Get up to ~1.5c per Emirates mile for select flights with Emirates, EasyJet, Fly2

Emirates is out with a new promotion through August 31, 2026, where it’s possible to use Skywards miles at an enhanced value for cash and miles bookings on Emirates and Fly Dubai or you can use Emirates Miles for EasyJet and Jet2 at an elevated value as well. In either case, you’ll be getting about 1.5 cents per mile, which could be a good deal, particularly for those who have been put off by saver charges on Emirates award tickets. Head for Points reports that there may be some challenge in getting full value on EasyJet and Jet2, but it could still be worth a look if you have plans to fly on those carriers.

The Deal

• Emirates Skywards is running two promotions where a bank can use miles for enhanced value towards either cash and miles tickets on Emirates and Fly Dubai operated flights or on cash tickets with partners EasyJet and Jet2 as follows:
  • 2,000 Miles = USD 30 instead of USD 15 when you pay for your Emirates or flydubai flights, excess baggage, lounge access and seat selection using Cash+Mile (book by fly by August 31, 2026)
  • The value of 4,500 Miles during the offer period is GBP 49, compared to the standard value of 9,000 Miles for GBP 49 on easyJet and Jet2 reward flights
• Direct link to this deal

Key Terms

Special Cash+Miles rates on Emirates and flydubai flights and ancillaries

The ‘Skywards Cash+Miles Offer May 2026′ is open to all individual Emirates Skywards members who:

1. Are existing members, or who enroll as a member by 11.59pm on 31 August 2026 (Dubai time).
2. Have individual Emirates Skywards accounts with a minimum balance of 1 Skywards Mile for issuance of a ticket.
3. Book and complete issuance of an Eligible Ticket on Eligible Flights and Eligible Fares between 0.01am on 21 May 2026 and 11.59pm on 31 August 2026 (Dubai time) for an Eligible Journey.

An Eligible Journey is defined as:

1. On Emirates, any journey that originates anywhere on the Emirates network for outbound travel between 21 May 2026 and 31 August 2026 (inclusive).
2. On flydubai, any journey that originates anywhere on the flydubai network for outbound travel between 21 May 2026 and 31 August 2026 (inclusive).
3. This offer is applicable to all destinations on the Emirates and flydubai network.

An Eligible Ticket is defined as:

1. Any with prefix 176 (being Emirates), with prefix 141 or 169 (being flydubai) or any with booking receipt issued directly via flydubai.com and
2. Any ticket purchased via emirates.com (desktop and mobile), Emirates App, Emirates retail and contact centre, flydubai.com (desktop and mobile) and flydubai App and
3. Any ticket purchased with Cash+Miles as form of payment.

Eligible Fare is defined as:

1. On Emirates: Special, Saver, Flex or Flex Plus in either Economy Class, Premium Economy Class, Business Class or First Class.
2. On flydubai: Lite, Value or Flex in Economy Class and Business in Business Class.

Eligible Flight is defined as:

1. An Emirates marketed flight with EK designator operated by Emirates or Emirates codeshare partners.
2. A flydubai marketed flight with FZ designator, operated by flydubai.

• Once the Cash+Miles element is selected, reviewed and accepted on payment page, and in turn final payment is made to issue the ticket(s), no further adjustments in Cash+Miles rates will be permitted. Subsequent ticket reissues involving any additional collections of fare or fees must be made entirely with cash (or equivalent payment). Ticket cancellations will be subject to fare rules and normal Emirates Skywards Programme Rules provisions.
• Skywards Miles payment must be debited from the logged‑in Emirates Skywards member’s account only. My Family and Skysurfers accounts are not eligible.
• If Cash+Miles promotional offers differ for outbound and inbound journeys, the higher of the two rates will apply at payment page for the entire ticket.
• Tickets issued will not be eligible for any other Emirates Skywards promotions.
• Emirates Skywards members will earn Skywards Miles and Tier Miles on the part of the ticket that is paid for in cash, excluding carrier imposed charges, taxes and fees.
• Emirates Skywards members will be notified of the Miles debit in their membership statements, which are accessible on the Emirates App or online at emirates.com.
• All other Emirates Skywards Programme Rules apply.

50% less Miles on easyjet and Jet2 flights

• Promotion offer: This promotional offer is valid from 21 May 2026 to 31 August 2026 (from 00:01 EST hours to 23:59 EST hours).
• During the Promotion Period Miles eligible Emirates Skywards members will receive a 50% improvement in Miles pricing on all Jet2 and easyJet routes. (Example: Starting price before promotion 9,000 Miles, during promotion 4,500 Miles.)
• The improved Miles pricing also applies to ancillaries.
• The promotional Miles pricing is automatically applied during the booking process for both flights and ancillaries. The Miles amount displayed to the member at the time of booking represents the final applicable Miles price for the transaction.
• The promotional Miles pricing is non‑transferable and applies only to new bookings made during the Promotion Period.
• In the event of any rebooking, cancellation, or modification, the promotional Miles pricing will no longer apply, and the booking will be repriced in accordance with the applicable standard Miles rates and fare rules at the time of change.
• All bookings are subject to availability and the Emirates Skywards Programme Rules apply.

Quick Thoughts

I’ve never personally considered using Emirates miles for a cash and miles redemption, but in this case, I can certainly see the appeal. Getting $30 in value toward flights operated by Emirates and FluDubai for 2,000 miles represents a straight 1.5 cents per mile. As such, it could certainly be useful for anyone with a stash of Emirates miles and a desire to fly on Emirates. Obviously, you would need to compare against the cash or against the award prices to determine whether or not that’s a relatively good deal.

There are probably at least some scenarios where that will represent a deal almost as good as or perhaps even better than an award ticket after you consider the surcharges on Emirates awards. Perhaps even more interesting is the opportunity to redeem 4,500 Emirates miles for £49 toward a ticket on EasyJet or Jet2. While those ultra-low-cost carriers won’t provide the flashy experience of flying Emirates, they could nonetheless be useful for getting around Europe for reasonable mileage redemptions. Head for Points reports that they’ve not actually found that much value when comparing against cash prices found elsewhere for EasyJet, but it can be difficult to determine because it really depends on what the inclusions are on the tickets purchased through Emirates, since ultra-low-cost carriers tend to unbundle most things. I imagine those redemptions may not be quite as smooth and simple as many award tickets. However, if you’ve got the Emirates miles and the need to fly EasyJet or Jet2, this could certainly be a reasonable use of the miles.

In our case, my wife and I got stuck with about 200K miles with Emirates a few years ago when a transfer got held up and we missed out on the award availability that we wanted to book. As a result, I’ve been looking for a way to use these miles. Over time, Emirates has continued to devalue awards and increase their surcharges, which has made me start to feel less likely that I’ll find a good use for the miles before they expire next year. This promotion could potentially be useful for me, but I haven’t yet delved deeply into the redemption process. If any readers take advantage of this one, please share your experiences in the comments.

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