Time to board the first EK flight:
EK405 A380 MEL-SIN 7h 55m
Our F suites were 1E/F, chosen for all 4 sectors.
Sweet, looks like we scored the refurbished F cabin.
Can tell it's the newer F by the larger size (and quality) of the screen and also by the larger control tablet.
The seat
The suite
I know many don't like EK's style with so much 'bling'.
My opinion about that is slightly different. To me flying F is a fantasy, something out of this world and I love how all kinds of hard products can be so different from each other. Although my prefers style is refined luxury, I'm not moving in to live in EK's suite so even if they throw in an exaggerated amount of fake wood and gold it's all good, all part of the fantasy
Pre-departure crew go around the cabin offering Arabic coffee, dates and a glass of Champagne.
Only one more pax was in the F cabin after all the doors were closed. Now I understand how come we had the QF F lounge all to ourselves before boarding.
On this flight all the F crew were Korean (all four of them). I found it very interesting but loved it. Anyone who ever been to Korea or just flew with a Korean airline knows they are masters of customer service.