The Emirates First Experience - What to Expect?

[TheRealTMA]

I suggest in the end pragmatism will triumph over religion.

if 777, check number of seats in F - 1-2-1 old, 1-1-1 new. If 380 then traditional F with shower and bar.

 

[jakeseven7]

Slightly OT but didn’t want to start new thread.

Does EK give PJs out in Business Class on all in and outbound AU - Dubai flights regardless of departure times now?

 

[iamsuperandrew]

Slightly OT but didn’t want to start new thread.

Does EK give PJs out in Business Class on all in and outbound AU - Dubai flights regardless of departure times now?

I think my in-laws got some which were light grey when they flew J. I personally would love to see new F PJ's

 

[AIRwin]

Does EK give PJs out in Business Class on all in and outbound AU - Dubai flights regardless of departure times now?

I heard it's only on overnight flights

 

[Mrsfefe]

We received pj’s outbound and inbound on our overnight J flights last month.

 

[Balad2005]

Emirates made a record profit of S7.6 Billion AUD and is giving its employees a 22 week bonus.The airline has a history of profit sharing .Good news for around 120,000 airline employees. The airline industry is fairly cut throat so it's good to see one airline giving back to its people. As for the travelling public, we just have to wait for cheaper fares one day.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Emirates made a record profit of S7.6 Billion AUD and is giving its employees a 22 week bonus.The airline has a history of profit sharing .Good news for around 120,000 airline employees. The airline industry is fairly cut throat so it's good to see one airline giving back to its people. As for the travelling public, we just have to wait for cheaper fares one day.

Socialism! Fancy QF doing something like that rather with a bonus to workers rather than sacking them to allow excessive bonus to top execs.

 

[iamsuperandrew]

I have a EK F flight from DXB to SIN, I am correct to assume that we can drop bags off upto 24 hours before the flight? and enjoy the lounge (we want to stay at the in terminal airport hotel)

Also assuming we can enter different F lounges during that time and before the hotel and after?

 

[dairyfloss]

I have a EK F flight from DXB to SIN, I am correct to assume that we can drop bags off upto 24 hours before the flight? and enjoy the lounge (we want to stay at the in terminal airport hotel)

Yes - for all classes of EK service, you can drop bags at DXB up to 24 hours prior to departure, or up to 12 hours prior when flying to the U.S.

 

[iamsuperandrew]

Yes - for all classes of EK service, you can drop bags at DXB up to 24 hours prior to departure, or up to 12 hours prior when flying to the U.S.

and just enter the lounge?

 

[dairyfloss]

and just enter the lounge?

That I'm not sure of, and can't find detail to confirm. I don't think they'd allow lounge access on the prior day, unless it was a connection with a long layover (maybe?). Others may have experience here, but I'd prepare to be in the hotel until at least the date of departure, and possibly until a certain number of hours prior to your flight.

Edit: Found this, which might add to that concern on timing:

 

[Mrsfefe]

That I'm not sure of, and can't find detail to confirm. I don't think they'd allow lounge access on the prior day, unless it was a connection with a long layover (maybe?). Others may have experience here, but I'd prepare to be in the hotel until at least the date of departure, and possibly until a certain number of hours prior to your flight.

Edit: Found this, which might add to that concern on timing:
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We had no trouble entering the first lounge in DBX, during a 5.5 hour layover earlier this year

 

[iamsuperandrew]

Our flight is at 8am and was planning to come at like 2pm (day before & within the 24 hours time) and book an airport hotel to just to relax but wanted to use the lounges during the day

 

[Forg]

Given what dairyfloss quoted & Mrsfefe experienced, it may need clarification. The 4hrs prior limit is probably for when you turn-up at the airport for your the first flight, because connection times in between flights of over 4 hours are very normal and I'd be Extremely Grumpy if I had an 8hr connection and was traveling in F and they wouldn't let me in the lounge to kill that time in between flights.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Our flight is at 8am and was planning to come at like 2pm (day before & within the 24 hours time) and book an airport hotel to just to relax but wanted to use the lounges during the day

We've done that twice, arriving in evening, stay in airport hotel, fly 10 am. Went to F lounge for dinner and breakfast without issues. YMMV.

 

[iamsuperandrew]

We've done that twice, arriving in evening, stay in airport hotel, fly 10 am. Went to F lounge for dinner and breakfast without issues. YMMV.

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

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We've done that twice, arriving in evening, stay in airport hotel, fly 10 am. Went to F lounge for dinner and breakfast without issues. YMMV.

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

 

[TheRealTMA]

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?

NA, we had flown in from UK evening before so never left airport.

 

[iamsuperandrew]

NA, we had flown in from UK evening before so never left airport.

Did you need to show your previous boarding pass?

 

[dairyfloss]

Given what dairyfloss quoted & Mrsfefe experienced, it may need clarification. The 4hrs prior limit is probably for when you turn-up at the airport for your the first flight, because connection times in between flights of over 4 hours are very normal and I'd be Extremely Grumpy if I had an 8hr connection and was traveling in F and they wouldn't let me in the lounge to kill that time in between flights.

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

 

[travelnutjohn]

Given what dairyfloss quoted & Mrsfefe experienced, it may need clarification. The 4hrs prior limit is probably for when you turn-up at the airport for your the first flight, because connection times in between flights of over 4 hours are very normal and I'd be Extremely Grumpy if I had an 8hr connection and was traveling in F and they wouldn't let me in the lounge to kill that time in between flights.

I had a 13 hr stop over in dubai

After i got off, got delivered straight to the lounge