Emirates Skywards has devalued many awards and upgrades again, but this time at least thrown one bone: one-way business class Saver awards are back. Still, it’s another example that Emirates fundamentally looks at loyalty differently.
In many cases, this is bad news. Award prices appear to have increased by roughly 15%, give or take, depending upon route and cabin. That is painful because Emirates Skywards awards were already expensive, both in terms of mileage pricing and carrier-imposed surcharges.
For example, as flagged by One Mile at a Time, some first class awards now price as follows:
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