dumb question alert for the brains trust: Is it possible to make a standalone Qantas classic rewards booking with Emirates from Malta to Larnaca (Cyprus)? Either by calling Qantas, or somehow online.

I can't get Malta to appear as a destination unless I start with a multi-city first leg in Rome FCO, but the routing is bad (from Rome, to London, then on to Malta), and charges don't make it worth it.

 

[lovestotravel]

So glad I found this thread, I thought QF (or EK) had tightened up seats or something. For instance, DXB-KWI is a route that always has EK F seats, but I couldn't see any seats for months.

Yeah and I feel better knowing it's not just me.. but I dont think this will be fixed IMO

 

[alexy23]

but I dont think this will be fixed IMO

I think it will - I would find it hard to believe QF would make this change without an announcement.

 

[badbed]

Not yet - As my dates are just outside where you can currently book which is about mid June. I still have a month to go as I'm looking at mid July out of Australia.

Seems DXB-SYD is also fixed with Y seats everyday.... but F and J no-where to be seen

Nothing has been fixed. As I mentioned, only flights with Qantas sharecode can be booked, but F seat is not included. Under Qantas Table rules, the F seat will never appear until they get the problem fixed. The seats are sitting in their system but just can't be seen by anyone. So if you are hoping to find a F seat, better to fill up a complaint form as well to push them moving quickly.

 

[RealtimeY]

I don't see why QF would deliberately restrict these, as it's not even their own inventory they're selling.

 

[lovestotravel]

Nothing has been fixed. As I mentioned, only flights with Qantas sharecode can be booked, but F seat is not included. Under Qantas Table rules, the F seat will never appear until they get the problem fixed. The seats are sitting in their system but just can't be seen by anyone. So if you are hoping to find a F seat, better to fill up a complaint form as well to push them moving quickly.

Yeah there seems to be multiple issues with redemptions

Complaint form won't do a thing but I'll do it tonight

 

[lovestotravel]

Finally getting some traction

Qantas Actively Blocking Some Emirates First Class Awards?

Since the Qantas devaluation, certain Emirates First Class award seats have vanished.

flighthacks.com.au

 

[lovestotravel]

Raised a QF complaint, expecting a BS response

 

[alexy23]

Finally getting some traction

Hmmm, it's more clickbait then anything. I think this thread has covered it well - i.e. being a tech glitch rather than a removal of Emirates first. There's literally no benefit to QF. Unless EK asked for this. Which is possible, given EK making first exclusive earlier his year.

 

[lovestotravel]

Hmmm, it's more clickbait then anything. I think this thread has covered it well - i.e. being a tech glitch rather than a removal of Emirates first. There's literally no benefit to QF. Unless EK asked for this. Which is possible, given EK making first exclusive earlier his year.

I think you miss the meaning of what clickbait actually is...

I'll believe a tech glitch when it's actually fixed and not an enhancement....

But you can book F with Aeroplan so it's not an EK think

The article also says "I called the Qantas Platinum support line hoping they could see availability on their system, but the agent could only see that EK flights were being sold as married segments, meaning a connection to a third city was required for it to show availability."

 

[alexy23]

I think you miss the meaning of what clickbait actually is...

"Qantas Actively Blocking Some Emirates First Class Awards?" -> "...While this is likely a technical glitch" is the definition of click bait. Happy for you to clarify otherwise.