Booking a paid leg and a classic award leg in one booking

[newsonb]

Hi

I am looking at a SYD-BKK in J in August.

SYD-BKK no J available - have called the premium number but request for Plat Classic Award release was rejected.

BKK-SYD J and F available on Emirates flights

Can I book these on one booking using a points and pay for SYD-BKK and Classic for BKK-SYD or does it have to be two bookings. If so SYD-BKK becomes one way and expensive.

Any help is appreciated.

 

[love_the_life]

AFAIK (though happy to be corrected) that is the only way to do it with the result that the single leg costs almost the same as a return, though originating in BKK could be a bit cheaper.

 

[JohnK]

Can I book these on one booking using a points and pay for SYD-BKK and Classic for BKK-SYD or does it have to be two bookings. If so SYD-BKK becomes one way and expensive.

Any help is appreciated.

You can have a paid flight one-way (any cabin) and an economy award one-way. The price of the paid flight is not a genuine expensive one-way price but it's also not half a return price either. A return is made up of 2 one-way prices that are not necessarily equal depending on demand.

I don't think you can choose say a paid business one-way and business award coming back. You will have an economy award but with recent changes you can upgrade an economy award to business if there's upgrade availability. Costs a few extra points over a classic business award outright.