Article: Emirates fifth-freedom routes

[I love to travel]

EK planning to terminate flights between SIN and MEL:

Emirates to stop flights between Singapore and Melbourne

Emirates said it will determine when to terminate the flights after CCCS makes its decision. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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That is a shame. That was a great use of QF points in J and F from SIN to MEL with very low taxes.

 

[MG1]

I've recently booked a first reward for the SYD-CHC fifth-freedom flight, leaving in a few months' time (I'm very excited).

I'm yet to book the return leg; I've noticed that it gets back into SYD @ 19:05 - what would the minimum connection time be to make a domestic flight out of SYD? (I'm guessing that 90-105 minutes is too tight to take into account passport control / immigration, collecting luggage, transferring to separate terminal, re-checking-in luggage. I'm also assuming that the luggage can't be sent all the way through to my final destination.)

If it is too tight, I might consider a non-A380 route back (as much as I'd like to take it).

 

[Mattg]

I've recently booked a first reward for the SYD-CHC fifth-freedom flight, leaving in a few months' time (I'm very excited).

I'm yet to book the return leg; I've noticed that it gets back into SYD @ 19:05 - what would the minimum connection time be to make a domestic flight out of SYD? (I'm guessing that 90-105 minutes is too tight to take into account passport control / immigration, collecting luggage, transferring to separate terminal, re-checking-in luggage. I'm also assuming that the luggage can't be sent all the way through to my final destination.)

If it is too tight, I might consider a non-A380 route back (as much as I'd like to take it).

Where do you want to fly after Sydney and would it be on the same ticket?

 

[MG1]

Where do you want to fly after Sydney and would it be on the same ticket?

@Mattg, thank you for your response.
I was looking at getting the QF flight to ADL that departs at 20:55 (for a meeting the following day).

If I return to Sydney on the EK A380, it would be on a separate ticket as the EK flight would be a reward flight and and the following domestic flight will be a paid one.
(Even though EK and QF are partners, I doubt that I could have the bags checked all the way through.)

I think the safest thing to do at this point is to either (a), come back a day early with an overnight stay in Sydney, or (b) 2 connected QF B737 flights in Y to get from CHC to ADL.

My preferred option would be EK and QF on the same night but the timing is tight and I can't afford to miss the flight, especially if the incoming flight is delayed.

I'm happy to hear of other suggestions.