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Old Jan 31, 2017 | 2:02 am
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thijsseh
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Originally Posted by Harry Harry
I'm a frequent flyer on BA between Mumbai and the US and EU.

However some family just came over Seattle - Dubai - Mumbai on Emirates and said it was the best flying experience they have ever had.

They flew business class. I fly premium economy - which I don't believe Emirates offers.

Do you fine people know how Emirates economy compares to BA premium economy??
My son (working in the UK) is allowed to fly premium economy by his employer. If the J fare (on any airline) is less than 10% more than premium economy on BA, he can fly J. He seldom has to fly WT+: EK J or QR J is often within the rules for him.
From CPT, EK J is also similar in cost to BA WT+ (which we flew once). No brainer, unless the time factor is critical (for me, flying via DXB is a 5 hour time penalty vs a direct CPT/LHR flight, but it is immaterial to me)

So my advice is to look at EK J fares and see how they compare to Premium economy on your routing.
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