World’s Longest A380 Flight in First Class - Is It Worth It?
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- čas přidán 13. 08. 2021
- Last week, I flew on an Emirates A380 from Los Angeles to Dubai. Emirates has re-introduced the A380 back to LA. This is currently the longest A380 flight in the world. I was able to experience 16 hours of luxury in Emirates First Class. But is this First Class experience worth the extra price?
LAX Bradley Terminal was very busy at check-in. I visited the Duty-Free shop and the Emirates Lounge, which have both now re-opened. I also had a quick tour at the new LAX West Bradley terminal before my flight boarding. There is a tunnel that links it to the original Bradley Terminal. A lot of domestic flights are also using the new Bradley extension. There are good windows for plane spotting opportunities at the new extension.
The Emirates A380 took off very heavy out of LAX. Flight time was 15 hours 30 minutes, with almost the entire flight being in daylight as we travelled over the North Pole. Emirates has launched new Bvlgari amenity kits onboard and I was able to check out both the male and female versions. I enjoyed my flight in my private suite with private dining and rest. I also used the Emirates First Class Shower and Spa, to have a shower in the sky to refresh me before landing in Dubai.
At the end of my flight, I share some good tips on how to upgrade to First Class on Emirates. I also make my conclusion
everyone becomes so nice to you when you holding a first class ticket
Money demands respect
Respect demands money
First class ticket, a camera & a youtube
Channel with 1M+ subscribers lol
And when you're holding a camera 😄
Economy Is Democracy lol
Just watched the video, my wife had called me up and told me she'll be in the video. I'm truly jealous! Wished that I could have met you, Sam!
(guys thankyou for these many likes)
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@@ezzabozied8775 Ezz, It's alright even if he doesn't see this comment, my wife just told me to comment, and I did!
Yeah, but your delight at the pleasure it brought your wife overbears your ‘soy boy’ jealousy.
Right?
@@deletebilderberg Maybe, not sure about that one!
Is she the one who asked you not to be jealous? Forewarned is forearmed.
For 14 minutes of my life- I was traveling on this 1at class flight - living vicariously -thanks Sam
I agree ^_^
Gay
For years, Sam's positivity, humbleness and great attitude shows whenever he speaks with people around him. Those are some of the reasons, people keep on coming back to watch his travels. I feel like I also get to experience first/business class whenever I watch him.
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Very true I agree
I agree. He seems like a good dude.
I agree
5:13 Imagine travelling So many times in business class & first class with emirates that the staff literally remembers you
Man, he is damn rich.
@@COVID--kf2mt They Pay Him To Fly With Them
@@COVID--kf2mt Woah
Emirates staff is trained to recognize frequent flyers from 1st or Business. They remember what you like to drink, eat and other preferences.
Most airlines already know hes coming and roll out the red carpet and open the champagne just for him. Take his reviews with a pinch of salt.
2:32 "It's disappointing when you go on an international flight and don't have a lounge..."
Yes, so disappointing 🤣 (Cries in row 568 of economy with self brought sandwiches to the airport)
I mean if you have a good enough membership with an airline you can get lounge privilages. Like for British airways if you are a Oneworld alliance member you can get access to a lounge even in economy using your flight miles.
@@richyket661 Memberships have been getting worse and worse in the past years. Harder to get points, harder to keep them and less to benefit from. Lounge access is one thing, upgrading or partially free flights require an enormous amount of flying.
I fly quite a lot but only because my boss pays for it. Doing enough flying to earn basically anything is not for the common irregular flier. That's why I found the comment about lounge access a bit disconnected from the reality of > 90% of the flying public.
Paying almost 20-30k just for a flight is a waste of money
Sometimes it’s good to cry. Lightens the ❤️
@@shaungriffin150 Not particularly. It all depends upon how big your bottom line is. If you are a multi, multi-millionaire, 20K-30K is back pocket change. A multi-millionaire with a well-diversified portfolio that has good market exposure can, during a good market run, easily make that kind of money back in the portfolio in under a month.
Sam keeps it so real.
“Make me a nice mocktail”
“Tastes like 7-up!”
😆
Special Drink just introduced... Brutally honest review
Great job as always Sam!! While most of my flying days are over now, I spent 30 years of my engineering career traveling about 300,000 airline miles per year. My family and I (American) lived in Singapore, Tokyo, and Shanghai -- for over 20 of those incredible years. And my wife loved Hong Kong. My Uncle Bill was an Air Force pilot, commercial airline captain, and I still vividly recall when I was 8 years old, he took me into the cockpit for a flight -- I was forever hooked -- just like you!! An education in aeronautical & aerospace engineering became the end result. Now, at the age of 67, I just watch every one of your videos, including lectures, and relax, enjoy all of the forever memories. KEEP UP THE FANTASTIC WORK YOU DO...
