Qantas / Emirates tie up (Partnership inc. Codeshare, Status)

[flychrisfly]

Have you tried doing it in multi-city instead of direct to the destination with DXB the middle? Worked for me with classic - opened up plenty more flights.

The direct option just worked for me, so if by "short stopover" you mean 90 minutes then its all good

 

[pagingjoan]

Weirdly, Mel-lhr 1 way in first is no problem at about $8400...

Probably part of the "Fares will be aligned in only one direction" explanation.
However, following your lead, just tried a MEL-DXB, DXB-LHR multi-city ... and back to the drawing board.
There must be some simple factor?

 

[pagingjoan]

The direct option just worked for me, so if by "short stopover" you mean 90 minutes then its all good

Ah, no.
A stopover, not a transit. Two nights in Dubai.

 

[flychrisfly]

Booking a LHR-dxb-Mel-lhr flight all on QF metal with QF flight numbers costs about £8600 for early July - see pic.

Try also a 3rd party site like Expedia

 

[pagingjoan]

Booking a LHR-dxb-Mel-lhr flight all on QF metal with QF flight numbers costs about £8600 for early July - see pic.

Try also a 3rd party site like Expedia

Thank you.
Yes, that's about $13,000. But I need only a one-way, as I have a number of other flights booked over the next few months. The one-way, with stopover can be bought for $5,500 on the Emirates site, on the QF flights. Would like to have those flights but with a QF flight number, if there is any way to do that.

Appreciate the input but we have not quite cracked the code as yet.
Thank you for the thoughts.

 

[Isochronous]

If looking for a one-way a points redemption is probably best.

 

[pagingjoan]

If looking for a one-way a points redemption is probably best.

Thank you. That's actually where I started - but around 900,000 - 1,000,000+ points for this particular route, with the return any time between now and April 2014. Lost interest at that stage, for some strange reason.

 

[get me outta here]

Pardon my ignorance, have been searching here to confirm the answer, but such a hopefully simple question can be answered quickly: does EK earn the same points in a cheap cross Tasman flt?

 

[markis10]

Pardon my ignorance, have been searching here to confirm the answer, but such a hopefully simple question can be answered quickly: does EK earn the same points in a cheap cross Tasman flt?

Many EK fare clases only earn at 50%

Frequent Flyer - Earning Points - Fly - Airline Partners

 

[get me outta here]

Thanks Markis,

This is what a dummy bkg looks like, does it look reasonable .... can they bring these points over to QF?

MILES 3000 Skywards Miles + any applicable tier bonuses | 2000 Tier Miles

Hide Breakdown ​

Miles Details	Skywards Miles	Tier Miles
Australia (East) (SYD) - New Zealand (CHC) Saver	1000	1000
Miles Accelerator Bonus 28 Jun 13 EK0418 Economy Class	500
New Zealand (CHC) - Australia (East) (SYD) Saver	1000	1000
Miles Accelerator Bonus 10 Jul 13 EK0419 Economy Class	500
Total Miles per Skywards Member	3000	2000

​

 

[serfty]

I am not sure QFF [-]points[/-] SC's can be earned for T-T travel on EK metal.

I'll double check ...

[POST CHECK REPORT]

OK, it seem you can earn points on any eligible EK flight number.

http://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airlines/qantas-emirates/global/en

However, Qantas are unable to codeshare T-T at the moment, so SC's cannot be earned.​

[/POST CHECK REPORT]

 

[Aussie_flyer]

you certainly can't burn yet, not sure about earn either. They are still waiting on the go-ahead for cooperation on trans tasman.

 

[oz_mark]

There's no TT earn restrictions in the published table

 

[serfty]

you certainly can't burn yet, not sure about earn either. They are still waiting on the go-ahead for cooperation on trans tasman.

There's no TT earn restrictions in the published table

As updated, it only SC's that cannot be earned.

This is because QF are not able to codeshare on EK metal T-T.

Qantas and Emirates Partnership | Qantas

 

[Aussie_flyer]

As updated, it only SC's that cannot be earned.

This is because QF are not able to codeshare on EK metal T-T.

Qantas and Emirates Partnership | Qantas

you also can't redeem on T-T EK flights yet, I wouldnt mind a MEL-AKL redemption the A380 with EK in F

 

[pagingjoan]

Recognising all those who responded to my cry for help recently for a QF F class booking, LHR-MEL, with a stopover in Dubai, I should report that I was eventually able to book F seats, LHR-DXB and DXB-MEL, on the required dates, with QF flight numbers, and with an upgradeable Y return leg, MEL-LHR. All for a good price, so if the MEL-LHR leg in 2014 is wasted, so be it.
Thanks again to everyone who tried to come up with a creative solution to the problem outlined in detail earlier.

 

[flychrisfly]

Recognising all those who responded to my cry for help recently for a QF F class booking, LHR-MEL, with a stopover in Dubai, I should report that I was eventually able to book F seats, LHR-DXB and DXB-MEL, on the required dates, with QF flight numbers, and with an upgradeable Y return leg, MEL-LHR. All for a good price, so if the MEL-LHR leg in 2014 is wasted, so be it.
Thanks again to everyone who tried to come up with a creative solution to the problem outlined in detail earlier.

Good to hear! Thanks for letting us know the outcome.

 

[pagingjoan]

Good to hear! Thanks for letting us know the outcome.

Thank YOU, for your research at the time, flychrisfly. Going back to your post 2140, the F plus uogradeable Y option was cheaper even than the fare you found. Fingers crossed that it works. Certainly took a lot of persistence.

 

[Flashback]

This will have an interesting impact: Airport Coordination Limited - DXB Runway Closure and Resurfacing - May 2014

 

[Brettmcg]

Is there something I've missed here?

Under the new partnership I can either choose to fly to LHR and then back to FRA on BA, or to DXB and then on EK code and metal?! The EK metal part is okay, but not even the choice to pay for the QF code?! Seriously Qantas?

Two really great choices there...