My surprising trip in Emirates A380 business class
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- čas přidán 14. 03. 2024
- Today I’m on the Emirates A380 in business class for the first time ever, flying from Seoul to Dubai. And some of you really won’t like hearing what I have to say about it. Emirates has SO much hype around it, and people seem to absolutely love it. Well I found a great fare from Seoul to Stockholm with the airline, and so I’m putting this product to the test. And even if it wasn't all positive, it was still lots of fun.
We'll spend a little time at Incheon and the Asiana lounge there, and then I'll give you the lowdown on the Emirates superjumbo: what I think of the decor, the cabin, the service, the food, the onboard bar and more.
Let me know what you think!
Flight info:
November 9, 2023 ICN-DXB
Emirates EK323
Airbus A380 A6-EOI
Seat 18A / Business class
Flight time 9:39
How I booked it:
This was a simple one way ticket starting in Incheon, via Dubai to Stockholm. Incheon is another great place to find reasonable premium cabin fares from. Total cost: $2,056 (USD)
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Music: Epidemic Sound
#A380 #Emirates #business
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I flew business Emirates from Sydney to Amsterdam and return Rome to Sydney last year on 3 x 380 and 1 x 777 and had fabulous service. I did not like the 777 as much. We even used the free Chauffeur service to our hotels so i love Emirates ❤️
The free chauffeur service is pretty great yes! Glad to hear you had nice flights!
The couple of times I've had on Emirates Business Class were exceptional. One 14hr flight saw me at the bar for 10 hours - great people & staff & cocktails & wine - OMG, I slept well when I got home.
That sounds like a great flight!
I flew them last year on the A380. My suggestion is to fly them in economy and you’ll get a better economy service than with most other carriers.
Yeah actually I hear good things!
Always enjoy your videos.
I appreciate that!
I love this guys videos. Just great.
Thank you!
I did 4 flights in Emirates a380 a few years ago .. the food on all flights was really bland and I don’t actually remember what I had at all , apart a few sandwiches in the bar area, which were far better eating imho .. the cabin crew were also as you said - people who treat their passengers as a necessary nuisance , and maybe forget who’s actually paying their salaries… the cabin is also too big (as you also pointed out ).. the a380 is so quiet that you can hear every noise people make , instead of being calmed by the engine noise as you would be in smaller cabins .. finally I found the enormous lounge in Dubai so busy that I couldn’t find a nice place just to chill during layovers , and the food there was also not good at all .. the wine was , and as I understand it , they have a huge wine budget and buy up lots of the stuff… but I gave up alcohol a few years ago anyway .. 😅.. to me the best thing about Emirates bidness is the nice car ride to the airport and to your hotel or home .. it’s a good part of the package .. thanks for a good video Mr Leigh .. 🙏
Gabe, let’s make a deal: you keep on being the way you areand I’ll keep watching you 😊
Great work, good music and unbiased analysis of the flight, the reviews I like and expect from you. Great work.
That sounds like a good deal! Thanks a lot for saying so.
Hi Gabe, this flight left me feeling grumpy; I was glad when I deplaned! RogerC 3/17/24
You def had me cracking up toward the end, with your epilogue about US airlines and their "wtf do you want?" attitude! But ya know, one flight at a time.
Great review! You are right…those cabins sure do look dated. Remind me of an old Las Vegas casino. Supposed to look upscale but just appear tacky at this point. 😂
Yeah I mean I guess some people do like it and that’s fair enough!
Great review! I was so bummed not flying on the A380 for my upcoming business class flight but seeing this post is making me happy flying on the Emirates Boeing 777! It’s not cheap flying business class so of course I expect better!
Yeah for sure! Glad the video helped a bit 😃
Gabe, you are so right about people talking on the phone , watching videos, whatever with any respect for others. I hate it too 😡
Yeah hopefully that trend turns around but I don't have much hope! Haha.
@@airedition guess youre right 🙂
Hey Gabe. I am older than your target dudes screaming into their phones. I get it as “I just don’t get it.” I agree, I don’t know what has happened to decorum. But, this is what I now do… If someone is using FaceTime or some other live video chat service, I make an effort to stand behind them, get in the shot, and stare disapprovingly into the camera behind them. I have heard some say, “Hey, there’s some guy standing behind you…”
Haha that's such a good tactic, I love it!
Had a similar experience on Etihad in their a380s to Sydney and back from Melbourne before the pandemic in January/February 2020. I was upgraded to business, which was great, and made me over the moon happy just for the business class seat and being able to sleep all night. But that's where the great things end. The food wasn't just meh, it gave me a wicked heartburn which took 3 days and multiple medications to clear. And the flight attendants were very perfunctory and brusque to the point where I just avoided interaction with them at all cost. And it wasn't just a one-off, both legs were like that.
