rikkitikkitavi
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- Dec 20, 2016
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- Qantas
- LT Silver
So my new job involves regular travel from SYD-DAR (at least six return flights a year). I am currently QF SG, and about 500 SCs from life silver after five years business travel in Australia.
Now unfortunately my first SYD-DAR flight was booked by new new firm as a straight EK ticket not a codeshare. This is when I discovered EK flights only gives miles, no SCs, unless code shared. To make matters worse the DXB-DAR leg cannot be codeshared at all(though bizarrely some tiny North African cities are). I have looked at Qatar airlines, but the return flight on my schedule blows out to 41 hrs with a stop over, so not attractive. Flying through JNB would be nice, but still no OW connection to DAR
Which brings me back to switching my loyalty to EK. I can still change allegiance for my return flights in Jan and would make skywards silver quickly and then gold by June at least.
So the main upside is that EK do seem to give upgrades more frequently and I find their service generally better.
Downsides: Internal Australian EK codeshare flights not linked to international flights don't earn status credits.
EK isn't part of proper alliances, only get status on codeshares.
Not 100% sure that if I fly EK and claim points with them that they still allow me access to their lounges with my QF SC card?
To throw fuel in the fire I may be moving to London later in the year...
So what would you guys do in my situation stay QFF and prob not get platinum back, or take a punt on EK?
Now unfortunately my first SYD-DAR flight was booked by new new firm as a straight EK ticket not a codeshare. This is when I discovered EK flights only gives miles, no SCs, unless code shared. To make matters worse the DXB-DAR leg cannot be codeshared at all(though bizarrely some tiny North African cities are). I have looked at Qatar airlines, but the return flight on my schedule blows out to 41 hrs with a stop over, so not attractive. Flying through JNB would be nice, but still no OW connection to DAR
Which brings me back to switching my loyalty to EK. I can still change allegiance for my return flights in Jan and would make skywards silver quickly and then gold by June at least.
So the main upside is that EK do seem to give upgrades more frequently and I find their service generally better.
Downsides: Internal Australian EK codeshare flights not linked to international flights don't earn status credits.
EK isn't part of proper alliances, only get status on codeshares.
Not 100% sure that if I fly EK and claim points with them that they still allow me access to their lounges with my QF SC card?
To throw fuel in the fire I may be moving to London later in the year...
So what would you guys do in my situation stay QFF and prob not get platinum back, or take a punt on EK?