The Emirates Forum Brunch - Off-topic chit-chat and banter
Jan 26, 2019, 3:11 am
#541
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 5,454
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.
Call up to ask what's going on, get the usual computer says no and the agent trying to fob me off with "it's a condition of the original ticket" - so decide to cancel the ticket and book direct, only for it to have gone past midnight local time and saver being no longer available...
Probably why the call center couldn't do it - transferred to DXB where it was already midnight so point of sale would have said no saver, no luck!
Jan 27, 2019, 10:44 am
#542
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Somewhere
Programs: AS MVP, EK Silver, Bonvoy Plat
Posts: 921
I'm up to getting old and losing it - I changed a Y Flex Plus to a J Saver, then realised after I clicked and paid, that I got the month wrong, then tried to change it (willing to pay stupid tax of change fee), but online system is forcing me to into Flex, although It's purchaseable as a new ticket in Saver.
Call up to ask what's going on, get the usual computer says no and the agent trying to fob me off with "it's a condition of the original ticket" - so decide to cancel the ticket and book direct, only for it to have gone past midnight local time and saver being no longer available...
Probably why the call center couldn't do it - transferred to DXB where it was already midnight so point of sale would have said no saver, no luck!
Call up to ask what's going on, get the usual computer says no and the agent trying to fob me off with "it's a condition of the original ticket" - so decide to cancel the ticket and book direct, only for it to have gone past midnight local time and saver being no longer available...
Probably why the call center couldn't do it - transferred to DXB where it was already midnight so point of sale would have said no saver, no luck!
Feb 10, 2019, 9:41 pm
#543
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Manchester/London
Programs: Skywards Plat, Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 1,222
Flew out of MAN for the first time in a while yesterday on A6-EUC, was reasonably happy to see a newish aircraft, however my ICE kept freezing throughout the flight but this wasn't really an issue as I used my laptop (was a J seat). After a two hour connection in DXB I jumped on to my connection to BKK where I was seated in K, one row in front. As I sat down the guy behind me was complaining that his ICE was not working.. Thinking it seemed too much of a coincidence I looked on the airshow and sure enough I was back on the same aircraft - A6-EUC...!
I'm pretty sure this is the first time Ive had the same aircraft unless I have never noticed before.. would have been pretty rubbish if it was an old a380!
I'm pretty sure this is the first time Ive had the same aircraft unless I have never noticed before.. would have been pretty rubbish if it was an old a380!
Apr 16, 2019, 8:48 pm
#546
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
Apr 17, 2019, 2:25 am
#547
Ambassador: Emirates Airlines
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Manchester, UK
Posts: 18,603
Apr 17, 2019, 10:19 am
#548
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Somewhere
Programs: AS MVP, EK Silver, Bonvoy Plat
Posts: 921
Apr 17, 2019, 7:51 pm
#549
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
Apr 30, 2019, 10:24 am
#550
Join Date: Nov 2011
Programs: Skywards
Posts: 563
Go behind the scenes at DXB and DWC in our four-part video series about DXB's 45-day runway rehabilitation, a massive and essential project to enable future traffic growth. Our first video shines a light on the complex operational challenges faced by our expert teams on the ground.
Video available on Dubai Airports profile on Linkedin:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/dubaiairports/
Video available on Dubai Airports profile on Linkedin:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/dubaiairports/
May 9, 2019, 10:04 am
#551
Moderator, Emirates
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Where My Heart Is
Programs: BAEC Silver, FB Platinum, KQ Asante Gold, Shebamiles Blue, Emirates Blue
Posts: 3,385
Watched the Victory Day Parade in Moscow. Unfortunately didn’t have the usual fly past due a low cloud ceiling.
Last edited by Saltire74; May 9, 2019 at 9:42 pm
May 20, 2019, 5:29 pm
#552
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Somewhere
Programs: AS MVP, EK Silver, Bonvoy Plat
Posts: 921
Anyone see DJ's in DXB? Wouldn't have minded hearing Hollaphonic, their ICE intro is still stuck in my head. In Arabic, of course.
Thankfully it seems it's not during peak periods, 12-2pm.
https://www.timeoutdubai.com/dubai-a...t-resident-djs
Thankfully it seems it's not during peak periods, 12-2pm.
https://www.timeoutdubai.com/dubai-a...t-resident-djs
May 26, 2019, 1:55 pm
#553
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Shetland, uk
Programs: Skywards silver
Posts: 247
Heading to Vietnam over the Christmas holidays.
EK J class coming in at £2593 from LHR to SGN,
will re qualify for silver with this trip and also have enough points to upgrade to F on one of the flights if upgrades become available (only LHR legs)
My conundrum is that QR have flights on the same dates to BKK in J class for £2007, with Qsuites on the LHR legs, I’ve never flown Qatar airways yet and would love to try the Qsuites.
But would lose out on re qualification to silver with EK and would also have to take another flight from BKK to SGN (£100rtn)
Are the Qsuites worth the long way to SGN?
And maybe miss out on a points upgrade to F?
EK J class coming in at £2593 from LHR to SGN,
will re qualify for silver with this trip and also have enough points to upgrade to F on one of the flights if upgrades become available (only LHR legs)
My conundrum is that QR have flights on the same dates to BKK in J class for £2007, with Qsuites on the LHR legs, I’ve never flown Qatar airways yet and would love to try the Qsuites.
But would lose out on re qualification to silver with EK and would also have to take another flight from BKK to SGN (£100rtn)
Are the Qsuites worth the long way to SGN?
And maybe miss out on a points upgrade to F?
May 26, 2019, 10:47 pm
#554
Join Date: Apr 2015
Programs: Some
Posts: 5,249
Heading to Vietnam over the Christmas holidays.
EK J class coming in at £2593 from LHR to SGN,
will re qualify for silver with this trip and also have enough points to upgrade to F on one of the flights if upgrades become available (only LHR legs)
My conundrum is that QR have flights on the same dates to BKK in J class for £2007, with Qsuites on the LHR legs, I’ve never flown Qatar airways yet and would love to try the Qsuites.
But would lose out on re qualification to silver with EK and would also have to take another flight from BKK to SGN (£100rtn)
Are the Qsuites worth the long way to SGN?
And maybe miss out on a points upgrade to F?
EK J class coming in at £2593 from LHR to SGN,
will re qualify for silver with this trip and also have enough points to upgrade to F on one of the flights if upgrades become available (only LHR legs)
My conundrum is that QR have flights on the same dates to BKK in J class for £2007, with Qsuites on the LHR legs, I’ve never flown Qatar airways yet and would love to try the Qsuites.
But would lose out on re qualification to silver with EK and would also have to take another flight from BKK to SGN (£100rtn)
Are the Qsuites worth the long way to SGN?
And maybe miss out on a points upgrade to F?
May 27, 2019, 4:34 pm
#555
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Shetland, uk
Programs: Skywards silver
Posts: 247
That’s a close one - personally, I would say go QR if there is a possibility of you using the EK miles for something else. I don’t think going for the EK status is the wrong choice either but unless you take a lot of connecting flights through DXB in Y I’m not convinced EK Silver is worth sacrificing onboard product for. QR Qsuites from LHR is probably the world’s best J product between the LHR lounge and Qsuites onboard.