Last November, Alaska Airlines disclosed that Emirates would no longer allow partner airlines to book First class awards as of 3/31/21:   That would mean you would have to book directly with Emirates miles for 217.5K miles+$400 round-trip. You can transfer points from AMEX (1K:1K), Capital One (2K:1K), Chase (1K:1K), or Citi (1K:1K) instantly to Emirates. […]