for those playing the redemption of miles game/situation,
I finally booked my flight today,emirates extended my miles for a final time, exp 01/03/2023
I tried booking a partner airline, tried 3 of them, tried destination, europe, asia, anywhere from 2 months 11 monts (max i was told), according to them I had to go to the partner airlines website, find whats available, and then have to call emirates and ask them if its available for redemption,
I tried heaps of combinations, not one available,
so I bit the bullet and booked a 1 way to LHR using 240,000 miles flying emirates, had to buy 10,000 miles at almost $450 as I was short, PLUS pay $1800 odd in tax/surchage, chose F, as the fees for J were the same, I could have used the same miles and done a return trip but then I would have had to pay $3600 odd in extras
website didnt work, so I had to call them to book the flights, the evening flights were all sold out so its a 6am flight
they said I could change the ticket but if I booked a flight with less taxes/surcharges, I would NOT get a refund, as my undestanding was that emirates have temporariliy increased everything,
I was thinking about just letting them expire but seemed like quite a waste
leaves a huge bitter taste in my mouth, but i wont be using hte program again unless surcharges/taxes come down to simialr to other airlines, or there is a realistic chance to book a partner airline
very poor program in my opinion, maybe its a program suited for the richer
