The Emirates Forum Brunch - Off-topic chit-chat and banter
Jun 18, 2018, 3:38 am
#467
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: DXB
Programs: EK, AA, DL, UA, SPG, HGP, Amex
Posts: 1,208
Off-topic (right thread for it, right?), but of interest for design nerds: came across an interesting blogpost by a map designer showing the thought-process and design choices for redesigning the in-flight magazine route map (an unnamed client in the blogpost, but clearly for EK). I can't remember when the last time I opened the magazine (straight onto ICE the moment I'm seated in Y), but I thought it was a cool bit of design work to reimagine the EK route map.
https://somethingaboutmaps.wordpress...rline-mapping/
https://somethingaboutmaps.wordpress...rline-mapping/
Interesting read. I like how, as it so often happens, "In the end, the client eventually preferred a more traditional representation"
Jun 19, 2018, 2:29 am
#468
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Pune, India
Programs: Exec Club - Gold Member - yeah baby, Emerald Aisle Executive Elite - Woo, Marriott Silver Executive
Posts: 118
Advice on maximizing a trip?
Hi all - I'm soon to fly Mumbai to Dubai to Seattle in Emirates J.
If anyone has tips to maximize the experience I would appreciate hearing them. FWIW I have zero status with Emirates.
I'm looking forward to the bar on the 380 out of Mumbai but unsure if I will get to it - the flight leaves at 4:30AM (if it is one of the very few flights that leave Mumbai on time.)
Hi all - I'm soon to fly Mumbai to Dubai to Seattle in Emirates J.
If anyone has tips to maximize the experience I would appreciate hearing them. FWIW I have zero status with Emirates.
I'm looking forward to the bar on the 380 out of Mumbai but unsure if I will get to it - the flight leaves at 4:30AM (if it is one of the very few flights that leave Mumbai on time.)
Jun 19, 2018, 2:49 am
#469
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
Advice on maximizing a trip?
Hi all - I'm soon to fly Mumbai to Dubai to Seattle in Emirates J.
If anyone has tips to maximize the experience I would appreciate hearing them. FWIW I have zero status with Emirates.
I'm looking forward to the bar on the 380 out of Mumbai but unsure if I will get to it - the flight leaves at 4:30AM (if it is one of the very few flights that leave Mumbai on time.)
Hi all - I'm soon to fly Mumbai to Dubai to Seattle in Emirates J.
If anyone has tips to maximize the experience I would appreciate hearing them. FWIW I have zero status with Emirates.
I'm looking forward to the bar on the 380 out of Mumbai but unsure if I will get to it - the flight leaves at 4:30AM (if it is one of the very few flights that leave Mumbai on time.)
I was on EK501 out of BOM yesterday (the 4:30am one) and it was on time, we arrived in DXB 15 minutes early, and the bar should be available.
Try get good seats, on the A380 23A/K are nice, in the 77W 7A/K in the forward mini-cabin are quite good. Make sure to try the wines and cocktails, EK have added some cool new cocktails in J over the past year, such as an Espresso Martini. if you don't get one ask if they have any amenity kits onboard, make sure you get a mattress pad to sleep on the longer flight to SEA, and get a polaroid photo at the bar (ask the crew, they have a camera for this, it's free)
Jun 19, 2018, 9:07 pm
#470
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Pune, India
Programs: Exec Club - Gold Member - yeah baby, Emerald Aisle Executive Elite - Woo, Marriott Silver Executive
Posts: 118
Hey Harry,
I was on EK501 out of BOM yesterday (the 4:30am one) and it was on time, we arrived in DXB 15 minutes early, and the bar should be available.
Try get good seats, on the A380 23A/K are nice, in the 77W 7A/K in the forward mini-cabin are quite good. Make sure to try the wines and cocktails, EK have added some cool new cocktails in J over the past year, such as an Espresso Martini. if you don't get one ask if they have any amenity kits onboard, make sure you get a mattress pad to sleep on the longer flight to SEA, and get a polaroid photo at the bar (ask the crew, they have a camera for this, it's free)
I was on EK501 out of BOM yesterday (the 4:30am one) and it was on time, we arrived in DXB 15 minutes early, and the bar should be available.
Try get good seats, on the A380 23A/K are nice, in the 77W 7A/K in the forward mini-cabin are quite good. Make sure to try the wines and cocktails, EK have added some cool new cocktails in J over the past year, such as an Espresso Martini. if you don't get one ask if they have any amenity kits onboard, make sure you get a mattress pad to sleep on the longer flight to SEA, and get a polaroid photo at the bar (ask the crew, they have a camera for this, it's free)
Thanks Skywardhunter - I think I have 23k already from advice I read on this forum. Cocktails and photos it is.
