Out of 6, that one flight was the only one where I felt short changed.

On one other EK flight our boarding zone was the last one called & I was near the end of the queue.

Anyway, I couldn't fit my carry on case anywhere. An FA got annoyed and said I must put the case in an overhead locker, despite it being obvious I was looking for space. She came back quite quickly and with a louder tone said I had to stow it for takeoff. I asked whether there was space anywhere else.

She huffed and walked away, then a second FA approached me and offered to put the case in a crew locker at the rear of the plane. At the end of the flight, the (second) FA brought the case back to my seat just before the exit scrum began. In that case, it was clear it was one bad FA & the other one definitely made up for it by going over and above what I'd expected.

This thread is ridiculous. One bad economy flight I've had bad j and y flights with lots of airlines...ek are better than most but I use them a lot so I'd know that on the whole they are consistent.

Actually it's not. I for one applaud the OP for being able to articulate his points with minimal emotion. To many frequent flyers, the comments the OP made might be superfluous but he is entitled to his opinion and this after all, is a bulletin board which welcomes all experiences.

Like you, I fly EK a fair bit and find the product very consistent across all the cabins. But I have also come to set my expectations according to the cabin I'm in.

Ok. Simple questions

[1] Do you actually think that the complaints are that major
[2] Would you see that as giving a worst flight ever in case where decent amounts of varied travel has been done

Ok. Simple response

[1] Not everyone is as black and white as you. What is minor to some is major to others
[2] The OP clarified that perhaps "worst flight ever" moniker was perhaps stretching it

I refer the honourable gentleman to the questions asked ; would the honourable gentleman of SG/US care to actually answer the questions asked

[1] No

This....

Good point 8B

+1

Thanks, EB, I'm with you totally on this.

Out of interest, what would you consider a 'major' complaint in terms of in-flight service?

Thanks, I appreciate that.

What really stuck with me on my early Y flights with Emirates (including the first one in 1999 when I was still at school) was how brilliant their service was, considering we were in cattle class.

Your comment about setting expectations is an excellent point. My experiences from previous flights probably set my expectations so high that what was in truth a mediocre flight service came across as something far worse.

Ah, the good old days of EK. Those are long gone, unfortunately....

Disappointed that no response has been forthcoming.

I was interested to know what Dave Noble considered a 'major' in-flight service complaint to be.

No Dom in F