First Emirates flight EK202
Dec 15, 2013 | 8:29 am
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First Emirates flight EK202
Hey all,
Going on a bike trip to SE Asia in early January. Flying from JFK to BKK via DXB. Has anyone flown on this same route and can review the experience? Is it a busy route from JFK to DXB or should some empty seats be expected? Im flying on January 5th. Only checked baggage will be my bike which Emirates apparently takes for free.
Going on a bike trip to SE Asia in early January. Flying from JFK to BKK via DXB. Has anyone flown on this same route and can review the experience? Is it a busy route from JFK to DXB or should some empty seats be expected? Im flying on January 5th. Only checked baggage will be my bike which Emirates apparently takes for free.
Dec 15, 2013 | 5:11 pm
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http://www.emirates.com/us/english/h...x?faqId=214958
Dec 15, 2013 | 7:21 pm
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My bike box was about 130 USD flat fee for ZRH-DXB-DAC, irrespective of weight.
Edit: Checked ft101's link above. Seems this has changed. My only experience was 3 years ago.
Edit: Checked ft101's link above. Seems this has changed. My only experience was 3 years ago.
Last edited by Turicus; Dec 15, 2013 at 10:49 pm
Dec 16, 2013 | 1:12 am
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Hey all,
Going on a bike trip to SE Asia in early January. Flying from JFK to BKK via DXB. Has anyone flown on this same route and can review the experience? Is it a busy route from JFK to DXB or should some empty seats be expected? Im flying on January 5th. Only checked baggage will be my bike which Emirates apparently takes for free.
Going on a bike trip to SE Asia in early January. Flying from JFK to BKK via DXB. Has anyone flown on this same route and can review the experience? Is it a busy route from JFK to DXB or should some empty seats be expected? Im flying on January 5th. Only checked baggage will be my bike which Emirates apparently takes for free.
Dec 16, 2013 | 10:11 am
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202/201 are busy routes especially this time of year as its peak season. Last time I flew on 201 flight was oversold and I am very sure there were over 500 pax.
204/203 is busy as well, especially since EK started going dual A380s. I think 204 was a little quieter when it was a 77W.
If traveling in J, try going with 204 if you can. If you are one that can get sleep on a long flight, both are fine. But with 204, you eat, fall asleep, wake up and eat a meal before landing and it's morning time in DXB. It seems a bit easier to adjust to. Just a bit.
204/203 is busy as well, especially since EK started going dual A380s. I think 204 was a little quieter when it was a 77W.
If traveling in J, try going with 204 if you can. If you are one that can get sleep on a long flight, both are fine. But with 204, you eat, fall asleep, wake up and eat a meal before landing and it's morning time in DXB. It seems a bit easier to adjust to. Just a bit.
Dec 25, 2013 | 7:47 am
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It looks as though there are no more economy seats being sold. Is this a good indicator that the flight may be overbooked? Even though this is my first EK flight I have applied for Skywards membership. Any chance of getting an upgrade during check in at the airport? I have tried looking into purchasing an upgrade but the system says that since I booked through a travel agent (ebookers) I cant buy upgrade online.
Dec 25, 2013 | 7:47 pm
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It looks as though there are no more economy seats being sold. Is this a good indicator that the flight may be overbooked? Even though this is my first EK flight I have applied for Skywards membership. Any chance of getting an upgrade during check in at the airport? I have tried looking into purchasing an upgrade but the system says that since I booked through a travel agent (ebookers) I cant buy upgrade online.
- JFK-DXB and DXB-BKK will (generally!) have quite a few Skywards members of various tiers, who (allegedly) will more likely be upgraded before you. The chance is not 0% though! But I don't think you should get your hopes up for an op-up
- Have you tried calling EK to process a cash upgrade over the phone?
Dec 26, 2013 | 2:43 am
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