As a partner of Qantas, Emirates opens up extensive travel opportunities for Australian flyers. With the ability to use Qantas Frequent Flyer points to book Emirates flights, this partnership is ideal for those looking to travel in style. Discover guides and tips below on flying with Emirates and maximising your points.
Emirates currently has 16 fifth-freedom tag flights that operate as a continuation of a service originating in Dubai to a third country.
We now have a somewhat absurd situation where Qantas Frequent Flyer members can access Emirates First Class reward seats, but not a large cohort of Emirates' own Skywards loyalty program members.
Emirates is now restricting access to its First Class reward seats to Skywards members who have status. It's given barely two days of notice about this change.
There's a common misconception that airlines make the most profit from Business and First Class seats. Nowadays, the best earner is Premium Economy.
Although you can book Emirates and British Airways flights on a single Qantas ticket, neither airline will check your baggage through or issue a boarding pass for the other carrier.
Emirates will end its fifth-freedom flight between Melbourne and Singapore on 30 March 2025, replacing it with a third daily non-stop Melbourne-Dubai service. The new flights will have Premium Economy and "Game Changer" First Class.
Emirates offers different types of Business Class seats on its Airbus A380, Boeing 777 and brand new Airbus A350 jets. Our guide explains what to expect.
Emirates offers a world-renowned First Class seat. Read our guide to see what your seat will be like on Emirates' A380 and 777 aircraft.
Although you can't yet redeem points for an Emirates Premium Economy reward ticket or upgrade, flights are available for sale on 31 routes - with more to come soon. You can even book a Qantas codeshare flight to earn more points & status credits.
Upgrades are one of the best ways to spend Emirates Skywards miles. Our guide explains how to upgrade with miles on Emirates flights.
Emirates will resume daily flights between Dubai and Adelaide from 28 October 2024. The airline previously flew to Adelaide from 2012 until 2020.
Emirates has reopened its lounge at Brisbane Airport after a refurbishment. Open from 5 pm until 1.30 am daily, it now features direct boarding to the plane.