Qantas - Emirates Announcement Next Week

[Mick F]

Does that mean you can earn QF Freq Flyer points by flying Emirates?

[Bernie P]

Sure does, and the opposite way with Skywards! AS well as Status credit as well...

[Steve S... 2]

Good news.

But Alan Joyce puts himself on a pedrstal now - clever boy!?

[George G]

I just hope this doesn't bring Emirates down.

...and i sincerely hope that next time i book a European trip with EK i dont get shoved on to a QF flight.

[James R]

Originally Posted by Montague S

I guess PER passengers can fly QF PER-SIN and connect with the EK flight that flies MEL-SIN-DXB-Europe..

Without having specific knowledge of where your loyalties / frequent flyer status' etc lie .. why on earth would you want to travel QF PER-SIN to then connect with EK SIN-DXB when you presumably have the option to fly EK PER-DXB direct?

A plane geek would surely love the extra sectors, but given your history of lamenting the lack of options QF provide out of PER, I would have thought you would stick to the most direct method and avoid the lengthy QF alternative altogether.

[Radi K]

IMHO Emirates will gut Qantas and it will be a shadow of its former self soon enough. EK have done this with all previous airlines they have been closely associated with in the past.

[Radi K]

Did QF give EK any of the LHR slots they so desperately wanted?

[Joe Frampton]

Originally Posted by Radi K

IMHO Emirates will gut Qantas and it will be a shadow of its former self soon enough. EK have done this with all previous airlines they have been closely associated with in the past.

Well with no QF metal from ADL BNE or PER to London, I guess that sums it up. So if Nev & Bev want to fly QF metal they have to go via SYD or MEL right? For those that like EK out of BNE they will prevail and competitors like EY and SQ will give other options, and the Chinese too. I don't put much into the whole QF Asian thing... It won't connect anywhere so why would I bother? Just fly SQ or MH etc. if I wanna go via Asia right? Or Lowcost on AirAsia or Scoot? Pretty much the end of QF out of BNE except LAX and some smaller stuff like MNL and HKG that won't connect to BA anymore right? Hard to get excited except it means survival mmm

[Bernie P]

Has there ever been QF metal from ADL, PER or BNE? Not really, as you would have to change, in most likely, SIN or another asian location.

BNE, to FRA, but thats it...

So now, when EK commence ADL, you can still get to LHR on QF flight no's, just on EK metal to DXB then QF from there, as you will PER and BNE. You will still earn the same QF FF points if it is EK or QF.

Alternatively, catch the QF metal to SIN, as you would now, and then get a oneworld alliance carrier from there, but will the service be any better, I think not...

[Joe Frampton]

Travel Daily update today...

But that’s not all - Qantas ceo Alan Joyce also confirmed that
existing codeshare partnerships with Air France (into Paris) and
Cathay Pacific (into Rome) would be terminated under the pact.
As expected, the deal will also see the end of the Qantas route
to Frankfurt, which has been “underperforming for some time”.
“Wherever Emirates operate into Europe, Qantas will code on
those flights,” Joyce said.

So basically those Singapore connections won't really be there anymore.... I love Singapore Airport... Terminal 1 is gonna get kinda quiet around midnight now.... end of an era I spose