Emirates Auctions Skywards Platinum Status With Benefits Valid Up to 20 Years

Emirates Airbus A380 in flight, the flagship aircraft of the airline behind the Skywards Platinum loyalty programme

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The highest tier of an airline loyalty program is the dream of any frequent flyer. However getting to such status is not easy, it takes a lot of traveling and also some strategic planning. Emirates, this Christmas season, is putting up seats in its highest open tier up for auction. Here’s how Emirates‘ Platinum status auction is going to work.

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What Is Emirates Skywards Platinum and Why Is It So Exclusive?

Emirates is among the largest airlines in the world. It operates the largest international operation and connects Dubai to an endless list of destinations worldwide. Its loyalty program is one of the most sought after and solid programs out there.

The program’s highest status open to all travelers is the Platinum tier. It is extremely difficult to get to Platinum. It involves:

  • Earning 150.000 Tier Miles
  • Completing 1 qualifying flight in Business or First Class

As part of a charitable venture, this 2025 Christmas season, the airline is putting a number of seats in its Platinum Tier up for auction. Allow me to go more into detail.

Emirates Airbus A380 on the ground, representing the airline’s Skywards Platinum elite status programme
Emirates’ flagship Airbus A380 on the ground. Skywards Platinum is the highest publicly accessible tier in the airline’s loyalty programme.

How Does the Emirates Skywards Platinum Auction Work?

The auction is quite straight forward. You register on the Emirates Auction website (https://www.emiratesauction.com/register), you pay a refundable deposit to unlock your account and then place your bid for the available Platinum tier loyalty numbers.

The bidding is open from December 17th 2025 through January 17th 2026. Benefits associated with the the awarded Platinum Tiers will last up to 20 years.

The duration of the benefits will depend on the winning bid. I’d imagine the higher the bid the longer the duration of the benefits in years, up to a maximum of 20 years.

Winning bids will be notified within 24 hours of the auction process closing on January 17th.

Emirates Skywards Platinum digital membership card displayed on a smartphone, representing the airline’s highest publicly available loyalty tier
The Emirates Skywards Platinum digital membership card shown inside the Emirates app. Seven Platinum memberships are being auctioned as part of a charitable initiative supporting the Emirates Airline Foundation.

What Benefits Come With Emirates Skywards Platinum Status?

I did write a full post about the Emirates Skywards loyalty program and you can go back and check it out here, however, for those new to the program here are some benefits a Platinum membership entitles you to:

  • First Class lounge access (in Dubai)
  • Complimentary lounge access (away from Dubai)
  • Dedicated airport checkin
  • Excess baggage allowance
  • Priority baggage handling
  • Priority boarding
  • Skywards miles don’t expire (as long as Platinum tier is retained)
  • Gold Partner nomination

How Many Platinum Memberships Are Being Auctioned?

There are only 7 Platinum memberships up for sale. They all have some very peculiar numbers which further increase the exclusivity of the offer. The 7 Emirates Skywards Platinum memberships up for auction are:

  • 2111111111
  • 6000000005
  • 6999999996
  • 7000000000
  • 7000000070
  • 7070000000
  • 7777777770

Sounds like something that you might want to splash some cash on?

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Alex Achille

Ex Emirates Cabin Crew and long time aviation enthusiast. I can remember loving aviation and planes since I was a very little boy. I have developed my passion into a deep knowledge of the sector and industry to offer on my sites in depth and precise analyses of what is going on. I also completed cabin crew training with Ryanair, however, I never worked for the company (more on that another time). Finally I also have taken flying lessons completing my first solo flights.