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Feb 15, 16, 7:03 am
#4
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Feb 17, 16, 6:54 am
#8
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Wonder if EK are using the same IT outfit as CX
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/catha...te-issues.html
Safe & Happy Travels
S
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/catha...te-issues.html
Safe & Happy Travels
S
Feb 18, 16, 3:06 am
#9
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Doha, QA
Programs: Emirates, Qatar Airways
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Originally Posted by m3red
You can also add a number for you to receive a text notification for when upgrade seats become available..,
That's quite cool - who needs expert flyer?!
That's quite cool - who needs expert flyer?!
Feb 18, 16, 3:49 am
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Join Date: Jul 2014
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Originally Posted by Deleerious
Granted my eyesight isn't great but I cannot see this option anywhere? Can someone talk me through where this is? I am interested in upgrading some upcoming flights
Feb 18, 16, 4:32 am
#11
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Originally Posted by Saltire74
Wonder if EK are using the same IT outfit as CX
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/catha...te-issues.html
Safe & Happy Travels
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http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/catha...te-issues.html
Safe & Happy Travels
S
Also to be honest compared to other airlines I find EK to have the most comprehensive and relatively good IT Solution. Granted, there are issues and flight search on their website is horribly slow, but have you ever looked at the Etihad App or website? Or SAA? Qatar is a JavaScript nightmare, geting things to work on there is like playing the lottery, and a lot of the Asian carriers have very outdated websites, if you look at TG or CX, their methods of data input and display are not very current.
EK on the whole is pretty up to date with the current trends when it comes to online stuff, the side-effect being that occasionally a few things don't work. This whole "EK IT is the worst" I think is a massive exaggeration (even though I've been part to it, I now have changed my mind).
Feb 19, 16, 2:43 am
#12
Join Date: Jan 2010
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That's saying that because some others are really bad, Emirates just being bad is OK.
Sorry, if EK are going to offer this service they should do it professionaly. At the moment there are too many issues to say that and they let themselves down.
Sorry, if EK are going to offer this service they should do it professionaly. At the moment there are too many issues to say that and they let themselves down.
Feb 19, 16, 2:49 am
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Originally Posted by ft101
Sorry, if EK are going to offer this service they should do it professionaly.
Feb 19, 16, 2:59 am
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Join Date: Jan 2010
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Originally Posted by skywardhunter
"This service"? Not sure what you refer to, but I was speaking of the EK IT System as a whole. Considering the legacy mainframe stuff they're dealing with in terms of ticket issuance etc, they're pretty decent. And yes, if others are worse it makes it ok, or better at least.
There are too many issues to be able to call it decent. I disagree with using "it's better than xxx's system" as an excuse for not addressing problems. That's a sure fire starter of a race to the bottom.
Feb 19, 16, 3:17 am
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Originally Posted by ft101
Their IT service and the website in particular.
There are too many issues to be able to call it decent. I disagree with using "it's better than xxx's system" as an excuse for not addressing problems. That's a sure fire starter of a race to the bottom.
There are too many issues to be able to call it decent. I disagree with using "it's better than xxx's system" as an excuse for not addressing problems. That's a sure fire starter of a race to the bottom.
