Emirates is the international airline of the United Arab Emirates. With its hub in Dubai, Emirates serves 89 destinations in 59 countries throughout North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Effective May 28, 2011, our partnership with Emirates Airlines will end. You may continue to accrue miles on Emirates Airlines flights taken on or before May 28, 2011. You will have until November 28, 2011 to request mileage credit (retro credit) for flights taken on or before May 28, 2011. Award travel on Emirates Airlines must be ticketed by May 28, 2011 and flown by May 28, 2012.
Earning miles
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Earn Mileage Plus miles according to the booking class that you purchase on qualifying Emirates flights. You’ll earn miles according to the booking class that you purchase.
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It’s easy to earn miles for your flight. Simply provide your Mileage Plus number when you make your reservation, and make sure that it appears on your boarding pass at check-in.
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Save your boarding pass until flight miles have been credited to your account. If your miles haven’t been credited within three weeks, you may request credit online within 12 months of your travel date.
| Class of service |
Booking class |
Award miles earned2 |
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| First |
F A P |
150% |
| Business |
C J I O1 |
125% |
| Economy |
Y B E G H I K L M N Q R S T U V W |
100% |
| No Mileage Credit |
X D Z |
0% |
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Exceptions
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If you purchase a ticket on a flight that is marketed by Emirates but operated by another airline (known as a code-share flight), the operating airline determines how many miles you earn for your flight.
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Note that the booking class that appears on your ticket may differ from the booking class that the operating airline uses to determine flight miles earned.
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Using miles
You can use your miles toward award travel on any Emirates flight, worldwide.
| Destination |
Award |
Miles needed |
| Between North America and the Middle East |
One Economy |
90,000 |
| One Business |
150,000 |
| One First |
210,000 |
| Between the Middle East and South America |
One Economy |
120,000 |
| One Business |
175,000 |
| One First |
230,000 |
| Travel within Oman, Qatar, Bahrain or the United Arab Emirates |
One Economy |
15,000 |
| One Business |
35,000 |
| One First |
45,000 |
| Between the United Arab Emirates and Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi
Arabia, Syria, Yemen,
Egypt, India or Pakistan |
One Economy |
40,000 |
| One Business |
85,000 |
| One First |
120,000 |
| Between the United Arab Emirates and Greece,
Turkey, Sri Lanka,
Maldives or Bangladesh
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One Economy |
50,000 |
| One Business |
100,000 |
| One First |
135,000 |
| Between the United Arab Emirates and Kenya, Seychelles, Tanzania or Uganda |
One Economy |
80,000 |
| One Business |
110,000 |
| One First |
150,000 |
| Between the United Arab Emirates and Europe
(except Greece and Turkey)
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One Economy |
60,000 |
| One Business |
110,000 |
| One First |
160,000 |
| Between the United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong, China, Japan, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia |
One Economy |
80,000 |
| One Business |
130,000 |
| One First |
190,000 |
| Between the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia, the Philippines or South Africa |
One Economy |
80,000 |
| One Business |
145,000 |
| One First |
215,000 |
| Between the United Arab Emirates and Australia |
One Economy |
120,000 |
| One Business |
170,000 |
| One First |
220,000 |
To book award travel on Emirates, call United Reservations at 1-888-674-4680.
1As of June 1, 2010, earn 125% of flight miles for travel in O Class on Emirates. Prior to this date, O class travel earned 100% of flight miles.
2Earned as a % of Flight Miles.
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