The heady days of star alliance gold, etihad gold and emirates gold all at the same time as BA gold are as distant a memory as a non mask mandated journey - after several stunningly poor BA “club” flights I finally caved to the lure of points and miles and ponied up the cash to give my old buddy the EK A380 a spin

a full service lounge
boarding from the gate
happy and proactive crew!
a meal service with actual separate courses?!
a wine list that was proactively offered?!
a clean, fresh cabin?!
16 min from seat to chauffeur drive?!

I know a lot of airlines are taking a beating at the moment but kudos to EK for reminding me just how far BA have fallen and how remarkably poor they are at long haul J.

I’ll miss the first wing at T5 LHR when bouncing short haul but it appears the grass is greener elsewhere