Should we credit to QFF or EK Skywards

[offshore171]

Hoping to get some knowledge on this scenario:

Family of 4, booked on EK to Europe. (2 of us are Qantas Gold).

I've put our QFF numbers against the booking. Performed preferential seat selection etc.

Flights are 100% EK. Booked direct with Emirates, and all flights on EK flight numbers. It was about 30% more $ to book via Qantas with the QF flight numbers.

The flights are Flex PE, so there's potentially a decent haul of points and credits if we switch to our Skywards numbers. My understanding is that crediting to Qantas FF in this scenario provides a very low earn rate, and no status credits. So on that basis, the "earn rate" would be much better towards our skywards accounts.

So the question is, what do we "lose" by allocating these flights to our Skywards numbers where we have zero status, VS Qantas numbers with gold.

My assumption is, no priority check-in, no lounge access, no extra baggage, and possibly loss of preferential seat selection. Given we've already selected seats using QF Gold numbers, what happens here?

I would add we're not fussed about lounge access on this trip. We're on the 6am out of sydney and doing Dubaiconnect at the layover, so it's not really needed.

 

[markis10]

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As QF gold you get lounge access:

Eligible customers can also access Emirates Lounges across Australia, Europe, Asia, North Africa and the Middle East when flying on eligible Qantas or Emirates flights with a QF or EK flight number on your ticket.

 

[offshore171]

Always worth checking if other options might be better

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Wasn't aware of that site. Looks useful, thanks for posting.

As QF gold you get lounge access:

Eligible customers can also access Emirates Lounges across Australia, Europe, Asia, North Africa and the Middle East when flying on eligible Qantas or Emirates flights with a QF or EK flight number on your ticket.

Is that still the case if we allocate the bookings to our Skywards numbers though?

In any case, we wouldn't get much out of lounge access on this trip and would prefer a better earn rate

 

[markis10]

Is that still the case if we allocate the bookings to our Skywards numbers though?

In any case, we wouldn't get much out of lounge access on this trip and would prefer a better earn rate

Where you credit miles doesn’t affect your QF gold benefits, some airlines support two frequent travellers numbers in a booking such as Singapore ie
FQTV: Frequent flyer number for mileage accrual
FQTS: Frequent flyer number for status benefits

But this sometimes goes awry, you can just flash your card at longe entry and checkin.

 

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[offshore171]

Where you credit miles doesn’t affect your QF gold benefits, some airlines support two frequent travellers numbers in a booking such as Singapore ie
FQTV: Frequent flyer number for mileage accrual
FQTS: Frequent flyer number for status benefits

As far as I can tell, EK doesn't support this.

There is the option on the MMB to change each passenger's QFF number to an EK Skywards number, but that's it.

 

[markis10]

As far as I can tell, EK doesn't support this.

Never said they did, just that some airlines offer the option and I mentioned it can go awry! As I said just flash your card at lounge entry to get in, and if challenged why your using priority checkin, there as well.

 

[Mwenenzi]

Family of 4, booked on EK to Europe. (2 of us are Qantas Gold).
I've put our QFF numbers against the booking. Performed preferential seat selection etc.

Flights are 100% EK. Booked direct with Emirates, and all flights on EK flight numbers. It was about 30% more $ to book via Qantas with the QF flight numbers.

The flights are Flex PE, so there's potentially a decent haul of points and credits if we switch to our Skywards numbers. My understanding is that crediting to Qantas FF in this scenario provides a very low earn rate, and no status credits. So on that basis, the "earn rate" would be much better towards our skywards accounts.

FF points/miles that you can use are better than ff miles/points that expire (due to time or not enough to use), irrespective of the theoretical "earn rate".

Unless EK Platinum staus, EK ff points have a hard 3 year expiry
Will all 4 of you used the EK ff points before they expire?
Other flights/credit cards that could boost an EK ff balance to a useful amount.

Easy to keep QF points alive (moving 18 month activity).
One of better features of QF ffp is the ability to transfer points, at nil cost, to other eligible family members. That is uncommon with ffp's.
You can calculate the EK earning to QF ffp.

https://www.qantas.com/au/en/frequent-flyer/partners/emirates.html

https://www.qantas.com/nz/en/frequent-flyer/earn-points/airline-earning-tables/earn-category-tables.html#emirates

 

[offshore171]

Unless EK Platinum staus, EK ff points have a hard 3 year expiry
Will all 4 of you used the EK ff points before they expire?

Yes no problem, we are using EK more than QF these days.

EK's new family pooling system looks very good on the face of it.

For this trip:
If we credit to QF - 40000 points and 0 SC's
If we credit to EK - 72000 Skywards Miles and 72000 "tier" miles (gets all of us most of the way to EK silver)

 

[Mwenenzi]

EK's new family pooling system looks very good on the face of it.

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