Do you get free WIFI on Qantas FF Business class rewards ticket?

[PLANT]

Hi all,

So if you get a Business Class ticket via Qantas FF Rewards redemption, do you get access to unlimited WIFI on the flight
If you join Emirates Skywards Program(its free?)????

Onboard Wi-Fi | Inflight entertainment | The Emirates Experience | Emirates

Can you join in air? Or in lounge for connecting flight?

Do they have access to all your data on phone?

Regards

 

[PLANT]

After 20 minutes on the phone and double checking as a Qantas Rewards redemption you do not get WIFI free in Business class as supposedly you have to have Skywards Number on the Ticket, which a Qantas FF Rewards Redemption does not?

 

[moa999]

Believe that's the case, you need to have an EK FF number attached to the ticket before departure.

(While there are multiple FF fields in some GDS, I don't believe EK allow it)

 

[serfty]

After 20 minutes on the phone and double checking as a Qantas Rewards redemption you do not get WIFI free in Business class as supposedly you have to have Skywards Number on the Ticket, which a Qantas FF Rewards Redemption does not?

Do you have any QFF status?

In any case as you are not losing much if any benefit, replace your Qantas number with your EK number.

See if you can pull your booking up online at www.emirates.com and replace the number with your EK one.

If that does not work, call Qantas and ask for the Frequent Flyer number to be removed - once you have confirmed it has been removed, go online and add your Emirates number.

 

[Jleno]

If that does not work, call Qantas and ask for the Frequent Flyer number to be removed - once you have confirmed it has been removed, go online and add your Emirates number.

Curious if anyone tried this and whether it worked.

Was on an EK (F) flight recently and there was no way to add Skywards number online via QF booking and when I asked at the EK first lounge in DXB and on-flight (cabin crew also called EK support line before takeoff) and both instances was told there was nothing they could do. Would be good to know if contacting the QF support line works for future purposes.

 

[scubabe]

I'd love to know this too - we have an upcoming F flight on a QF award booking. I logged onto the Emirates website and have put our skywards memberships on our flights but don't know if this will "stick" or not? Do I ask in the QF F lounge when we arrive if they can change the FF number?

 

[Jleno]

This is second hand info but a couple of suggestions I've heard (1) during booking on QF website replace QF number with EK number or (2) call EK to ask them to replace QF number with EK number.

 

[CaptJCool]

As per my experience last week, everyone gets a base 2 hrs imessaging, chat apps freebie or 20MB.

DESPITE BEING IN F, NO FREE WIFI without a Skywards number. From what I gathered on the login screen, you can join in-flight or enter your existing number and away you go.
I didn’t bother, Dining was spectacular and bed comfortably good.

Plenty of free WIFI in Dubai

 

[snooze]

Im flying EK business in a couple of weeks. I'm qf platinum. If i change my booking to show my skywards FF, will that affect my ability to gain access to the EK first lounge in Dubai?

 

[CaptJCool]

Don’t know
Best to read the lounge access eligibility would seem it won’t especially matter

Eligibility and access | Qantas

Learn about the requirements, guidelines and guest policies that apply to Qantas Club members in order to enjoy access to our worldwide lounge network.

www.qantas.com

Qantas Lounge Access Eligibility | Qantas

Find out more on Qantas Lounge access eligibility whether your traveling in First, Business; are a Qantas Frequent Flyer, Qantas Club or oneworld member.

www.qantas.com

And won’t affect wifi access as Skyward numbers are separately logged at connection

 

[Deleted member]

i remember a time when there was no wifi on an aircraft, let alone free wifi .
Does it really matter? Is life so short that the need to send and receive email needs to be continuous and uninterrupted?

 

[UP4014]

Here I am trying to tell the boss none of the flights I use have wifi!