Originally Posted by
eternaltransit
You might be able to ask for a standby boarding pass to get you airside, where you can wait at the lounge/transfer desk. Typically you'd only get that around an hour before departure though, which is when you'd see if you cleared the waitlist, so it might not be that useful but you never know, kindly agents and all that!
So I got on the flight...as the last pax in y. First and business both checked in full. Gate agent did suggest I contact skywards as I will get something back for 'downgrade'. I didn't get my BP until 45 mins prior to takeoff so I had to hustle to gate, definitely no time for lounge.
While waiting at check in desk, I made friends with an ek cabin crew who was flying standby too (alas she didn't make it...). She had an app that showed capacity on y,c,f, and how many pax had checked in. It was pretty neat. Despite my best efforts, she couldn't share!
My ek y experience was...perfectly adequate, despite being stuck with a window seat. Now in first lounge at DXB.
WOW. Really wow! So big!