Well. One thing that I did after signing up for Skywards is to write them that I am a Skyteam Elite Plus and am expecting lots of Europe trip. I told them about this first trip which I had a lot of cost constraint since a conference organizers were paying for my trip. So I did write this part to them. But never heard back from them.

But today, when I was checking in, they just did it, without asking or without even mentioning it. I first thought it might be the above mail that I wrote to them but I did see the business full and some of the people who were waiting on the economy line check in with me were bumped up. So, I don't know the magic secret.

Now, I just arrived in London, completing the transfer from Dubai to London, which this time, the flight was full. My seat was behind a lady with a baby and next to me was a father who seemed to be a newbie on the plane. By the time I got to London, baby was druling on my seat, father knocked over food tray to me, and it was filthy and messy!!! So, my today's experience with Emirates is a ++ and --, concluding in average!