Originally Posted by
mrandery
Amenity bags are still hit and miss. Did 4 sectors last month in First - from London to Australia and back.
Got amenity bags only for 2 of the 4 sectors - on LHR-DXB and on MEL-DXB
Originally Posted by
NYC1
What do you mean by "hit and miss"? That's a pretty broad and general statement that implies something beyond your personal experience. I have never been on an EK flight where I did not receive an amenity bag (this is in F) and it's always been proactive (almost always, already waiting for me at my seat; sometimes, brought to me after boarding). I'm not doubting that you didn't receive a bag on those 2 flights, but reacting to your statement.
Also, what actually happened on those two flights? Did they not proactively provide the bags and you didn't ask? Did they not provide them and you asked and they didn't have them?
In terms of the bags themselves, there have been some minor updates this year (for example, accent colors on the bags and perfume bottle design) but nothing major. Maybe, if it's not broken don't fix it...
Originally Posted by
mrandery
I've done 8 sectors in F this past year in total, and got bags at my seat in 4 of them. Of the four that didn't have them I asked and got them on 2. The other 2 I didn't ask and wasn't offered.
I did 4 sectors in First last year and had bags at the seat in 3/4 if I recall correctly.
The facts are now clear(er) and I think most would not view this as EK first "amenity bags are still hit and miss" -- a broad statement that conveys a past and current recurring scenario where EK
does not have amenity bags to be provided on a flight. You described situations where EK did not
proactively provided the bag AND you did not ask for one.
Should EK provide bags proactively in F? Sure. If they don't, is that "amenity bags are hit and miss"? No.
Now, if you asked for a bag and the answer was "we don't have any" then that's a very different story but I doubt that would have been the case. I have never heard that on EK.