Ouch: Emirates Slaps Award Tickets to Europe & Colombia with Nasty Fee Hikes
Even as Emirates raised award rates and tacked on exorbitant fees on its marquee routes to and from Dubai (DXB), the airline's funky fifth-freedom routes to Europe and beyond escaped largely unscathed, making the Middle Eastern airline one of the best ways to cross the pond using points. But now the bill has come due ... big time. Overnight and without a word of warning, Emirates drastically...
