[Expired] Save 25% When You Use Emirates Skywards Miles on Partner Flights [Book by August 9]

If you have a stack of Emirates Skywards in your account and no plans to visit Dubai anytime soon, listen up. Those miles could come in handy when booking partner flights on airlines like United Airlines, Air Canada, and others. Best of all, you can save up to 25% by redeeming Emirates miles on these partner flights.

Here’s everything you should know about using Emirates Skywards miles to book partner awards.

25% Discount Booking Emirates Skywards Partner Award Flights

Emirates Skywards members can enjoy a 25% discount on economy award flights with more than a dozen partner airlines — such as United Airlines, Air Canada, and Japan Airlines — when bookings are made by August 9, 2026.

The best part is that this Skywards award discount is a fantastic way to secure reduced award rates for future travels because there’s no requirement to travel on certain dates.

This promotion applies to the following airlines:

• Aegean Airlines
• Air Canada
• Air Mauritius
• Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras
• Bangkok Airways (excluding BKK to USM and USM to BKK)
• Condor 
• Copa Airlines
• Garuda Indonesia
• GOL 
• Japan Airlines
• Jetstar Airways
• Korean Air
• Malaysia Airlines
• Olympic Air
• Qantas Airways
• South African Airways
• TAP Air Portugal
• United Airlines

The offer applies to one-way and round-trip itineraries and is available for new bookings only. Discounts do not apply to taxes, fees, and fuel surcharges, which must be paid in full. A booking fee of $10.10 per flight is also applicable.

Is It Worth It?

You might think Skywards miles from Dubai-based Emirates can only be redeemed on flights to or from the Middle East, but you’d be mistaken. You can redeem Emirates Skywards miles for award flights on its own flights in addition to several partner airlines. Although Emirates is not a member of the 3 major air alliances, it does have individual partnerships with specific airlines such as Air Canada, Japan Airlines, and Qantas.

For example, here are several economy deals where you can save 25% if you book by August 9:

Fly from San Francisco (SFO) to Los Angeles (LAX) for as little as 6,000 Emirates Skyward miles. This flight is operated by Emirates’ partner United.

Another option is to fly from Chicago (ORD) to Charlotte (CLT) for 9,000 miles.

Transatlantic flights from Washington-Dulles (IAD) to Lisbon (LIS) in late March on United using Emirates Skywards miles can be booked for just 19,500 miles and $204 in taxes and fees.

Meanwhile, if you want to redeem United MileagePlus miles, the pricing can be more than double the cost, making this Emirates’ economy award deal a potentially great value.

Final Thoughts

You may not think of Emirates Skywards when booking some of the airlines available in this promotion, but partner flights booked in economy are available for 25% fewer miles than normal if you book by August 9, 2026.