Ah yeah sounds like a definite disappointment! Etihad has really improved lately in my experience, have had some great flights with them the last two years. But any airline can have a bad day for sure.
❤Emirates I travel with them where ever I go and I have flown with them in business class in 2018 good service.
Glad to hear you have good flights with them!
Another great review ❤. Those a380 are beautiful 😍. Gabe your right about soft product. The catering for your trip would have been loaded in Dubai, you realise that?
Thanks! No I didn't realize the catering would have come from Dubai.
SoCietY is FALLING
BUT....
Good news, boarding has started
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Haha exactly.
I just had a couple of flights with them and my experiences were identical to yours, down to the awkward interactions with the cabin crew and random minor things in the seat being broken. I’ve read that their pay is not what it was and wouldn’t be surprised if training and maintenance was also scaled back in the name of cost cutting.
I’d still fly with them again and love the A380 but the fawning over the airline is probably a combination of goodwill they’ve built in the past and the marketing machine being good at identifying “vip” passengers.
Very interesting to hear! Yep I think you are right about all that. Thanks for the comment!
Hey I had a similar experience a few months ago. Cabin crew was accomodating and nice but depending on person, you had great service and other times somewhat indifferent. My headphones were static sounding so I watched Netflix on my phone. Seat felt old. Maybe the new a380 seats would be much better though.
Hi Cabe, I am a first time viewer of your channel and a confirmed Emirates/ Qantas codeshare flyer. I agree with many of your reality checks of the airline, mainly because the hype of the bar without the paid actors smiling and talking intimately. Still many of your concerns can and are replicated by our national carrier, plus their staff may have stopped caring. When faced with a choice to repeat the Emirates experience or select an alternative departing Australia, you can guess which way I tend. Our biggest problem is the choice of flights across the Pacific where without the Middle Eastern airlines, a dismal situation presents itself. I look forward to one of your deeply analytic reviews of the 14+ hours on Qantas, United, Latam or Air New Zealand. Cheers
Thank you! Interesting to hear your thoughts and will definitely keep those airlines in mind for future.
After you take a flight from Toronto to Dubai and a returning flight in economy class, you will wish for business class lol
Haha of course!
Have not flown for a couple of years. I always fly business class. I am dependent on a wheelchair. Have any refurbishments included a wheelchair accessible toilet?
I’m not sure! But from what I hear many airlines these days are getting a lot more serious about accommodating people with disabilities.
Incheon airport Fast track is for people with disabilities, pregnant women, children or the elderly by the law. but now also being discussed open for premium class passengers.
Ah interesting!
Thanks for the honest review and must say I was surprised but clearly I'm a victim of their marketing machine 🙂
I flew Emirates AKL - AMS economy return a few years ago. 2 points! I'm gluten intolerant and vege. After the outbound flight I phoned Emirates but they just didn't get it! By the time I reached Dubai I was starving! So OK I know I'm a challenge and I take supplies with me. Return flight I was offered a banana as I couldn't eat the meal! Point 2 - I'm 6'4" so booked extra leg room. After the trip decided never to fly long haul economy again!
Flew Korean last year, brilliant service made sure I had food I could eat. Shame about the 777-200 on the first leg.
Oof that sounds rough! Airlines should be able to handle special food requests like that. Agreed on avoiding economy 😄
Only flown Y on the EK A380s, only annoying thing is it takes 2 hours be be served your meal. If you’ve prefer a special meal they’ll give those out first but with not drinks, so you’ll only get a drink after you’ve finished you meal with the rest of the cabin. Otherwise wide seats, smooth ride of the 380 and great entertainment.
I need to test it out in Y!
If i gave a EK a380 a try, it would be on a JFK-MXP flight. The flight i may go out of my way for is LCA-MLA on a EK 777 in first class. It may not be the full experience but it'd be enough.
That LCA-MLA flight does seem like a fun one, I want to do it as well!
Was your trip expensive. How long was the ride.❤
You can always find that info in the video description:
Flight time 9:39
How I booked it:
This was a simple one way ticket starting in Incheon, via Dubai to Stockholm. Incheon is another great place to find reasonable premium cabin fares from. Total cost: $2,056 (USD)
"Society is falling apart"
You're so right ! Let's make a video with that title about all weird pax that we encounter in airports 😝😝
no no it would be too depressing 😅😅
Haha!
What a been thru, that be like heavan to me.
No, I'm glad you give your honest feedback.
And I don't find you to be particularly complainy, when stacked up against certain other air travel reviewers.
That said, I've been more fortunate with my Emirates crews than you were on this trip. I had great experiences, but of course, YMMV.
And I'd certainly not spend my money/miles on a flight in their 777, in any class.
Thanks a lot!
