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.

 

[lovestotravel]

So one month down and still the same issues

I ended up booking 1 x SQ J on points and purchased 3 x SQ J seats for my July EU trip

I have another trip in December that I need 4 x J seats for, I would really love to use my QF points but doubt this "issue" will ever be resolved.

Consider EK redemptions "enhanced"

 

[Noah Count]

you were lucky getting QR out of Adelaide though weren't you?

The QR flights were booked direct with QR using Avios not QF points.

 

[iamsuperandrew]

Assuming no one has uncovered anything further with the EK F seats?

 

[lovestotravel]

The QR flights were booked direct with QR using Avios not QF points.

Nope I check daily

Same results

It's ENHANCED

 

[jbman]

So many issues with the search since it’s been enhanced. Multi shows something, normal search shows something else. Very hard to make sense of whats really on offer.

It’s did find one F flight EU to AU and it’s over $1800 in taxes

 

[madrooster]

Married segments between separate airlines??

Origin-destination inventory controls, not married segments.

 

[iamsuperandrew]

Yeah I did manage to get a half is J and half in F for 2 in June from HK to EU

 

[boost]

Assuming no one has uncovered anything further with the EK F seats?

I saw availability SYD > JNB so they are still showing in rare cases. Certainly far fewer than just a month or two ago though. No availability at all for any of the routes I'm interested in.

 

[DejaBrew]

Welcome to posting @boost

 

[SYD]

I saw availability SYD > JNB so they are still showing in rare cases. Certainly far fewer than just a month or two ago though. No availability at all for any of the routes I'm interested in.

What dates? There are several routes with F this side of Xmas but things fall off a cliff across all classes Feb/Mar 2026. Same issue ex AKL also.

 

[lovestotravel]

Yes seats continue to show Sept/Oct as people cancel or more award seats are added..

But March onwards is NOPE

 

[SYD]

Yes seats continue to show Sept/Oct as people cancel or more award seats are added..

It actually looks like there’s still a lot of inventory that just wasn’t booked - after all, the excessive EK imposed charges are a turn off for most.

But March onwards is NOPE

Which makes this all a bit weirder.

Stuff stopped coming thru into QF for some routes/classes but what was already there stayed until it gets used or flies off unused…

 

[iamsuperandrew]

It actually looks like there’s still a lot of inventory that just wasn’t booked - after all, the excessive EK imposed charges are a turn off for most.

Which makes this all a bit weirder.

Stuff stopped coming thru into QF for some routes/classes but what was already there stayed until it gets used or flies off unused…

im not seeing any new seats being added

 

[SYD]

im not seeing any new seats being added

Not ex Oz/NZ to DXB but still on TT and ex Asia etc.

 

[lovestotravel]

im not seeing any new seats being added

A few seats here and there MEL/SYD to DXB but they are seats that people are cancelling IMO

 

[iamsuperandrew]

Not ex Oz/NZ to DXB but still on TT and ex Asia etc.

whats TT?

 

[flyingfan]

whats TT?

Trans-Tasman I expect

 

[SYD]

whats TT?

Take your pick. Pretty much like this from Jan thru to July (as they come online). This is for 2x PAX.

A few seats here and there MEL/SYD to DXB but they are seats that people are cancelling IMO

I doubt all these (again for 2x PAX) are cancellations? Although, they’re mostly the coughty 6am flight ex SYD.