The Emirates First Experience - What to Expect?

[TheRealTMA]

Did you need to show your previous boarding pass?

sorry, can't remember exactly but I think just the next flight boarding passes.

 

[iamsuperandrew]

Yes - I'd noted the connections with long layovers as I expect (and we can see from examples) this was less of an issue, or even a non issue, there.

@iamsuperandrew Are you actually connecting in DXB with a long layover, or are you stopping and spending time in Dubai, before coming back to DXB on this day when you check in? Examples above so far are layover / connections. Either way, I expect they'll be somewhat lenient, but not sure on 'day prior' lenient

I am coming landside Dubai as we are spending a few nights there

Plan was to check out of the hotel (hopefully late check out) and arrive at DXB at say 2pm and have the airport (in-terminal) hotel booked and then use the lounge for dinner and then breakfast the following morning.

 

[Lowjhg]

Perfect, we will have the airport hotel booked and really keen to try the F lounge wine hunt

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no issues at customs getting through the e-gates? read that it could only be done 10 hours prior?

FWIW, the cigar lounge seems to have all the fancy bottles in there!

 

[lovestotravel]

Having not flown EK for about 10 years, I'm back to having a few flights with them again. Burning up otherwise unusable QF points and enjoying the high EK taxes...

F on the A380 from London to Dubai
F on the refitted 777 from Dubai to Male

Sadly no PJ's on either, but looking forward to comparing to SQ R and F

Post automatically merged: Yesterday at 11:22 AM

FWIW, the cigar lounge seems to have all the fancy bottles in there!

That's fine with me

 

[iamsuperandrew]

Having not flown EK for about 10 years, I'm back to having a few flights with them again. Burning up otherwise unusable QF points and enjoying the high EK taxes...

F on the A380 from London to Dubai
F on the refitted 777 from Dubai to Male

Sadly no PJ's on either, but looking forward to comparing to SQ R and F

Post automatically merged: Yesterday at 11:22 AM

That's fine with me

Im going the same thing in a week, flying both EK A380 and both SQ F & R so keen to see how they compare