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]

Lots of F showing on MS from soon through to mid 2026.

Might be related to status?

 

[iamsuperandrew]

Lots of F showing on MS from soon through to mid 2026.

Sorry whats MS?

 

[DejaBrew]

Sorry whats MS?

Guessing multi-city search

 

[k1s3k1]

Lots of F showing on MS from soon through to mid 2026.

for example, from where to where did you search?

 

[SYD]

Might be related to status?

No

Guessing multi-city search

Yes

for example, from where to where did you search?

SYD-CHC

But I think the mods are moving comments around! I was replaying to a specific comment about no F on SYD-CHC….

 

[MELso]

Might be related to status?

Not for EK (only for QF's own awards).

 

[iamsuperandrew]

Pointhacks just posted an article on Emirates Flight Availability Seat Alert: Emirates First Class to Dubai with Qantas Points

although, still cant find any F from DXB to EU or Asia in MC or standard search

 

[JohnM]

Pointhacks just posted an article on Emirates Flight Availability Seat Alert: Emirates First Class to Dubai with Qantas Points

although, still cant find any F from DXB to EU or Asia in MSC or standard search

You appear to mean multi-City.

 

[robolb]

Pointhacks just posted an article on Emirates Flight Availability Seat Alert: Emirates First Class to Dubai with Qantas Points

although, still cant find any F from DXB to EU or Asia in MS or standard search

I still can't find seats of any class! Oz-Europe via DXB
Either standard search or MCS

 

[ant-au]

I still can't find seats of any class! Oz-Europe via DXB
Either standard search or MCS

I just did a random search via Multi-City.
Perth > DXB > CDG - plenty of dates available in Nov this year in Business. Even F from PER>DXB.

But I can't see any F reward from DXB > EU (from a quick check)

 

[k1s3k1]

Emirates or Qantas, please bring back F rewards between DXB and EU and DXB and Asia

 

[robolb]

I just did a random search via Multi-City.
Perth > DXB > CDG - plenty of dates available in Nov this year in Business. Even F from PER>DXB.

But I can't see any F reward from DXB > EU (from a quick check)

The challenge seems to be, that they "dry up" from April 2026

 

[lovestotravel]

Pointhacks just posted an article on Emirates Flight Availability Seat Alert: Emirates First Class to Dubai with Qantas Points

although, still cant find any F from DXB to EU or Asia in MC or standard search

Slow news day for them, those seats have been showing for nearly 9 months.

Again nothing from March onwards and the same issues still remain

 

[lovestotravel]

The challenge seems to be, that they "dry up" from April 2026

Yep early March onwards has always been the issue for J and F

While the IATA Winter/Summer season change is around there, there is plenty of J on EK, but just not given to QF

F is also gone from Aeroplan as well, so still suspect EK is not allowing F anymore, except through EK

 

[robolb]

Slow news day for them, those seats have been showing for nearly 9 months.

Again nothing from March onwards and the same issues still remain

Exactly. And nothing in May / June / July.........
( Oz-Europe via DXB)

Qantas just put out a frequent flyer survey!

 

[lovestotravel]

Exactly. And nothing in May / June / July.........
( Oz-Europe via DXB)

Qantas just put out a frequent flyer survey!

Yeah the +1 got invited to register for that

 

[DejaBrew]

You appear to mean multi-City.

Or it's just a Freudian slip and was meant to be multi-$h!77y

 

[iamsuperandrew]

Just checked Aeroplan and there is definitely EK F showing up for June/ July 2026

The following routes on AP have 1-2 seats in F

SYD - CHC (3 seats on certain dates)
DXB - MLE
DXB - FCO
DXB - WAW
DXB - MIL
DXB - MCT
DXB - CAI
DXB - HKG
DXB - DAC

Just to name a few... I'm sure there is more legs with availability