Originally Posted by
chelseastu
It's happened to me quite a few times too, always on the Dubai to Bangkok route. On occassions when I get bussed to the aircraft it can be frustrating as the FC bus is always last to leave the gate. On the flip side, it's pretty cool having your own bus and I love the armchair seats
I had that bus to myself last Wednesday DXB-EBB. I knew I was the only one in F thanks to EF, and told the gate guy I was happy to travel in the J bus to save the fuel. I got a stern head shake and an admonishment, being told that "people here will not be happy". So I slunk back to my seat and waited until all had boarded the buses and I was escorted to the waiting empty F bus under the gaze of all the J passengers in their bus. I couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed. But yes, the seats are great.
And my bus left first! That meant the arriving J passengers had a good laugh watching me struggle up those bloody awful stairs with all my duty free. I'm definitely getting old!
The attention and service was faultless as usual. In my experience, Emirates staff, certainly in F, are very well schooled and are the best in the business.