I've just read this thread. I've had a similar experience with price differentiation between booking EK website v's QF website. In August this year I shall be going to Europe with my partner in F as follows ADL/DXB/LHR....BHX/DXB/ADL, with a two night stop over in Dubai on the way there. Obviously to book this I use the "Multi City" booking tool offered on both websites. I can't remember the exact price difference at the time, but in the interest in recording accurate figure on this thread, I have created a dummy booking on both websites just now. EK Website is offering my $21,786.02. QF Website is offering me $47,754. That's a $25,976.98 difference is price (2 people) for exact same flights/metal/dates/seats. Suffice to say, I booking on EK Website. Yes, I would prefer to have travelled on my beloved QF, and yes I would have preferred to receive SC's and QFFpoints for my travel, but hay...not for an extra $25K....
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At $50K even considering standby fees, it would be worth looking at hiring your own Challenger 604 or equivalent aircraft and actually fly that itinerary in a private jet.
A stupidity tax is probably the best description at this stage, regardless of someone's affordability.You could consider that $25K price differential several ways, a stupidity tax/QF windfall profit if someone actually pays those $$
Yes, I would prefer to have travelled on my beloved QF, and yes I would have preferred to receive SC's and QFFpoints for my travel, but hay...not for an extra $25K....
I'm on EK metal with an EK flight number, so no FF points with QF sorry to say. If I paid the extra $25K and booked with QF as QF code share on EK metal, I would be eligible I believe. But as per my original point the extra cost does not out weigh the extra points. The up side is I do get skyward miles, so should bump up to Gold on that one - but that's for a different thread.Are you on EK flight numbers the entire time? If so you will at least earn FF points if not SCs
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