I had the chance to fly with Emirates in the A380 business class in a two legs flight from south Africa to Europe changhing in Dubai only because my flight was canceled and the company rescheduled me on the Emirates flight. I was also pretty excited about flying business on A380 but I also noticed some things like pretty slow dinner service in the first flight the cabin an seat was nice in first plane in the second was a bit older and you could see the lacks like comfort screen, forniture and technical issue like the seat of my neighbor had to be fix on the fly by some mechanics and also the separation between our seats was not working but on my request they kindly moved me to another one after some passenger didn't show up otherwise was a full flight. The crew was always friendly to me and the service was good and nice in general.
As long as the crew is nice, I think that can make up for a lot!
There is a Priority Lane at ICN, but only for: airline staff, families; disabled; seniors over 70 years.
Thanks for the info!
The hecticness at boarding might be an A380 issue. I had the same feeling when boarding the Singapore Airlines A380 business class. A business class cabin is just too long when it nearly occupies the entire upper deck. The bad first impression lingers on throuhgout the flight.
You may be right!
I agree the service on the A380 is slow and impersonal. I get better service in economy as a Gold member than one of many business passengers. The 777... Whilst a worse seat in my experience has service that makes up for it.
The bar however... I love. I think it was because you were on a night flight. Day flights, that bar is a fantastic place to chat to free and other passengers
Will have to try a day flight for sure!
I'm subscribed for quite some time now already. but i just gotta say, you have become my favourite travel and flight review creator by far. always looking forward to new uploads from you :)
Thank you so much!
Keep it going. Excellent reviews. The youtube followers will follow :)
Thank you!
Maybe the service is super awkward as staff are extremely intimidated by your otherworldly good looks. You ever think of that??
😂😂
bro got kind of lost in the sauce at 2:40
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I totally agree. This airline has a very blah and jaded business class and is highly overrated. Among the carriers in this region I used to place Qatar first, Ethiad second and Emirates third for business. Qatar has slipped due to its arrogance and hubris, Ethiad is trying to figure out where they fit, and Emirates is living on its past hype. None have the allure they once had, unfortunately.
Interesting point. I've had great flights with Etihad the last couple of times, I feel like they've found their mojo again.
Welcome to the world of the plebes - those of us who can't fly in first or business and have no special privileges. I'm not sorry that you had a not so excellent experience.
So let me get this straight: you're bitter about not being able to afford business class so you're happy when people who fly it don't have a good experience? That's the look you're going with? Very cool.
@@airedition I'm not "happy" that you had a bad experience, I'm just saying welcome to my world.
Stay in Korea
Love it in Korea but not enough time this time!
I've seen the most savage, unhinged behavior from grown men in business attire in lounges and I do not understand. Like how can these people hold jobs that give them access to such nice things and then act like babies i will never understand
😂 it’s a very good question
No pleasing you is there?
He wasn’t kidding about how much he complains.
You'll see plenty of very positive reviews on this channel so, actually yes there is. What is your problem exactly?
He’s only giving us all his review 😊
@PaulStannard just what you’d expect of a product review - details. Like telling a sommelier to stop being picky about wine. It’s just what they do even though we regular passengers maybe don’t notice half of these on board. Mind is not in constant comparing mode like with reviewers.
Really excellent and honest review. Emirates is really all about the hype, with very little substance. Recruiting crew from third world countries
What exactly is the problem with crew from third world countries?
@@gerrye8180I was wondering the same, I’d say they’re probably more motivated than others
@@gerrye8180 If I could answer for that person^, I'd say nothing, except that they then treat those recruited crew members poorly and don't pay them very well.
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I think one of the nice things about Emirates is that they have crew from all over the world.
Negative aura, thats why no staffs were approaching you 😂
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You are too negative! All your comments are on the negative side, all criticism and no constructive feedback. You are not a star to get a red carpet every time you fly. Bring happiness to your life first and become a "youtuber" later....
Maybe you need to look again. Nowhere did I act like a star needing a red carpet. And all of my criticism was constructive actually. The definition of that is criticism that is fair and can be acted upon to be made better. I also mentioned several things I liked. If I hid my bad experiences so as to not upset people like you, then it wouldn’t be a useful review for most, who wants to hear the truth. I need to reflect the experience. Furthermore I never got angry, or demanding. I remained kind and courteous throughout.
Emirates is amazing. Ur just miserable
Hahaha
Your privileged lowlevel complaining is just weird... have you never boarded a plane before?!
Your comment is just weird. Ever heard of a review before?
@@airedition yes, but evaluate the substantive.... sorry to offend
You complain to damn much man
It's so exhausting having to explain to people what a review is over and over. I'm not "complaining". I'm reviewing the experience. If I was positive about every single flight the reviews would have zero value.