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]

QF needs to negotiate lower fuel surcharges with EK.

Aren’t they the same (outrageous) fees they charge their own FF?

Yet, AC/AP skips the fees? Although, I assume you can get F award seats with them anymore?

 

[lovestotravel]

Tried calling Qantas.

"If you are not flying in the next 24 hours call back" Helpful.

You won't get anywhere calling them no matter what!

 

[MELso]

Aren’t they the same (outrageous) fees they charge their own FF?

Yet, AC/AP skips the fees? Although, I assume you can get F award seats with them anymore?

AC Aeroplan charges several hundred thousand points more than Qantas for an award though. Think of it more as 'points plus pay'.

e.g. For MEL-DXB-SEA in F on 1 October, you can pay 227.5K points and ~$2.57k in carrier charges on QF, or 820.6K points and ~$A240 in carrier charges on AC. In other words, it's 593K more points to save just over $2300.

 

[robolb]

OK, probably a Dumb Question......

As mentioned, we are looking at SYD-DXB-MAD Classic Rewards economy in first week of May 26.
Nothing available. Some 2 weeks earlier, some a week later....

So I looked at just buying a Qantas fare. Which of course is on EK Metal.
There is no option for seat selection. So not overly keen.

So I go over to Emirates site.
Same flight, same price and I get seat selection.
Looks better so far.

But.

I have no status on EK. (Blue)
On QF I'm LT Gold. So get access to the lounge when booking via Qantas whatever class.
If I book direct with EK, would I get lounge access because of QF Gold even if economy ticket?

 

[MELso]

OK, probably a Dumb Question......

As mentioned, we are looking at SYD-DXB-MAD Classic Rewards economy in first week of May 26.
Nothing available. Some 2 weeks earlier, some a week later....

So I looked at just buying a Qantas fare. Which of course is on EK Metal.
There is no option for seat selection. So not overly keen.

So I go over to Emirates site.
Same flight, same price and I get seat selection.
Looks better so far.

But.

I have no status on EK. (Blue)
On QF I'm LT Gold. So get access to the lounge when booking via Qantas whatever class.
If I book direct with EK, would I get lounge access because of QF Gold even if economy ticket?

As LTG, you'll get seat selection using the EK PNR whether booked through QF (using the EK PNR) or EK, and lounge access.

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[Cessna 180]

I'm looking for Classic Award 1st week of May, SYD-DBX-MAD. Nothing.........

There are other routes of course. Via US. No thanks.
Or via HK.

But I like the DBX route and may stop a day to visit people.

May just seems like a black hole for some reason.

What is the problem with going via the U S? Especially if just for a transit. I see so many people saying this lately. Genuinely curious.

Now I have no real ambition to go and I have never been.
However I can’t think of any reason not to go (apart from their bizarre tipping culture) and I am looking at using it as a transit to get to Europe next year.

 

[robolb]

What is the problem with going via the U S? Especially if just for a transit. I see so many people saying this lately. Genuinely curious.

Now I have no real ambition to go and I have never been.
However I can’t think of any reason not to go (apart from their bizarre tipping culture) and I am looking at using it as a transit to get to Europe next year.

Fair question.
Just the uncertainty of security issues and having devices checked etc.
(direct feedback not just social media)
We'd just prefer another routing.
No desire to go there, even just in-transit.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

What is the problem with going via the U S? Especially if just for a transit. I see so many people saying this lately. Genuinely curious.

Now I have no real ambition to go and I have never been.
However I can’t think of any reason not to go (apart from their bizarre tipping culture) and I am looking at using it as a transit to get to Europe next year.

The main reason is that you can’t ‘transit’ the US… you have to enter, and then depart again. Who wants to potentially add an hour in a passport queue, wait for luggage, clear customs, and then spend another 30 mins in the TSA queue back out again? It’s not much fun.

And if you were in economy without a lounge, the price of food and beverage is prohibitively expensive now at places like LAX, especially if you had a family.