EK Aircraft Retrofit
Aug 12, 2022, 6:31 am
#16
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: AU
Programs: EK platinum, ET, SAS
Posts: 542
Agreed. It's fabulous. Wherever I go in Africa and Europe, F reaches everywhere, like no other airline. It's a big winner for me, and keeps me coming back to them.
Aug 12, 2022, 6:55 am
#17
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: SYD
Programs: QF WP (OWE), VA PLAT, EY GLD, SPG PLAT, Hyatt DIA, Hilton DIA, Hertz PC
Posts: 8,527
Most of this seems to have been soft introduced already. The Movie snacks were on offer on my last F flight DXB-AMS (not BNE-DXB, however), but I wasn’t hungry. Keen to try in future.
Aug 12, 2022, 9:21 am
#18
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Manchester/London
Programs: Skywards Plat, Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 1,226
EK is clearly the most thoughtful airline on strategy in the Middle East and I suspect the closest to being profitable, but I have no inside knowledge other than having spent some time looking at the European aviation sector and also working in finance.
I think the other main point is that an uber-premium J like Qsuites doesn’t really work in combination with an F cabin, you’ll probably just end up cannibalising F demand. Net result would probably be J prices go up and F would have to go on all but the most high demand routes (LHR, JFK, SYD, SIN, NRT etc). Would suggest people are careful what they wish for, as one of EK’s best qualities is the extent of the F network to me.
I think the other main point is that an uber-premium J like Qsuites doesn’t really work in combination with an F cabin, you’ll probably just end up cannibalising F demand. Net result would probably be J prices go up and F would have to go on all but the most high demand routes (LHR, JFK, SYD, SIN, NRT etc). Would suggest people are careful what they wish for, as one of EK’s best qualities is the extent of the F network to me.
Aug 12, 2022, 10:14 am
#19
Ambassador: Emirates Airlines
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Manchester, UK
Posts: 18,616
Aug 12, 2022, 4:28 pm
#22
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
I would love to know what this thread is about because all I see are blind links in the first two posts without any further description!
Aug 12, 2022, 8:12 pm
#23
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 9,307
https://www.emirates.com/media-centr...o-new-heights/
Aug 13, 2022, 12:54 am
#24
Moderator, Emirates
Join Date: Oct 2012
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Links work OK for me - maybe try a different browser or use the regular site instead of mobile? Here's the link from post 2 without all the tracking bumf on the end:
https://www.emirates.com/media-centr...o-new-heights/
https://www.emirates.com/media-centr...o-new-heights/
When posting a news article or other published information, credit the source of the information and give a brief, one-to-three paragraph summary or clip of the content, providing an appropriate link and/or cite to its source.
Aug 13, 2022, 3:20 am
#25
formerly rt23456p
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 1,210
You finally realize why EK puts A380 every time on advertisements, making people think they are flying and getting A380 quality business class. Even CZ and MU offer direct aisle access on their 787-9 and 777s.
Aug 13, 2022, 3:24 am
#26
formerly rt23456p
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 1,210
Half the fleet still has the old angle flat seats... Very uncompetitive
Yeah, EK runs F on almost every plane, surprisingly EK don't have F on the refurbished 777-200LR, and in the 200LR, J have no middle seats.
EK is clearly the most thoughtful airline on strategy in the Middle East and I suspect the closest to being profitable, but I have no inside knowledge other than having spent some time looking at the European aviation sector and also working in finance.
I think the other main point is that an uber-premium J like Qsuites doesn’t really work in combination with an F cabin, you’ll probably just end up cannibalising F demand. Net result would probably be J prices go up and F would have to go on all but the most high demand routes (LHR, JFK, SYD, SIN, NRT etc). Would suggest people are careful what they wish for, as one of EK’s best qualities is the extent of the F network to me.
I think the other main point is that an uber-premium J like Qsuites doesn’t really work in combination with an F cabin, you’ll probably just end up cannibalising F demand. Net result would probably be J prices go up and F would have to go on all but the most high demand routes (LHR, JFK, SYD, SIN, NRT etc). Would suggest people are careful what they wish for, as one of EK’s best qualities is the extent of the F network to me.
Mar 15, 2023, 9:09 pm
#28
Join Date: Mar 2005
Programs: Mileage Plus
Posts: 462
Dom Perignon exclusivity??
"The Champagne and Caviar Experience: Emirates’ First Class experience, always a benchmark for service excellence, has been upped a notch in 2022. Customers can now savour unlimited portions of Persian caviar as part of the ‘dine on demand’ service, with an exquisite pairing of the world-renowned Dom Perignon vintage champagne. Emirates is the only airline with an exclusive agreement to offer the luxury brand on-board."
Mar 16, 2023, 2:32 am
#29
Ambassador: Emirates Airlines
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Manchester, UK
Posts: 18,616
I found this post when I was searching to corroborate something I saw on an affiliated blog about EK.... in the blog, the blog author stated that beginning in 2024 that EK would have an exclusive right of all airlines to serve Dom Perignon.... which I took to understand they would be the only airline to serve DP beginning in 2024. Certainly, the other premier carriers have other top shelf champagne choices to serve, but is the blog author correct, or am I misunderstanding the exclusivity element?
Mar 19, 2023, 6:03 pm
#30
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: AU
Programs: EK platinum, ET, SAS
Posts: 542
I flew DXB-MEL on 16 March on A6-EOH, and F had the refurbished interior. A lot less of the plastic walnut, the seats looked new and were very comfortable. It looked like the doors had been repaired too. No longer rattly and they closed perfectly.
However, there was no PE installed. Admittedly I didn't look, but the FA assured me that was the case. A6-EOH is due to leave MEL on 21/3 as EK409, and EF shows PE is not available on that flight. I'm wondering if Emirates are not refurbishing everything in one hit, but staging the modifications a bit at a time with each aeroplane.
Anyway, I'm pleased that the middle-aged A380s are looking so much better with this refresh. The F cabin looked really good.
Check out the sleek new window panels!
However, there was no PE installed. Admittedly I didn't look, but the FA assured me that was the case. A6-EOH is due to leave MEL on 21/3 as EK409, and EF shows PE is not available on that flight. I'm wondering if Emirates are not refurbishing everything in one hit, but staging the modifications a bit at a time with each aeroplane.
Anyway, I'm pleased that the middle-aged A380s are looking so much better with this refresh. The F cabin looked really good.
Check out the sleek new window panels!
Last edited by BadoRas; Mar 19, 2023 at 6:16 pm