Originally Posted by
cotter77
you paid.
QTD...
I was recently op-up'd to bus class ...
...UNQTD
OP didn't pay for the EK business class.
One more reason is that the A330 route is only part of passengers' itinerary (esp. intercontinental connections from GCC) and they don't mind tolerating an inferior J product on the short hop for enjoying a better J on the 'main' leg.