Originally Posted by
DYKWIA
Economy is pretty much of a muchness across airlines these days. EK used to be much better as they had ICE and better legroom. Other airlines have caught up with IFE, and the legroom has been cutback slightly.
I have to say it's been a few years since I've done EK Y, so no current experience.
Regarding the blinds, I think this is pretty common across airlines. Some people want to sleep, others don't.
I did EK Y in March. First time in about 8 years, I think. Wasn’t as bad as I was expecting, food was ok for airline offering, FA’s were friendly and efficient, I still think ICE sets the standard. Guess it helped that there were 2 flights with one or two empty seats next to me. But in the end it’s economy and that’s a product for large groups of people.
Was happy to return in J though….
Agree with your comment about the window shades. In J they just disable the controls so you can be stuck with closed shades until half an hour before landing.