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Nov 16, 2013 | 12:26 am

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Join Date: Aug 2012

Location: UK, US, UAE

Programs: BAEC Gold, EK Plat(Soon to be gold), HHonors Silver, Amex Gold

Posts: 185

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Originally Posted by Ahmed777

So if it is not worth the fort for them, why do we, even though there are a few only, make the effort to fly Emirates as much as possible? If they couldn't be bothered then why are we?

The other poster brought up an interesting fact though - we pay adult fares but are treated as children. That is quite an annoying thing about airlines...

Yes, I do go to school. And, on top of that, I make the top 10 students academically in the province (about 10 000 000 people). I also came 16th in the Biology world Olympiad. I only fly in the holidays and try my best not to miss school for travel.

I just earn alot as I fly from DUR-DXB for everything - a very long flight itself - and onto LHR about 10 times a year.

I also go to JFK quite often so that boosts it up considerably. I really enjoy travelling (mostly flights though

). Besides, who travels for the the destination anyways?

So I guess I have to wait until 18 just to enjoy the benefits of something we've already invested so much in.

Ahmed - Because financially it does not make sense. There will be simply not enough of the Plat Skysurfer travelers.
Yes you do pay adult fares - however untill the age of 13 if you're traveling on ID tix and you're parents are entitled to J or F travel, you are not because of age.
Listen - I see where you're coming from with your point, however - you are still LEGALLY not an adult by statute of law. You cannot vote, you cannot be held responsible in a court for crimes committed by an adult, you are not able to buy alcohol etc etc.
There is a disparity between adults in maturity and age and adults in terms of being charged and its not just airlines - hotels do the same thing.
Enjoy the privileged position you are in clearly for the time being. Most adults will tell you to enjoy your childhood, take it as it comes. Don't wish to be an adult if you're not because there is plenty more responsibility that comes with it. I apologise if this sounds slightly patronising but its true, enjoy being a kid.
Besides - I'm sure all these tickets are not coming from your work and grime, I imagine your parents are paying for the tickets.
When I mentioned regarding the school - clearly you're far more intelligent than I am and far more talented than I am, take the question for what it was - a question, no need to get defensive.
Good for you that you get to travel so often and up the front, as a kid I was able to travel up the front.
I travel for both though, the enjoyment of the journey like in the old days of aviation but also where I'm going to!
Once you're an adult you can do virtually what you want - but until that point
you're still not an adult legally and that takes precedent.
On a side note - Havoc is right, I don't know you and you may travel in J because of upgrades etc, but speaking from my own experience, you appreciate J a lot more when you've had to travel by Y. So as he put it, it wont kill ya

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Originally Posted by Northumberland Lady

I'm afraid I have to agree with Ahmed on this one - from the age of 12 you pay adult fare - surely then you are entitled to be treated as an adult, however that doesn't happen. So EK need to either stop charging adult fares for over 12's and keep skywards as it is, or allow 'young adults' (pains me to as that with a nearly 12 yr old) to be treated as the FULL FARE PAYING passengers that they are,
Seems EK I are ting to have it both ways!

M'lady, EK is no different to I'd say the vast majority of airlines worldwide. I'm not defending EK here, you have more chance of finding a golden needle in a haystack than me defending EK as a corporation. However this is policy worldwide for most airlines, hotels are no different!
Besides, I'm sure you're well aware that some 12 year olds are bigger than some adults.
There may be FF programs out there that afford children the same benefits as adults before they're 18 but I imagine they are few and far between.

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