JakesterUK - you're welcome to hijack the thread at will...

Inteerstingly, I felt the food out of the UK (BHX) was better than out of DXB. The return wasn't necessarily bad and it may have been that the better service style going out made the food taste better too...

Non-flat seats - well, for daytime flights, I prefer the EK offering over the BA NCW seat. Also, EK always seem to be offering a very good price point (i.e. akin to BA's World Traveller +) rather than others' club offerings.

Crowded Dubai lounge - I guess that's why they opened the "shed" that I ended up in... Keep quiet else they'll open something else even worse

Is interesting that they have "old" 772's into LHR, but perhaps this was a last minute change. Odd that it would be routine when they have the new ones going to BHX.

Good call on the chauufeur drive. However, as I mentioned before, they're now axing this on some cheaper fares, so a warning to others to check this before booking.