Qantas Frequent Flyer members looking for a great-value luxe redemption with their points will have one fewer option to choose from, with Emirates nixing its Singapore-Melbourne ‘fifth freedom’ flight.

As reported in Singapore’s Straits Times and confirmed on the country’s Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCS) website, Emirates will be ‘terminating its operations on the SIN-MEL route’. However, the airline hasn’t yet set a date for when this will happen.

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First Class bargain for under 108,000 points

Bleary-eyed travellers aren’t likely to miss the route’s 2:25 am departure out of Melbourne, but it’s the daytime 10:25 am service out of Singapore that’s popular. With seven hours of inflight pampering and only S$88 (A$102) in fees and taxes to pay, this is one of the best bang-for-buck redemptions in Emirates Business and First Class.

First Class rewards are still relatively hard to find and are usually released as single seats. But if you’re lucky enough to snag one, it will set you back 107,700 Qantas Points + S$88 in fees and taxes.

Business Class rewards are easier to come across in pairs and cost 75,000 points + S$88 per person.

Example reward seats on EK404 from Singapore to Melbourne.

Emirates’ existing four-daily flights between Dubai and Singapore and twice-daily services to Melbourne remain unaffected by the impending changes.

The airline is seeking to terminate or vary its capacity commitment on the Singapore-Melbourne route and will set the date of its final flight once confirmation comes from Singapore’s CCCS.

Emirates set to withdraw from Singapore-Melbourne was last modified: September 12th, 2024 by Brandon Loo