Originally Posted by
cakiwi
Um....yes I think you hit the nail on the head. OCD much? Relax and take a few deep breaths Ahmed. Stress has been known to cause premature death! ;-)
It's fine, my parents are doctors! I don't stress, I just would like to be given what I am entitled to!
Originally Posted by
DXBFlyer
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 
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.
You do have some good points, although, I still believe that Skysurfers members should be entitled to Platinum. It's not just that, it's that the website is horrendous and hasn't been updated in years, the service is poor, and, you are not allowed to do anything without your parents writing a letter, signing it, and forwarding it to Emirates. It just gets really frustrating as my parents are divorced and EK demands things from both of them. They really need to revise the whole Skysurfers system - that cannot be argued with.
Also, as I mentioned before, I fund my travel myself. I earn the money and I use it - I do know and understand the value of it.
Originally Posted by
Havoc10G
In the long run its better for your development. You will end up a badly adjusted kid with an entitlement complex. You should rough it and feel hard done by. You will thank EK later!
I don't mind travelling in Y - really, I don't. It's just that after about 10 flights in Y and saving up to upgrade the next few - it's really annoying that I can't.
On another note, I called again and got told "sorry, we have no available sets at the moment. Please keep trying and hopefully something will open up." In their defence, the guy was really friendly and helpful, it's just the airline that is putting profits over customer satisfaction...
