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.

 

[SYD]

The T+180 day rule still going for MEL-DXB



MEL-DXB as at 16 Oct 25 for 1 seat in F
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MEL-DXB as at 16 Oct 25 for 2 seats in J
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I’ve been OS and not checking of late but do they load at the same time of day as QF usually loads new stuff ie midnight GMT?

 

[SimonR32]

Had flights booked for the Abu Dhabi GP this year PER>HKG with Cathay PE and then HKG>DXB in Emirates 777 First, really wanted to do the race double header with Doha a week earlier and had alert set for Australia direct to DXB. One First from Melbourne popped up yesterday, rushed without really thinking, called and got booking changed... Got off the phone and went to select seat and there is only 6 seats in First, knew straight away what that meant it's in the game changer 777 cabin.

Can't wipe smile off my face

 

[lovestotravel]

Had flights booked for the Abu Dhabi GP this year PER>HKG with Cathay PE and then HKG>DXB in Emirates 777 First, really wanted to do the race double header with Doha a week earlier and had alert set for Australia direct to DXB. One First from Melbourne popped up yesterday, rushed without really thinking, called and got booking changed... Got off the phone and went to select seat and there is only 6 seats in First, knew straight away what that meant it's in the game changer 777 cabin.

Can't wipe smile off my face

What alert finder do you use ?
Yes the 777 Game changer has been on the MEL route for awhile now - Enjoy

 

[lovestotravel]

MEL-DXB as at 17 Oct 25 for 1 seat in F


MEL-DXB as at 17 Oct 25 for 2 seats in J


No J's today!

 

[lovestotravel]

I’ve been OS and not checking of late but do they load at the same time of day as QF usually loads new stuff ie midnight GMT?

Haven't checked that often I thought it was 4/6pm Sydney time for EK when I was checking prior to these "enhancements"

 

[lovestotravel]

Forgot to check earlier but 10pm Sydney time and the next day is showing


MEL-DXB as at 17 Oct 25 22:00 for 1 seats in F



MEL-DXB as at 17 Oct 25 22:00 for 2 seats in J





I also forgot to note that prior to these changes - You used to get these seats on EK407 the night flight, but now it's EK409 the early morning flight

 

[iamsuperandrew]

Still cant find any other legs? anyone else?

 

[lovestotravel]

Still cant find any other legs? anyone else?

Other legs are there, even further out than T+180 but it's very very much enhanced
Dubai to Male is not there at all which is a shame

Again, nearly 3 months passed and the future of using QF points on EK is pretty much done.

Current offers of 150k for health insurance, and 50k for car insurance and 50k for home insurance would normally have me excited. But this time not even bothering.

QF points are worthless to me now

 

[SYD]

I noticed several days ex MEL next year with 2x F but zero J…. If one is going to pay the excessive EK fuel fines, may as well go F….

Nothing ex SYD to DXB post mid Mar 2026 still (nor other Oz ports by the looks).

Still J ex Asia.

 

[iamsuperandrew]

Other legs are there, even further out than T+180 but it's very very much enhanced
Dubai to Male is not there at all which is a shame

Again, nearly 3 months passed and the future of using QF points on EK is pretty much done.

Current offers of 150k for health insurance, and 50k for car insurance and 50k for home insurance would normally have me excited. But this time not even bothering.

QF points are worthless to me now

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I've seen the J flights but nothing with F except CHC and ex-AUS

 

[WilsonM]

Had flights booked for the Abu Dhabi GP this year PER>HKG with Cathay PE and then HKG>DXB in Emirates 777 First, really wanted to do the race double header with Doha a week earlier and had alert set for Australia direct to DXB. One First from Melbourne popped up yesterday, rushed without really thinking, called and got booking changed... Got off the phone and went to select seat and there is only 6 seats in First, knew straight away what that meant it's in the game changer 777 cabin.

Can't wipe smile off my face

I think this calls for a trip report... (both the F flight and the F1!)

 

[SYD]

I've seen the J flights but nothing with F except CHC and ex-AUS

 

[iamsuperandrew]

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Yeah I mean to say to and from Australia, but nothing like SIN-DXB or HKG-DXB or to EU in F