I am not sure whether Precovid was better ... maybe now is worse than bad?! . I guess depends on how you define "did well" and what do you compare with: Last trip before shutdown in late Feb 2020 - about 5-6 of my colleagues and I flew SFO-HYD, for our usual quarterly visit. Half of us were on Emirates and the other half on UA via DEL. The ones with UA reported that FA service and food was atrocious, ..like the FAs screaming back at people and then disappearing for the majority of the flight. They showed me a picture of their meal that looked just awful. .... While the rest of us were sipping champagne at the EK A380 bar.....
Ah well. What one does to maintain elite status...
David