[EK NEWBIE LOUNGE] Ask Your Questions Here (Flame Free) 2020
Feb 17, 2020, 12:07 am
#106
Join Date: Feb 2020
Location: Dubai
Programs: Marriott Ambassador, Skywards Gold
Posts: 3
Emirates holidays upgrade
How to buy an economy class tickets from Emirates holidays and then upgrade to business with my skyward miles?
Feb 17, 2020, 11:44 am
#107
Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 28
Does the First Class Lounge in DXB offer free haircuts? Can anyone confirm recently? Not just the 15-min spa treatment.
Thanks so much!
Thanks so much!
Feb 17, 2020, 12:56 pm
#108
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: In transit
Programs: AF/KL BA GF EK EY LH QR
Posts: 587
Feb 17, 2020, 4:53 pm
#109
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: SFO
Programs: AS MVP Gold 75K, UA Gold, Marriott LTT, Avis President's Club
Posts: 1,539
I have a trip to southeast Asia in May 2020. I was thinking of re-positioning to CMB (or elsewhere in region) to take advantage of booking a cheaper paid F fare to SFO. I'm currently seeing these fares at about ~3400 one way. Is this the cheapest fare ex-CMB? Is there another departure airport I should be checking?
Feb 17, 2020, 9:01 pm
#110
Suspended
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: EK1 ML5A ;-)
Programs: EK iO
Posts: 699
Are these base fares? CMB isn't as cheap as it used to be. Consider DEL/BOM, but those have also seen price hikes over the years.
Feb 17, 2020, 9:59 pm
#111
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: SFO
Programs: AS MVP Gold 75K, UA Gold, Marriott LTT, Avis President's Club
Posts: 1,539
Feb 17, 2020, 10:07 pm
#112
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Dubai
Programs: EK Gold
Posts: 213
For me flying F to SYD, CMB has been the cheapest and prices haven’t changed over the last 2 years. I recently searched most of the repositioning destinations within the region for my May flights, and CMB (return) was coming in around AED 16k with Karachi not far off at AED 17k. It then takes a pretty steep jump if considering other outstations.
Feb 19, 2020, 8:44 pm
#113
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Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: EK1 ML5A ;-)
Programs: EK iO
Posts: 699
Anyone else noticed that the mileage upgrade offers when booking at emirates.com (20% off) only are shown for flex plus now? They used to show for both flex and flex plus. Are they still available for flex and they just dont show them anymore or are these really only available on flex plus now?
Feb 20, 2020, 7:24 am
#114
Join Date: Jan 2020
Programs: EK Gold
Posts: 47
Every time I have seen them recently (last 2-3 weeks) they have been showing only on flex plus.
I just assumed it was for that flight and would be available on flex on others, guess not.
I just assumed it was for that flight and would be available on flex on others, guess not.
Feb 23, 2020, 6:14 am
#115
Join Date: May 2010
Programs: Delta Silver, HH Gold, Accor Gold, IHG Platinum
Posts: 5,340
Are they still handing out free sim cards at immigration in T3?
Feb 23, 2020, 7:44 am
#117
Ambassador, Emirates
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: LGW / AMS / CPT
Programs: SA KL BA EK
Posts: 4,272
Hi xenomorph, welcome to FlyerTalk and to the EK forum in particular!
55H is (as you have seen already) an aisle seat in the second cabin. I guess that as a seat it’s not different from any other seat, and I would certainly not describe any seat as ‘better’ or ‘worse’. As the front cabin is marked as ‘preferred seats’, for which you have to pay unless you have the required Skywards status, the second cabin is best as far as quick de-planing is concerned. And in my view D and G aisle seats are preferable over C and G seats as there is in principe only one instead of two people who need you to get up to get out of their seat.
Enjoy the flight!
55H is (as you have seen already) an aisle seat in the second cabin. I guess that as a seat it’s not different from any other seat, and I would certainly not describe any seat as ‘better’ or ‘worse’. As the front cabin is marked as ‘preferred seats’, for which you have to pay unless you have the required Skywards status, the second cabin is best as far as quick de-planing is concerned. And in my view D and G aisle seats are preferable over C and G seats as there is in principe only one instead of two people who need you to get up to get out of their seat.
Enjoy the flight!
Feb 23, 2020, 7:56 am
#118
Join Date: Feb 2020
Posts: 4
Hi xenomorph, welcome to FlyerTalk and to the EK forum in particular!
55H is (as you have seen already) an aisle seat in the second cabin. I guess that as a seat it’s not different from any other seat, and I would certainly not describe any seat as ‘better’ or ‘worse’. As the front cabin is marked as ‘preferred seats’, for which you have to pay unless you have the required Skywards status, the second cabin is best as far as quick de-planing is concerned. And in my view D and G aisle seats are preferable over C and G seats as there is in principe only one instead of two people who need you to get up to get out of their seat.
Enjoy the flight!
55H is (as you have seen already) an aisle seat in the second cabin. I guess that as a seat it’s not different from any other seat, and I would certainly not describe any seat as ‘better’ or ‘worse’. As the front cabin is marked as ‘preferred seats’, for which you have to pay unless you have the required Skywards status, the second cabin is best as far as quick de-planing is concerned. And in my view D and G aisle seats are preferable over C and G seats as there is in principe only one instead of two people who need you to get up to get out of their seat.
Enjoy the flight!
i assume C to G seats have same amount of leg room as H to K?
Feb 23, 2020, 8:52 am
#119
Ambassador, Emirates
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: LGW / AMS / CPT
Programs: SA KL BA EK
Posts: 4,272
Yes, apart from (expensive) ‘extra legroom seats, the legroom is substantially the same everywhere. It’s economy class, no matter how you look at it. Tens of thousands of people do it, I’d like to think EK is a bit better than the average.
Fun? No, in my view. But you’ll survive fine!
Fun? No, in my view. But you’ll survive fine!
Feb 23, 2020, 10:43 am
#120
Join Date: Feb 2020
Posts: 4
Yes, apart from (expensive) ‘extra legroom seats, the legroom is substantially the same everywhere. It’s economy class, no matter how you look at it. Tens of thousands of people do it, I’d like to think EK is a bit better than the average.
Fun? No, in my view. But you’ll survive fine!
Fun? No, in my view. But you’ll survive fine!
I will check at airport if there are any leftover business class seats they giving at discount.
doubt it.