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.

 

[robolb]

The reason I'm opting PER is because both Ams-Dxb and Dxb-Per routes have availabilities for 2 seats in F until Feb 26.
Dxb-Sin only has 1 seat availabilities in F, although has availabilities until June 2026.

I'm considering to just book Ams-Dxb and Dxb-Per for 2 in F first for Feb 26, and change later once June 2026 becomes available. This technically should work right?

Excuse my ignorance, but how are you seeing the actual number of seats available?

 

[MELso]

Excuse my ignorance, but how are you seeing the actual number of seats available?

I select the number of adults tickets are sought for. So searching DXB-CGK for 2 people brings up availability into June (on a 77W), but not on DXB-SIN.

 

[SYD]

Interesting site. Many thanks.

Google flights is pretty similar and a bit more user friendly, plus it will take you through to a booking site. But I prefer to use ITA Matrix for it's advance features (albeit a bit clunky).

 

[offshore171]

This technically should work right

No I don’t think so. You would have to either fly in Feb as booked or cancel the redemption and find new award seats. Big gamble I think.

I’d work harder on the options via Asia. Use the multi city tool and see what you can find.

 

[k1s3k1]

No I don’t think so. You would have to either fly in Feb as booked or cancel the redemption and find new award seats. Big gamble I think.

I’d work harder on the options via Asia. Use the multi city tool and see what you can find.

hmm why cant I book for Feb first and change to June once it becomes available, and pay the 5000 change fee points? I think it should become available in the next 3-4 months?

 

[MELso]

hmm why cant I book for Feb first and change to June once it becomes available, and pay the 5000 change fee points? I think it should become available in the next 3-4 months?

There are two risks:
1. Two seats do not become available when you want them.
2. The whole booking is cancelled when you change, taking the AMS-DXB leg with it.

I'd book AMS-DXB-CGK in June, or hold off and see what turns up (noting that EK awards are not as badly affected by the devaluation).

 

[Cessna 180]

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.

OK, I did not realize the entry and departure can take that long. Let alone "searching devices" as RoboB mentioned above. I don't exactly understand what that is referring too anyway.
Again to be clear I have no real desire to go there but that has nothing to do with what government is in power.

Having said that, I like going to new places and if for some reason I had a need to go there I would not hesitate. I may re consider my transit via there. I am looking at either DFW or JFK arriving on QF and then departing a few hours later.

On another note: I had kind of forgotten I did go to Tinian via Guam a few years ago. I don't recall the entry to Guam being any trauma, but the departure does stick in my mind as a bit of a debacle getting through security etc.