DXB-LHR Business Class
 

Just wanted to know if DXB-LHR flights have the new lie flat business class seats. I checked flight schedules and 4 out of 5 flights have the 777-300ER. Does that mean that I will get the new seats provided I am on the 777-300ER? Or are some of these aircraft not upgraded yet? I know for a fact that EK 001 gets the upgraded 777.

Thanks in advance!

EK001 has lie-flat seats daily ex Tue. EK005 often has lie-flat seats but if you get unlucky it will have the worst seats of all the EK fleet - the ones with 46" pitch. (In all of the past three days, EK005 operated with the old J seats) EK029/007/003 are not scheduled to have the lie-flat seat but I have seen EK003 with lie-flat seats on occasion.

Cheers,

Thanks! I heard all 777-300ER have been upgraded with the new seats, but just to be safe i'll book EK 1.

Any others who travel frequently on this route have any advice?

Well it seems odd that they dont have the new business class seats, even though they re on the 777-300ER - according to the EK website, all 777-300ERs are refurbished.
I'm confused now.

There are two three different types of 777-300ERs. The first has the Sky cruiser seats in F and the 'regular' J seats. This is used on EK003/007/029 and EK001 on Tue. The second has Sky cruiser seats in F and lie-flat J seats. This is used on EK001 daily ex Tue. The third has suites in F and lie-flat J seats. This is not used to LHR but to other cities like CDG, JFK and JNB.

Cheers,

Hi sadiqhassan how on earth do you know all this? I really get hacked off booking F class and ending up on aircraft with the older seats. These seats are really not worth the premium you get charged for F.

Don't book any 777 that isn't a 777-200 or a 777-300ER if you want to be sure of a decent seat in F or J. Even then, aircraft substitutions happen, so you could still be switched into the old crappy F.

Once the upgrade of the older 777-300's is complete, we'll have to moan about something else :)

Cheers,
Rick

Thnaks for that Rick, i will remember your tip in future.

I checked on the Emirates website and EK 15 (DXB-LGW) also gets the new lie flat seats in J

I fly this route fairly often. My purely anecdotal observation is that EK1 is a safe bet for the new seats, but that also more and more of the flights seem to have them now as well. Whereas it was pot luck about 6-9 months ago, I think now we get the newer seats more often than not. It is a big difference and the sooner there is consistency across the board, the better.