{"id":167468,"date":"2024-06-03T17:00:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T17:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=167468"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:57:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:57:59","slug":"emirates-economy-award-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/airlines\/emirates-economy-award-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Emirates Slashes Partner Economy Award Pricing by up to 20%"},"content":{"rendered":"

Update 6\/4\/2024: Emirates Skywards has updated its remaining partner award charts. All partner award charts now match the new chart listed below.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This past weekend, Emirates quietly cut the mileage requirement for economy awards on flights it operates by up to 55%<\/a>. But the airline didn't stop there. Economy award pricing on its partner carriers also got a haircut. Here's what you need to know about these changes, including a look at the partners now requiring fewer Skywards miles<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Emirates Slashes Partner Economy Pricing by up to 20%<\/span><\/h2>\n

Emirates doesn't belong to one of the big three airline alliances. To compensate, it has partnerships with multiple airlines to increase its connectivity. And of these 17 partners, you can redeem Skywards miles for flights on nearly all of them.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Emirates tweaked its partner award chart. As a result, business-class awards in certain distance bands became up to 27% more expensive<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, undoing the price increase in business class wasn't in the cards, but Emirates did trim economy rates on all of its partner carriers by up to 20%. A spokesperson for Emirates indicated that this reduction offers Skywards “members the opportunity to reach flight rewards faster.”<\/p>\n

And as a result, the following partner airlines<\/a> will use a new award chart:<\/p>\n