Qantas Awards on Emirates

[Kylie Oberon]

Does anyone else think that emirate qff seats are not being released due to the middle east crisis? We seem to be only up to march 2027...

 

[I love to travel]

They certainly are being released close to travel date

 

[SYD]

I’ve not been looking recently but I thought there was loads of EK CRs back online?

When you go to the new QF Flight Reward Finder, it’s riddled with EK seats.

https://flightrewardfinder.qantas.com/

 

[RooFlyer]

Welcome to AFF @Kylie Oberon .

 

[Kylie Oberon]

I’ve not been looking recently but I thought there was loads of EK CRs back online?

When you go to the new QF Flight Reward Finder, it’s riddled with EK seats.

https://flightrewardfinder.qantas.com/

Only for economy it seems?

 

[serfty]

Only for economy it seems?

See this thread:

Post in thread 'Qantas - Emirates Award flight Discussion'

Dec 14, 2025

Not surprising as I imagine there'd be not much margin basically being a travel agent for Emirates...

Pretty sure it’s a lot deeper agreement than just a TA for EK.

It’s not uncommon to see the EK operated QF codeshare flights slightly cheaper than QF’s own metal.

• SYD

 

[SYD]

Only for economy it seems?

I can see J and F seats. When/where are you looking for?

Note, it's sometime best to use the multi-city search.

 

[lovestotravel]

Does anyone else think that emirate qff seats are not being released due to the middle east crisis? We seem to be only up to march 2027...

Easter
Mid March to Mid April no seats

 

[SYD]

Easter
Mid March to Mid April no seats

Plus, don’t EK seats get released (if any) about 3mths later than QF? eg QF seats are now up to mid June 2027 but EK would only be mid March 2027 anyway?

 

[Kylie Oberon]

I can see J and F seats. When/where are you looking for?

Note, it's sometime best to use the multi-city search.

Mid May 2027. Looking syd to basically anywhere in Europe

Plus, don’t EK seats get released (if any) about 3mths later than QF? eg QF seats are now up to mid June 2027 but EK would only be mid March 2027 anyway?

It was mid march...now back to late feb

 

[azza007]

The Brisbane departure is 1:55am.

 

[Kylie Oberon]

The Brisbane departure is 1:55am.

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Thanks ill have a look!

 

[Kylie Oberon]

The Brisbane departure is 1:55am.

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Doesn't come up for me...I'm a bronze member...are you a higher level?

 

[SYD]

Doesn't come up for me...I'm a bronze member...are you a higher level?

Shouldn’t matter booking window but as a Bronze member you won’t see First.

Ex SYD I can see out to 10 Mar with a available connections eg

 

[azza007]

I'm QF Gold however these awards showed up when I wasn't logged in.
However from mid Feb this year Emirates First class rewards can only be booked by QFF members with silver status or higher.

 

[Kylie Oberon]

This may answer my own question!

 

[SYD]

This may answer my own question!

Not necessarily. That banner has been up for weeks and probably is more about more immanent travel on non-ME flights.

EK seems to have decent short notice availability because peeps are directing rheir short term travel elsewhere.

 

[Kylie Oberon]

Shouldn’t matter booking window but as a Bronze member you won’t see First.

Ex SYD I can see out to 10 Mar with a available connections eg
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[lovestotravel]

Plus, don’t EK seats get released (if any) about 3mths later than QF? eg QF seats are now up to mid June 2027 but EK would only be mid March 2027 anyway?

I've kinda lost track LOL

Shouldn’t matter booking window but as a Bronze member you won’t see First.

Ex SYD I can see out to 10 Mar with a available connections eg

Bronze can see first, not sure why and you can get all the way to the booking page when I last tried a few weeks back



Also availability out of DXB is hard - I can get MEL-DXB in F for most days (except Easter) but DXB-EU/LHR is nothing easily showing for me