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FTGNRG

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So I am a very lowly Bronze with very minimal points….need to fly to London end Nov for meetings early December, so figured leave late Nov do some Xmas shopping and catch up with my bestie would be a useful use of my time. Thought I would just see if I could find any availabilty. Hiding in plain sight was a classic first class rewards on Emirates for the 26th of November. Needless to say I grabbed that as a one way trip so fast I think I set my keyboard on fire. Coupled with some points and pay to do some of the fees, I ended up paying just on $1000.
I know for many of you it’s probably nothing, but for me it’s literally a once in a lifetime thing..so I intend to enjoy every single minute of it.
 
FTGNRG said:
So I am a very lowly Bronze with very minimal points….need to fly to London end Nov for meetings early December, so figured leave late Nov do some Xmas shopping and catch up with my bestie would be a useful use of my time. Thought I would just see if I could find any availabilty. Hiding in plain sight was a classic first class rewards on Emirates for the 26th of November. Needless to say I grabbed that as a one way trip so fast I think I set my keyboard on fire. Coupled with some points and pay to do some of the fees, I ended up paying just on $1000.
I know for many of you it’s probably nothing, but for me it’s literally a once in a lifetime thing..so I intend to enjoy every single minute of it.
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Oh. You will enjoy it. A nice Christmas present to yourself. Now read up on all the goodies you will get and do.
 
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FTGNRG said:
I know for many of you it’s probably nothing, but for me it’s literally a once in a lifetime thing..so I intend to enjoy every single minute of it.
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As a seasoned QF Platinum FF and a very diligent FF points user. I have never been able to score a EK F from Aus to London. I’ve never even travelled EK. So it certainly isn’t “nothing”. Good job and enjoy the trip.

Not sure how many points you have, but I recommend a reward seat (in any class on any airline) for the return. Otherwise you may find one way international flights cost at least 75% of what a return would fare would be.
 
sometimes these delights happen...

not heard of it quite this far ahead of time.
often with the late notice (3 days before flight) availabilities people aren't able to take advantage of them - so yes< I was fortunate enough to do that.
coupled with a cheap F ex Stockholm I was eyeing orf at the time, it was "fortune favours the brave" until COVID showed up and then at least I got the return half of the F refunded...

so WELL done to you
 
Spacetravel said:
As a seasoned QF Platinum FF and a very diligent FF points user. I have never been able to score a EK F from Aus to London. I’ve never even travelled EK. So it certainly isn’t “nothing”. Good job and enjoy the trip.

Not sure how many points you have, but I recommend a reward seat (in any class on any airline) for the return. Otherwise you may find one way international flights cost at least 75% of what a return would fare would be.
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CaptJCool said:
sometimes these delights happen...

not heard of it quite this far ahead of time.
often with the late notice (3 days before flight) availabilities people aren't able to take advantage of them - so yes< I was fortunate enough to do that.
coupled with a cheap F ex Stockholm I was eyeing orf at the time, it was "fortune favours the brave" until COVID showed up and then at least I got the return half of the F refunded...

so WELL done to you
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rip covid was meant to go to Africa and Central America
 
FTGNRG said:
Just wish I had that baggage allowance coming home…..Fortnums wouldn’t stand a chance!
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Could you check the cost to ship anything extra that you happen to buy back home instead of paying the extra baggage allowance.
Also nice score its always great to see the not so higher ups getting these wins
 
EK F is fantastic. Have fun

There is another thread on here about what to expect on EK F
 
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Well done and enjoy the flight! EK F is an amazing experience. Make sure to read up on everything that's available so you know what you're going in for and get the most out of it!
 
I would be considering that I got a $10000 ( complete guess ) flight for next to nothing, who cares if I pay $500 ( guess again ) for excess baggage. I'm still a winner and I have enjoyed EK F class. I'm a happy man
 
I also hope you enjoy the flight immensely. I’ve never managed to get an F redemption, so I grew with the others that it is quite a big deal! Your flight home will be sadder than usual though after experiencing the joys of F. Prepare yourself!
 
JIMMYTHEJET said:
Why won’t you have baggage
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He's saying that he won't have a first class baggage allowance on his return from the UK to Australia, which presumably would be in economy (or at least something else with an allowance well below that of EK First).
 
Spacetravel said:
Not sure how many points you have, but I recommend a reward seat (in any class on any airline) for the return. Otherwise you may find one way international flights cost at least 75% of what a return would fare would be.
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This is true in some markets like Europe to USA, but for LON to Australia in particular, I don't believe this is market standard anymore. I'm seeing fares for early December (which is an off-peak period) for LGW-SYD as low as A$839 one-way on Scoot taking 43 hours (!) , and around $1500 for MH or BA on sensible itineraries LHR-SYD.

Interestingly, one of the super low fares that came up was American Airlines, LHR-LAX-SYD. Didn't expect that routing! But at 29 hours and around $1500 it's actually not terrible, though requires customs entry at LAX. BA/QF is another option on this routing.
 
Congrats! I'm sure you'll enjoy EK First class.

As an aside though, I would generally recommend against using points + pay to pay the taxes for any amount as AFAIK it means you can no longer cancel or change for 6000/5000 pts respectively, which is one of the biggest advantages of classic reward tickets.
 

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