Emirates is literally in a league of their own. They’re the most obnoxious airline I’ve ever flown by a long shot… and I’m loving every damn second of it! All I want to do for the rest of my life is fly Emirates first class.
Continue reading: The most, gaudy, obnoxious, and awesome f*&^$&# flight of my life!
Share your questions, experiences, and thoughts below.
After my trip in EK F, I dubbed it "Nouveau Riche Bling Airways." And I loved it, too. Glad you had a good experience!
I was in the Emirates a couple of days ago. Our car was over taken by a fully blinged, gold leaf plated land cruiser. (I am curious to try that shower)
Oh my, unfaithful to Janeis? (how do you spell it?)A SQ refugee? Well they are called BLING Airlines.
Thanks for all the posts your live blogging has definitely made me smile today.
Your travel life is now ruined.. No more pedestrian domestic first class.. I look forward to all future domestic reviews from Amtrak staterooms. 😛
I was like the guy in those Viagra commercials
You're sure you banned Frank, right?
Anyways, cheers and safe travels with champagne and caviar dreams...
OK, I've been reading your blog for awhile, but this has to be the trip report to top all trip reports. Oh wait, I think you mentioned it's not even the full trip report yet. The "real time" in-flight updates were great. Looking forward to reading more 🙂
@elsie -- I totally called the FA thing about 6 months ago -- http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/18606237-post21.html
Don't make this like the India TR, Lucky! I want to read it ASAP! 😀
This whole ordeal has occurred to me before in 2010 when London was snowed in and they put me on the IAH - DXB - DEL. Probably is weather related more than anything. I see that London is shrouded in fog.
Oh wow! And this is just a teaser? It will be trouble if we get used to this. Will the flight attendant here top your SIA encounter?
@Vik, Alaska was also supposed to have their chart up, but have delayed that to early 2013.
good thing you did not have the shower water flow time out on you while you were in such a giddy mood.
🙂
Happy to hear y'all are enjoying this!
@ Chas @ BR -- C'mon, I can't reveal everything now. Coming with the trip report. 😀
@ Vik -- Best option is Japan Airlines, as discussed here:
https://onemileatatime.com/emirates-award-tickets-using-starwood-points-get-cheaper-on-october-1-2012/
Pretty soon you can redeem Alaska miles on Emirates as well, though that award chart hasn't yet been announced.
Lol. Lucky's giddy excitement clearly comes across to the reader all throughout this post. 😀
Good stuff!
Love the live updates Lucky great to read, I don't know why you didn't get the Iphone out to show us the showering working, and you too could have had 60,000 hits on youtube.
I loved how you described it! I would have felt exactly the same!
Like a kid first time entering Disney World.
that sounds outrageously fun. It's good to know that you can still be impressed.
but I love dried mangoes. . .
Enjoy the sun! I had to drive through Bellevue today and the rain was miserable.
Now I have an ultimate trip goal. With my luck they would code share the flight at the last minute over to a US air 767
This is amazing!! And I'm loving the live blogging/tweeting. Can I fold myself into your carryon and come along on your trips? I don't weigh much, I promise? 😉
Looks like UR points might also be usable for Emirates - http://www.koreanair.com/local/na/gd/eng/sp/rm/eng_sp_rm_pa03.jsp#20
Wow! It seems like it was worth using that companion pass! Have a fu. Vacation or is this part of "work"? Lol
My dad got an op-up to Emirates F last year. Like you, he thought it was all way over the top. But he can also be a grouch. I think he'd be most happy if they'd just put in a bed and leave him alone.
dear lucky,
It is a wonderful trip for you. I have a question about BA companion ticket. Is this emirate segment part of redemption? I think BA companion can only be used in BA flight. Thanks!
@ RomsdeAls -- I'm fortunate in that "work" and "vacation" can be one in the same. 🙂
@ Cindy -- Right, it can only be used on British Airways. See this post for details on how I ended up on Emirates:
https://onemileatatime.com/the-story-behind-how-i-ended-up-in-emirates-airbus-380-first-class/
Nice!!! Can't wait for the trip report. This makes a CMB fare that much more tempting.
Looks like UR points transferred to KE are a decent option, but redeeming on Korean sounds a little, um, inconvenient:
Such fun! I haven't flown the product but did see full scale model to test at the GBTA convention a few years ago and it was insane! I get jealous every time an employee travels this flight
sounds like you had an emotional trip considering how you laughed yourself silly in the shower and now you want to cry at the end of your flight.
Emirates really goes full out with their F product and sets the bar high. Guess Lufty will have to take a life lesson or two right?
From the pictures, it looks like the showers are located at the same spot as the LH first class bathrooms on the A380, is that about right?
Did you mean "obnoxious" or "ostentatious"? It sure seems like you meant the latter! Wow, what an amazing ride. Thanks for sharing the experience.
It will be interesting to see how it compares to SQ's suite, which seems to have a more understated elegance.
Once knock on EK's suite design, you can't have somebody sit across from you during meals...
what a hideously decorated plane.
it looks donald trump went to the dollar store and bought a lot of shiny plastic trinkets.
cool shower, though.
@ Vincente -- It was entirely a la carte. They had a ton of dinner options, and you could eat what you want when you wanted.
@ Carl -- Trying out the Grosvenor House.
@ Carl -- Awesome lounge, food spread is almost as impressive as at the Westin Diplomat. 😉
congrats. I flew the EK A380 F HKG-BKK a couple of weeks ago. I was a bit disappointed by the lack of storage space. And the ICE system is frankly a bit tough to figure out, but once you do it is awesome!
Lucky, you'll have to fly SQ suites on their 380 and let us know if it compares to this...
Sounds amazing! Obnoxious though has to be the most misused word in America. Dont hear it any where else in the world and I can't see how it applies in this situation! Ostentatious yes, obnoxious no.
I want to go there. I can't remember if you said it - was this all on miles then? With which program?
@ Jeff -- See here for the explanation on how I ended up in Emirates first class: https://onemileatatime.com/the-story-behind-how-i-ended-up-in-emirates-airbus-380-first-class/
The FAs gave Ben too much booze i guess. I have never seen him got excited like this! =))
Oh, poor Ben. How you must have suffered! As others have noted, we sure know what gets you excited and I'll look forward to the full review in time. (And yes, let us also remember that any 'problems' are about as First-World as can be.)
I've made one (long) trip in BC on an EK A380, also an unexpected accident. The soft product was superior to all but the top two or three genuine FC rides of my experience. EK caters to PAX that want FC, have no concept of the true value of money and pocket a handsome profit when even half of the FC and BC seats are revenue seats; they can *afford* to turn it up a bit and they do. Although only BC, the food and personal service on my EK, BC flight was one of the two best that I've ever experienced.
Let's not forget that they often abuse their female employees, knowing that even with the abuse, most come from far less comfortable backgrounds and believe themselves honored to kiss some ass for a few years - and most are 'released' from their contracts well short of ten years. I may work for a flight in seat 2A, but EK still seems to consider their employees as a disposable commodity. I'm delighted to hear that you had a grand time and I'll await the full review. Easy on the DOM when flying and writing...
Ben, What does a BA Companion Pass have anything to do with this please?
Many Thanks!
@ Andy -- Because I booked Seattle to London to Dubai using a companion certificate, and got rebooked on Emirates from London to Dubai. See this post:
https://onemileatatime.com/the-story-behind-how-i-ended-up-in-emirates-airbus-380-first-class/