Jun 21, 2018, 9:29 am
#471
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: DOH
Programs: BA:GOLD
Posts: 213
Flew from DXB to CAI last Saturday, the plane (A6-EBO) was old and my IFE (7A) was not working even after a couple of resets so I changed seat to 10K which was half broken as I couldn't move the seat parts individually. The FA was trying to justify that the seat only had a few presets positions, I hope she was aware of how the seat works and not just trying to fool me.
Flew to LYS via DXB the next day in Y, it seems that EK doesn't greet QF platinum anymore, it was a nice gesture before. I decline the lunch service on the flight to LYS (the black Angus tenderloin was cooked to perfection in the F lounge) and the FA asked me if I was staff (I'm not), I wonder if staff usually skip meals in Y...
Flew to LYS via DXB the next day in Y, it seems that EK doesn't greet QF platinum anymore, it was a nice gesture before. I decline the lunch service on the flight to LYS (the black Angus tenderloin was cooked to perfection in the F lounge) and the FA asked me if I was staff (I'm not), I wonder if staff usually skip meals in Y...
Jun 21, 2018, 10:42 am
#472
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
Flew from DXB to CAI last Saturday, the plane (A6-EBO) was old and my IFE (7A) was not working even after a couple of resets so I changed seat to 10K which was half broken as I couldn't move the seat parts individually. The FA was trying to justify that the seat only had a few presets positions, I hope she was aware of how the seat works and not just trying to fool me.
Flew to LYS via DXB the next day in Y, it seems that EK doesn't greet QF platinum anymore, it was a nice gesture before. I decline the lunch service on the flight to LYS (the black Angus tenderloin was cooked to perfection in the F lounge) and the FA asked me if I was staff (I'm not), I wonder if staff usually skip meals in Y...
Flew to LYS via DXB the next day in Y, it seems that EK doesn't greet QF platinum anymore, it was a nice gesture before. I decline the lunch service on the flight to LYS (the black Angus tenderloin was cooked to perfection in the F lounge) and the FA asked me if I was staff (I'm not), I wonder if staff usually skip meals in Y...
Jul 16, 2018, 7:19 pm
#474
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Melbourne
Programs: QF, CX, BA
Posts: 147
Jul 19, 2018, 11:54 pm
#476
Moderator, Emirates
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Where My Heart Is
Programs: BAEC Silver, FB Platinum, KQ Asante Gold, Shebamiles Blue, Emirates Blue
Posts: 3,386
Jul 30, 2018, 11:28 am
#478
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: DXB
Programs: EK, AA, DL, UA, SPG, HGP, Amex
Posts: 1,208
Tsk tsk... no good news to hear from EK's little brother.
https://gulfnews.com/business/aviati...ours-1.2258832
https://gulfnews.com/business/aviati...ours-1.2258832
Jul 31, 2018, 9:05 am
#479
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 42
Hello all from the BA forum :-)
I'm fortunate enough to have a work travel policy that includes Emirates and 2-3 times and year take the following flights
London - SE asia (either KL, Sin or BKK) generally in J, followed by some non EK flights and return HKG - London usually in F
Thanks to the advice i received on this thread last year i'm maximising the benefits of this but for the last 3 trips have credited my miles to Alaska (currently sat on around 130K)
Given i could probably get myself to EK gold i was wondering what the views were on the reward scheme, on paper it wouldn't appear to offer me much other than the points bonuses. For reference i usually hit BA gold due to other flights and Avios is my main miles scheme
Any opinions?
I'm fortunate enough to have a work travel policy that includes Emirates and 2-3 times and year take the following flights
London - SE asia (either KL, Sin or BKK) generally in J, followed by some non EK flights and return HKG - London usually in F
Thanks to the advice i received on this thread last year i'm maximising the benefits of this but for the last 3 trips have credited my miles to Alaska (currently sat on around 130K)
Given i could probably get myself to EK gold i was wondering what the views were on the reward scheme, on paper it wouldn't appear to offer me much other than the points bonuses. For reference i usually hit BA gold due to other flights and Avios is my main miles scheme
Any opinions?
Aug 1, 2018, 7:25 am
#480
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: DXB
Programs: EK, AA, DL, UA, SPG, HGP, Amex
Posts: 1,208
Hello all from the BA forum :-)
Given i could probably get myself to EK gold i was wondering what the views were on the reward scheme, on paper it wouldn't appear to offer me much other than the points bonuses. For reference i usually hit BA gold due to other flights and Avios is my main miles scheme
Any opinions?
Given i could probably get myself to EK gold i was wondering what the views were on the reward scheme, on paper it wouldn't appear to offer me much other than the points bonuses. For reference i usually hit BA gold due to other flights and Avios is my main miles scheme
Any opinions?
You can use the miles for upgrades, but you can also transfer points into Skywards from Amex.