I Am Flying Emirates Business Class (Won Tickets) - on Emirate Code Share. What Frequent Flyer Programme Should I List?

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  kyle on 15/10/2023 - 07:47

  +3

  Sometimes those prize tickets are not booked in the class that will earn points and status

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    bohn on 15/10/2023 - 08:38

    +2

    yeah, doubt OP will get any points.

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    GoogleFroogle on 15/10/2023 - 13:45

    Business flex there and business flex plus on the way back.

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  MELso on 15/10/2023 - 08:09

  +1

  As you note, no status credits on QF if the flights are EK. Are you flying on an EK or QF flight number? And what booking class is your ticket?

  I wouldn't set up a Skywards account just for this flight - only if you're planning to fly on EK or its partners in future.

  https://www.emirates.com/au/english/skywards/partners/ are the other airlines that have partnerships with EK (although I don't think many of them give status credits either). I'd probably look at UA or AC (particularly if you sign up for the HSBC Star Alliance credit card - https://www.aircanada.com/au/en/aco/home/aeroplan/credit-car…)

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    GoogleFroogle on 15/10/2023 - 14:11

    Thanks, I'll look into it!

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  souths123 on 15/10/2023 - 08:36

  +2

  I'd still just go with Emirates and who cares about the points if you don't get them. Great airline. Enjoy your trip!! So lucky!

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  parisian on 15/10/2023 - 11:28

  Are the flight coded as EK xxx or QF xxxx ?

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    GoogleFroogle on 15/10/2023 - 13:46

    EK

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  bobbified on 15/10/2023 - 11:58

  What a weird flex……

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  Stewardo on 15/10/2023 - 12:34

  +1

  QFF you’ll never use the points in the skywards account

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  p1 ama on 15/10/2023 - 14:19

  If it’s an EK-coded flight on EK metal, then how is it a codeshare?

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    GoogleFroogle on 15/10/2023 - 14:28

    I might not have the terminology right, it was just the same one I could have got on qantas I thought (but didn't get booked that way). Does that mean I wouldn't even get the points if I give emirates my Qantas number?

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      p1 ama on 15/10/2023 - 19:22

      +1

      it was just the same one I could have got on qantas I thought

      In that case, then it would have been a QF-coded flight on EK metal, which would have been a codeshare. You are flying on an EK-coded flight on EK metal, which is not a codeshare.

      Does that mean I wouldn't even get the points if I give emirates my Qantas number?

      Emirates and Qantas have a partnership where you can earn some QFF points on EK-coded flights, though it's limited and you do not earn any status. As you've already stated, the status calculator tells you how many points you can earn.

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        GoogleFroogle on 15/10/2023 - 22:34

        thanks for explaining that.

        looks like it's boils down to either;

        I get some points on Emirates, which may be hard to use, BUT I do instantly get silver status from that many tier/status points (but have to look into can I use that for any other purpose next year)
        or
        I get an amount of qantas points that I will definitely use, but zero status points.