Originally Posted by
rumbataz
The general standards of passengers (in Economy mainly) on board Emirates flights has gradually been getting lower over the years. I think this is mainly due to cheaper tickets and an abundance of LHR-DXB flights every day.
In combination with the more 'chavvy' element on board, the sense of dress code is lacking too. There really is no need to wear a gym mesh singlet and running shorts on board an aircraft.
Emirates really should enforce a stricter dress code so that passengers are wearing more appropriate clothing on their aircraft. It doesn't take much effort to dress more respectfully in the company of 500 or so people.
I must admit that this becomes obvious for me when I fly from Gatwick instead of LHR (even 'worse' from Stansted). Combined with a much longer queue at security as still 90% of Ryanair travellers never heard of a liquids ban
I avoid this by flying from Heathrow and booking myself into J when flying EK (but not from LHR to DXB as I don't see the need to spend 2k more for a 6hrs flight).
Daniel