Qantas and Emirates partnership extension

[jase05]

Good news for those of us who enjoy the current setup with a further 5 years extension on the partnership announced and will run to 2028

Dubai's Emirates, Qantas extend partnership to bolster international travel

The airlines have existing approvals from regulators to operate a joint business until March 2023.

gulfbusiness.com

 

[Mattg]

Pending ACCC approval

I don't see why they wouldn't get it though. Good news overall.

 

[jase05]

Pending ACCC approval

I don't see why they wouldn't get it though. Good news overall.

Yes, and I see they have a option for a further 5 years too.
I think it has been a win/win for both parties and definitely for those here in Australia

 

[jakeseven7]

Hardly unsurprising. Good news for our QFF points! Though I kinda wish QF would get closer to Qatar as well.

 

[Berlin]

Hardly unsurprising. Good news for our QFF points! Though I kinda wish QF would get closer to Qatar as well.

I've always been a big fan of the QF-EK alliance and have benefited many times from it. But when QR joined OneWorld, things got a bit odd.

Now, as QF frequent flyers, we are in the unusual position to being able to snap rewards seats and earn points on 2 of the big Middle Eastern carriers. One of which Qantas quite happily is in bed with and another one which they don't seem to happily cooperate quite as much.

 

[jase05]

I've always been a big fan of the QF-EK alliance and have benefited many times from it. But when QR joined OneWorld, things got a bit odd.

Now, as QF frequent flyers, we are in the unusual position to being able to snap rewards seats and earn points on 2 of the big Middle Eastern carriers. One of which Qantas quite happily is in bed with and another one which they don't seem to happily cooperate quite as much.

Hopefully WY added to that soon

 

[Spongbob]

Hardly unsurprising.

Does this mean mostly surprising?

 

[jakeseven7]

Does this mean mostly surprising?

Yes it doesn't

 

[Danielb56]

Good news for those of us who enjoy the current setup with a further 5 years extension on the partnership announced and will run to 2028

Dubai's Emirates, Qantas extend partnership to bolster international travel

The airlines have existing approvals from regulators to operate a joint business until March 2023.

gulfbusiness.com

This has been one of the best deals Qantas has done in recent times for its customers overall.

 

[kgreenuq]

This has been one of the best deals Qantas has done in recent times for its customers overall.

Difficult for Adelaide folk to take advantage of double status credit offers, which require you to fly on Qantas metal. If you want to fly internationally from Adelaide on Qantas metal, you have to first fly interstate. Qantas hypes it's relationship with Emirates for Adelaide flyers, but compared with customers in other capital cities we're definitely second-class clients.

 

[Beasley]

What is Qantas metal? ….. a type of aircraft?

 

[VPS]

What is Qantas metal? ….. a type of aircraft?

A Qantas branded plane as opposed to a code share on another airline eg Emirates

 

[PineappleSkip]

What is Qantas metal? ….. a type of aircraft?

It's Alan Joyce's heavy metal band.

Actually it's a flight operated by Qantas. so if you buy QF flight numbers to, say Europe via dubai, they are marketed by Qantas and flown on Emirates metal; i.e. the actual plane is Emirates'.

cheers skip

 

[Beasley]

Thanks ..... couldnt find it on google search

 

[jakeseven7]

Difficult for Adelaide folk to take advantage of double status credit offers, which require you to fly on Qantas metal. If you want to fly internationally from Adelaide on Qantas metal, you have to first fly interstate. Qantas hypes it's relationship with Emirates for Adelaide flyers, but compared with customers in other capital cities we're definitely second-class clients.

So SA flyers could fly interstate first. Like Tasmanians I guess

 

[Pushka]

So SA flyers could fly interstate first. Like Tasmanians I guess

We do at least have an international airport that many carriers seem fine to use. Just not Qantas.

 

[HS-TQE]

Maybe when the A321XLRs gets introduced into QF mainline service, I'd suspect QF may reintroduce ADL-SIN then, though wouldn't surprise me if JQ's A321LRs get in first instead for the low yielding/tourist traffic destinations via 3K's (J* Asia) SIN hub.

 

[jrfsp]

Hardly a surprise but Australia’s competition regulator the ACCC has issued a draft determination re-authorising the alliance between Qantas and Emirates for a further five years.

 

[gwynne]

Haven't flown internationally since 2016, (kids and job changes). Looking at planning a Christmas trip to Europe next year right now.

What on earth has happened to the QF/EK partnership? No EK options offered for cash or points bookings across multiple dates of the year (too early for dates we want just yet). We're heading for Helsinki first. Everything trying to send us via Heathrow.

We'll likely end up on a Finnair RTW ticket and come home via Hawaii but exceedingly disappointed with the options so far.

 

[muppet]

Haven't flown internationally since 2016, (kids and job changes). Looking at planning a Christmas trip to Europe next year right now.

What on earth has happened to the QF/EK partnership? No EK options offered for cash or points bookings across multiple dates of the year (too early for dates we want just yet). We're heading for Helsinki first. Everything trying to send us via Heathrow.

We'll likely end up on a Finnair RTW ticket and come home via Hawaii but exceedingly disappointed with the options so far.

Does EK fly to Helsinki?