Emirates A350 Business Class: An Elegant, Well-Rounded Experience - Emirates

Emirates A350 Business Class: An Elegant, Well-Rounded Experience

Ben Schlappig — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:52:54 +0000

Hello from the UAE, as I just flew Emirates’ Airbus A350-900 business class on the 7hr10min flight from Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) to Dubai (DXB). The A350 joined Emirates’ fleet a little over a year ago, and it’s the carrier’s first new aircraft type since 2008, so it’s a pretty major development for the…

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Narve — Sat, 16 May 2026 13:21:18 +0000

Compere business class to any the sorts of Lufthansa, SAS, Turkish, Air France, KLM etc.... their overall business class product of Emirates and Qatar feels like first class over the EU airlines.

Xander — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 03:41:30 +0000

This is about airline seats. Why don’t you ask the thousands of crew who work for the airline and live in Dubai (many who identify with some of those letters) how they feel about it. I think you’ll find you’re very misinformed.

Xander — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 03:27:25 +0000

Were you in Business or Economy? In Business amenity kits are handed out on both sectors. In Economy you get socks and eye mask and toothpaste and toothbrushes are available in all bathrooms or on request. What else do you need?

Brutus — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:52:10 +0000

The Emirates (EK) first (FCL) and business (JCL) premium products are indeed excellent and JCL choices mirror in some ways (menu and wine list) some of the choices in FCL. I was considering picking EK A350 flights to experience the A350 business class product, but it would have meant a 4 hr detour and three instead of two sectors to reach my destination. When it the A350 business class (JCL) was first shown, I (as a CPAP machine user) regretted the absence of a privacy door in the JCL suites, but I may well get used to it. Instead of an A350, I experience the new first class (FCL) suite on their 777-300ER. It gives the airplane a fresh appearance, but unlike in JCL there is nothing really new in these 777 FCL suites. As per Sir Tim Clark, EK will become more active in upgrading and producing their own cabin interiors and regrettably I must say that they still have to some way to go here. On my flights it seemed that the FCL facelift in the FCL went at the expense of durability and strength. Both mine and my seat neighbour’s suites had issues. The older 777 suite that I experienced on one sector as well worked better in that respect.

Barbara J Saville — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:53:02 +0000

Travelled from Dublin to Dubai on way to Adelaide. Was amazed to discover no amenity kits given as we were a daytime flight. Yes to socks and eye mask but nothing else.

jallan — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 22:24:11 +0000

I believe Ben has addressed this before. However, this is a blog about airline seats and hotels and points, and Ben tries to provide such reviews without going into the local politics.

jallan — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 22:12:43 +0000

Maybe the armrests weren't much of an issue for Ben, but he'll discuss it in the compete review?

Marco — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 14:22:31 +0000

Only a few mention about the armrests. Makes one wonder what prevents others from disclosing this including Ben. As another mentioned maybe biased?

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