A tale of two Emirates
 

Took my first few flights with Emirates in the past 2 weeks. Flew two segments in 777-300 biz class and 1 segment in A380 first.

The 777-300 biz class might be the worst business class seat and config of any major international airline I have flown in 15 years. The seat is so narrow and uncomfortable that I cannot believe people actually pay money to fly it. The service was excellent however. Next time I book and pay for an international business class fare I am going to make sure that I am not on one of their 777s.

Our last leg we upgraded ourselves from biz to first on an A380 from DXB to JFK. I won't go into detail but it was out of this world. Best experience flying on any airline at anytime. I would make a deal with the devil to fly it again.

First is always better than business. I wouldn't call the A380 out of this world though.

It is always better to be in a business class cabin on a plane that has no first-class cabin (being the top cabin is best)

Weirdly enough I prefer the 777 over the A380 in J

The only exception is if I get 23A or 23 K on the 3 class A380 in which case I have to agree that its better( if you ignore the service issues and the refection of the pax in the next seat ( on the flower vase).)

The service on a A380 is inferior to that on a 777 IMHO unless you have status with EK. Even then its a bit hit and miss but I think on a overnight flight to the UK the A380 is better.

On a day flight I prefer the 777.

I quite like both seats.

I agree service on the 777s are usually better than J in the A380. I do like the A380 seats if you have a window though. I cant fault the 777 seats except the lack of aisle access for 3 out of the 7 seats in each row.

It's a pretty significant fault in my book !

Really shouldn't be a feature of a modern-day business class.

If they'd solved this issue they would have lost revenue due to less capacity and people would be less likely to pay for F, which is a big step up on the 77w in terms of seat and in terms of service usually on the 380.

I totally agree. A380 does have its advantages but all things considered I prefer the less 'cattle class' J experience that the 777 offers.

(I wonder if Charles Dickens also wrote 'A tale of two Emirates'?)!