Originally Posted by
MrSoft
Question. Is Emirates a winner or a loser with that dessert trolley?
Emirates is not my first airline, but I recently took 4 J legs with them and they were good. On one of the four, I even got lucky and had a lie-flat bed which I have to say was superb
On the other 3, I had the big pink chairs which reminded me why I always avoid them. Anyway!
The thing that really, really stood out for me is how tediously, painfully slow the meal service is in the J cabin. Am I alone in this? Really, 3 hours to serve dinner?
I think the trolley is a particular factor in this problem. At dessert time I was so bored I told CC I would skip. "Are you sure you don't want just some fruits?" she asked sweetly. Go on then, I said, I'll take some fruits, hoping she would just skip off to the galley and bring me a plate.
An hour later that clanking trolley finally arrived at my side and I manually selected 3 mango, 2 pineapple, 1 fig etc. etc.
Incidentally I noticed on this flight if you DID want dessert, there was no choice except a flamboyantly large french choux pastry bun with cream spilling out, so not sure why a trolley is needed for that?
Why don't EK just plate up their meals and bang them on your tray like everyone else? Does anyone like the trolley?
I love the trolley !!! Ok I problably don't fly in J as much as you do so I still enjoy every single minute of each flight. But at the end of the day so what if the meal service takes 3 hours ... You're not in a hurry, are you ? Let's enjoy the enjoyable moments ... We are all very lucky to be able to fly in Premium classes ... EK service is brilliant, the cabin crew always on top, I've never had to complain ...
Although I never had the chance to try the lie-flat seats, I'm looking forward to do so ... I'm from the French speaking part of Switzerland where, like in France, we still take time to enjoy what we are given, especially meals ... I suppose it's a cultural thing.
