It's far from excellent in Y class and in C/J class it's not that great with the extra seat squeezed into each row. And earning/using points is rather poor (note that I am lifetime Plat with UA, which is far far better in this regard).

I've been looking at a trip to Baku later this year, but EK just isn't competitive these days, so I'll either not go or go Star/Oneworld.

I think you need to be a little more forthright, Simon.