Anyway I found it a really honest report in economy long haul through the middle east.
How many of those have I read here?
Agreed, I enjoyed the report content and style.
Raising the validity of a wheelchair request is a valid comment and worth discussion.
The middle east carriers are basically undercutting all EU carriers on these long haul flights to Asia.
And it looks like, (much as in the US where people talk of service but went with Southwest low pricing) the masses vote with their wallets and will fly these carriers.
As an American I tell all my friends to book their family on LH or BA or failing that AF/KL.
Why?
I had a friend's trip delayed by a day due to a Mechanical on LH.
800$ (600Euro) later, he had the money almost fully back from his flight costs and had a nice holiday just 1 day shorter than expected.
I will only fly on the ME carriers when I cannot get a seat via EU.
It must be an American thing - no-one in Europe wants to fly with these guys.
The compensation issue is a benefit, but the benefits (not only in price) of the ME carriers far outweigh a benefit that nobody wants to use, and relatively few will use.