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]

No issue with seats from AU to DXB from now until Feb. Tey getting one from March onwards, in any class...

That’s what I said earlier.

Yet, at least J awards are available from non Oz/NZ ports. Bizarre.

It’s like there’s some “Zone” issue / bug in the search results (or what’s happening between EK and QF).

I don’t believe it’s some sinister conspiracy theory - probably some intern f’up. Who’s intern - who knows…

 

[Noah Count]

Nope I check daily

Same results

It's ENHANCED

Not sure what you mean, @VPS had originally mentioned I was lucky to flights from ADL on QR. My point of clarification to @VPS was that i had booked the QR flights via the QR web site using QR Avios/miles, nothing to do with QF or EK. Sorry for any confusion.

 

[LionKing]

I actually wonder if EK is no longer offering reward seats from Asia to Dubai?
I find it bizarre that I cannot even find seats in distressed inventory ex-HKG/SIN/BKK...
Not even in Economy for next week...

 

[jimmy hutspah]

I actually wonder if EK is no longer offering reward seats from Asia to Dubai?
I find it bizarre that I cannot even find seats in distressed inventory ex-HKG/SIN/BKK...
Not even in Economy for next week...

It’s very weird, usually there are tonnes on the 5th freedom between HK and BKK. Very frustrating

 

[lovestotravel]

It's a shame we'll have to wait until Jan/Feb for all these bloggers/seat award helpers work out they won't have much to push since you can't get J/F out of AU anymore on EK.....

 

[SYD]

It's a shame we'll have to wait until Jan/Feb for all these bloggers/seat award helpers work out they won't have much to push since you can't get J/F out of AU anymore on EK.....

Or we get very bored watching them get to the SYD F Lounge and fly back and fourth to CHC.

 

[lovestotravel]

Or we get very bored watching them got to the SYD F Lounge and fly back and fourth to CHC.

Forgot about that one

 

[iamsuperandrew]

I think QFF has a huge bill they want to get down from all the EK F seat costs and will eventually open them up

They have to be blocking these seats as AP has seats in F

 

[colt75]

So has emirates pretty much disappeared from Qantas apart from when booking to or out of Australia right?

 

[SYD]

So has emirates pretty much disappeared from Qantas apart from when booking to or out of Australia right?

Quite the opposite. Getting flights out of Oz (other than NZ) disappeared from around March 2026 onwards. But flights out of Asia and other places are there.

 

[colt75]

Quite the opposite. Getting flights out of Oz (other than NZ) disappeared from around March 2026 onwards. But flights out of Asia and other places are there.

Really I’m finding the opposite. No emirates flights out or to Asia.

 

[LionKing]

Really I’m finding the opposite. No emirates flights out or to Asia.

Same here. Was thinking getting a reward ticket out of Asia into Europe and nothing is found.

 

[colt75]

Same here. Was thinking getting a reward ticket out of Asia into Europe and nothing is found.

Yeah its annoying, im currently based in Bangkok. so before was great flying into dubai. But now my only options are like Sri lankan airlines, or the odd cathay.

 

[jase05]

Yeah its annoying, im currently based in Bangkok. so before was great flying into dubai. But now my only options are like Sri lankan airlines, or the odd cathay.

Oman now aswell

 

[colt75]

Oman now aswell

Can only seem to get the odd economy out for Oman air.
When doing multi city i can see business and first pop up but the points dont load, so its almost like a ghost flight thats not bookable.

 

[jase05]

Can only seem to get the odd economy out for Oman air.
When doing multi city i can see business and first pop up but the points dont load, so its almost like a ghost flight thats not bookable.

Ah, that’s right.
I’ve seen complaints of that on here somewhere.
I’m sure that will be fixed in time

 

[iamsuperandrew]

I still think that QF wants to save money and are pulling it from their end

 

[SYD]

I still think that QF wants to save money and are pulling it from their end

How are they “saving” money?

They consciously just moved EK to the more favourable QF partner redemption table - they could have just left it where it was.

 

[iamsuperandrew]

How are they “saving” money?

They consciously just moved EK to the more favourable QF partner redemption table - they could have just left it where it was.

Maybe they did that but then all the flights disappeared and AP has access? doesnt make sense?

 

[SYD]

Maybe they did that but then all the flights disappeared and AP has access? doesnt make sense?

But “all” flights didn’t disappear. There’s still lots of seats this side of Christmas. The stuff post March 2026 seems to be the big issue.