Denizz

I am having such a hard time deciding... might just go economy to be honest. I feel the extra expense is worth it to arrive broken at home.

DYKWIA

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Mitglied

There's too much cheese (or not enough crackers)...however I agree - leaving cheese simply isn't an option! So I always request (and recieve) double the amount of crackers.

XXTSGR

Will08

Mainly trivial stuff but BKK-DXB feels like a well oiled machine, whereas DXB-TUN has been poor in J for the second time in two months, crappy boarding - its a remote stand but it is like they have never had to deal with it before. On board experience - old 777, power didn't work, no drinks service until the meal, well over 3 hours in to the flight (I was just on water but not the point) Business was more than half empty yet it took 40 minutes from finishing the (cold) soup to receiving the main - if the staff are rushed off their feet I do not mind being patient but I happened to have a Tunisian serving me who was more interested in chatting to Tunisians than serving everyone else. My 'hot towel' (luke warm at best) was still on the side at the end of the meal service from the beginning of the flight. Had to ask three times for a landing card - received it on final approach. To top off the lack of professionalism on this flight, I actually took a photo of the crew member who was supposed to be serving my side, sat down in an empty seat (F, photo taken from K). The picture shows my screen - how far in to the flight we are, my towel and costa cup still remaining and it also shows the seat belt sign off before any one thinks this may have been the reason for her sitting there!

Like I said mainly trivial stuff and maybe the first flight being so good made the second one seem worse than it was.

I have also asked for more cheese and crackers on one occasion but this does not help as I just ended up with the same ratio of cheese to cracker!

Bouncingsouls

Saltire74

Metanoia

Anyone notice A380 J service is also being served out of the F galley in addition to the back galley? Felt weird because service was coming at the cabin from both directions and seemed to be a bit haphazard.

sydtogla

What route? Ex and to SYD the F galley is quite taken up with all the F service. I have been tempted by a few stray bottles of Ch duCru in 2018!

Metanoia

This was DXB-LAX for the pre-landing lunch service. I don't recall if the after-takeoff breakfast was served from the front, I was asleep. Might be a test? Or a mis-load?

skywardhunter

Flying BOM-DXB-CPT on Thursday morning, booked in Y Flex.

Had upgraded DXB-CPT to J with 46,800 miles a few months ago, was waiting for availability for BOM-DXB.

Today I checked the app and saw availability, no alert from EF or EK (both had been set).

Now this is a good deal for 3 reasons:

- it's an A380
- BOM-CPT is only 48750 miles to upgrade so only 1950 additional miles to add BOM-DXB
- 23A was available (and now mine)

CD also available to me in BOM now.

Is this good value or what? 1950 miles for 2.5hrs A380 J instead of Y + CD + bar + outside chance at op-up to F

sydtogla

I've just come back from a domestic holiday in AU, flying QF. I see that QF have changed some of the details around it access policy to Qantas Club (domestic). A dragon in SYD said that they had tightened policy and its now computer based access rather than signing in EK FF with the guestbook.

You will now have to credit your QF flight to EK in order to access using your gold or plat card. The old system used to just involve a quick glance of the card, but it seems like they now need exact skywards numbers so that QF can bill EK correctly.

The good news is, some lounge dragons will change your BP to EK, give you access then change it back to QF to allow you to credit to QF and earn status points. If they don't, you can always leave the lounge a bit early and find a QF agent who will do it for you.

Metanoia

Awfully quiet these days. What are y'all up to lately? My travel for work has died down considerably, what used to be 5 trips per year to HYD & HKG is looking like 3 now. I barely "ek"ed out 3 last year and dropped down a tier on AS. But that's just my forecast for the year, things could change rapidly.

skywardhunter

Still the same grind to HYD/BOM from me. Back to HYD next Friday, we need to manage another Champagne Bar crossover

Saltire74