enjoying the "poor man's full flat sleeper"
Nov 29, 2017 | 4:18 am
#1
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Italy or UAE
Programs: Sixt Diamond, QR Plat, HH Diamond
Posts: 452
enjoying the "poor man's full flat sleeper"
I want to thank EK for flying the A380 on more and more flights
with the world financial market gradually deteriorating, they cannot fill all these seats on many of the flights
so no need to upgrade (they regularly send me offers if I only bought a Y ticket) just take 4 seats at the back of the plane and lay down with your seat full fully extended, a true value from EK
I already get lounge access, extra baggage, rarely ever eat anything on-board and chauffeur drive is not offered in HK
with the world financial market gradually deteriorating, they cannot fill all these seats on many of the flights
so no need to upgrade (they regularly send me offers if I only bought a Y ticket) just take 4 seats at the back of the plane and lay down with your seat full fully extended, a true value from EK
I already get lounge access, extra baggage, rarely ever eat anything on-board and chauffeur drive is not offered in HK
Nov 29, 2017 | 4:41 am
#2
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: MAN DXB ✈️
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 6,932
I want to thank EK for flying the A380 on more and more flights
with the world financial market gradually deteriorating, they cannot fill all these seats on many of the flights
so no need to upgrade (they regularly send me offers if I only bought a Y ticket) just take 4 seats at the back of the plane and lay down with your seat full fully extended, a true value from EK
I already get lounge access, extra baggage, rarely ever eat anything on-board and chauffeur drive is not offered in HK
with the world financial market gradually deteriorating, they cannot fill all these seats on many of the flights
so no need to upgrade (they regularly send me offers if I only bought a Y ticket) just take 4 seats at the back of the plane and lay down with your seat full fully extended, a true value from EK
I already get lounge access, extra baggage, rarely ever eat anything on-board and chauffeur drive is not offered in HK
Nov 29, 2017 | 6:35 am
#5
Join Date: May 2010
Location: BOM
Programs: EK Plat, HHonors Gold
Posts: 3,001
So true. No wonder they had to cancel the 207/8 service to JFK.
On every single flight to JFK, whenever I have traveled Y on 203/4 (70% this year), I have had the seat next to me empty. Have managed a 4 seater only on a few times when the flight looked empty and I have gone for a seat in the back. Otherwise, my preferred seat has always been the first cabin. EK203/4 has typically always been a full flight (mostly oversold in the past), but just not going full these days. Sadly, that means no op-ups for me and besides as a 'lowly' Gold these days, I would pretty much be at the bottom of the op-up list anyway.
On every single flight to JFK, whenever I have traveled Y on 203/4 (70% this year), I have had the seat next to me empty. Have managed a 4 seater only on a few times when the flight looked empty and I have gone for a seat in the back. Otherwise, my preferred seat has always been the first cabin. EK203/4 has typically always been a full flight (mostly oversold in the past), but just not going full these days. Sadly, that means no op-ups for me and besides as a 'lowly' Gold these days, I would pretty much be at the bottom of the op-up list anyway.
Nov 29, 2017 | 6:38 am
#6
Join Date: May 2010
Location: BOM
Programs: EK Plat, HHonors Gold
Posts: 3,001
Nov 29, 2017 | 8:33 am
#9
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Cape Town
Programs: BA Exec Gold , Qatar Priviledge Club Plat
Posts: 1,581
Nov 29, 2017 | 10:24 am
#11
Join Date: May 2010
Location: BOM
Programs: EK Plat, HHonors Gold
Posts: 3,001
Nov 29, 2017 | 10:45 am
#12
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,791
Or the relevance that CD exist or that it is Merc? EK has CD, often with Mercedes vehicles, in probably about a dozen Indian cities, and many more around the world... entirely irrelevant to the point of CD in HK.
Nov 29, 2017 | 11:36 am
#13
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Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: AUH
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Posts: 552
Yeah, why should a tier 2 77W destination get chauffeur drive when HKG - a global financial hub with solid premium demand and 380 flights not get CD?