EK in Y has great service, and one that has brought me back to try it in Biz (I did BKK-HKG last year), but my one complaint is that their Y seats are a bit snug. I'm 6'3" and my legs were supporting the table on the 1st row of the Y cabin... :( ....although I'd do it again...the best padding in coach of any plane I have ever been on. :D

I flew QR out on a Mon in Feb. It was a ghost town (plane?). Economy was less than 1/4 full. Everyone was in the forward section and each had three seats to themselves. And there were rows to spare. The FA said she was amazed by how few people were there.

The Airbus thing freaked me out for a moment too. Of course, it is probably far more risky being on the road in BLR or COK or pretty much anywhere in India. :D

Have a good flight and tell us how it went.

EK's A330's have a different pitot tube, which must not be replaced.

So right now my options are CX and EK both in Y. CX is turning out to be somewhat cheaper. But i have to wait in HKG both ways, which honestly i dont really mind. My dad is scared im going to get caught in HKG with this whole swine flu crap (on the way back from home to india).

I believe there is an offer for Y passengers from Emirates that allows them to use the Marhaba lounge if they are traveling in or out of the U.S. AND their delay at DXB is between 3 and 8 hours.

my delay is 2 hours i believe..on EK. On CX it would be 6 going and 17 coming back

I do agree with you very much !!!

I flew CX last week HKG-YVR on the new Y, everything was good except the seat.I did not get any sleep on the whole 12 hour flight !!!

I dont think i will be putting CX as first choice anymore, even though i never fly EK before but im very keen to fly with them one day !!!!

how was the service, last time it wasnt great on CX when i flew.

The service from the FA wasnt that friendly either, as it was a full and packed flight.
The SIN-HKG leg was more friendly as the flight was only 156/311 passengers on board.

You can can some ideas about my flight
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see my videos i took tons of them :)

What other choices do you have? If your other alternates are all in just Y, EK is definitely a better choice. Main reason for that is ICE. Even in Y class you do get the superb entertainment option of EK, which is not possible in many other Y choices out of BLR. Believe me that really helps on such ultra longhaul flights.

All of my alternates are in Y, including EK. The European airlines are out due to the prices being way too high :(. Cathay is the cheapest, next would be EK, then Singapore (if i can get it but most likely i wont be able to). Thai is out because i dont like the arrival time into LAX. Other airlines would be circuitous so thats no good.