@Vanilla Vulture Hahahahahahahahaaaaaaa
but who asked pleasee😂😂😂😂
Heart rending compliment.
Your not funny
Thank you Sam for treating the flight attendants with dignity and respect. The Chinese Baw your mother made that you ate and shared was one of the highlights for me. All the best and more adventures to come...
baw 😂😂
Ah man that Emirates theme music at the end got me all nostalgic, can't wait to head back to the sky with them!!!!!
gave me quite the goosebumps somehow
omg yes i legit cried hearing it
Before the pandemic I was travelling to Dubai half a dozen times a year on business, Emirates Business Class which is still a great way to fly and I miss that tune like you do!
Emirates is an amazing airline. 👏
Still one of my favourite airline music all time!
We fly every year (Covid excepting) London to Sydney and stay about a month in our flat out there. For many years, my wife and I flew economy but, as we got older, we could no longer live with the economy seats (not food, not toilets, just the seats). So, we began to fly business class; usually Emirates but also Etihad and, once, China Southern (Usually A380 but, once because I flew via Perth, Boeing). We were upgraded by Emirates on one leg to First Class. A few personal observations:
If you can afford it, Business Class is well worth it. Just for the seats which should be fully flat. Food is great, TV entertainment is fine. The individual seats are quite private.
First class. We got the same kind of seat but in a cubicle the same size as BC but with a sliding door. Food the same but you can choose the times. TV is bigger; you can have a shower on board if you want. Frankly, we wouldn’t pay to go FC. The extra cost isn’t justified for us.
The last time - before Covid - our agent came back with the cost for Emirates - it had gone up an awful lot. So we said, if Emirates/Etihad/Singapore are top of the Premier League, who are still Premier League but lower down. He came back with a couple of choices and we selected China Southern Airlines. Saved £1500? Again, our thoughts
- no chauffeur collection and delivery both ends. With the money we saved, we could easily organise private taxis
- lounges. Not bad - say 90% of Emirates - but certainly no complaints
- seats - as per Emirates/Etihad etc.
- food - Excellent. More Chinese dishes, but Emirates/Etihad obviously have Arabian dishes on offer
- service - perhaps better than Emirates
Lessons for us. BC is all we need; don’t think that you have to fly Emirates/Etihad/ Singapore etc. to get what we need.
Back in the EC days, we flew BA and Qantas several times. It pains me to say but those flights were the worst that we ever had. We’ve never even considered those two again. Does being a national carrier encourage complacency?
Same thought!for long hauls, Business Class definitely good enough and worth the money.
Excellent feedback from a seasoned traveler. Much appreciated. Very informative.
Excellent feedback. BC is more than adequate, indeed. Above it value vs cost proposition flattened out.
Great feedback! Exactly
my thoughts as as well!
Thank you very much for your very informative and helpful feedback.
Wow 👏 👏 massive respect to all the Engineers, Pilots and Staff that make flying such a nice achievement for us!
You could tell how much that bao meant to the Chinese cabin crew. Thanks for never failing to capture the emotions of flying, even that of the cabin crew's, during your trips, Sam!
Very impressed with this livery, all those services, the cabin crews, interior decoration of the aircraft, the cuisine as well as inflight accessories, good job Sam for bringing this, this is one of the best airline in the wrold
Sam, your videos get better and better. What an outstanding summary of your flight. All the little extras you add to your videos make them 1st Class. Well done and thanks for allowing us to share the experience.
I never get tired of Emirates A380
and thank you for the official musical theme
Love your energy, enthusiasm and high quality content! Thanks Sam!
I love how nice he is to everyone!
ofc, bc he is filming
it's adorable
Chinese culture is really polite in my experience.
I think people in the world generally are much more nice than we expect. 🤗
@@lknown Nah he nailed that "where you from" to the South African FA with 100% sincerity. Doubt it would go any different cameras off, I'm a student of human behaviour just sayin
I’m glad there are still places where flying is a joy.
there are always good services for anything, you just have to pay up for it. In fact things are technically getting better and better, but at the same time, it's only worth mentioning this if the price is less, which it definitely is not in this case. So i guess same old.
Sam's been on so many luxury flights that the staff all know him on a first-name basis. He's living the life we all dream of
In average poor people are happier than rich people, so its not my dream :-)
@@lucy3687 I wonder where that stat came from? Humans are complex beings that never have enough. Wealth might not bring satisfaction, but it certainly brings the the luxury of having food to feed yourself and a roof to cover your head. Two things that aren't taken for granted in poorer nations, and the people there living an everyday struggle to acquire it.
@J R yes you’re here watching 😅how bitter
It's the job of staff of luxury flights to know their VIP passengers by their first name. That's part of what makes it luxury.
That's how it generally is in luxury accommodations.. in the booking site they ask for your legal name and a nickname. Watch one of the day in the life videos of emirates staff, they have a pre-flight briefing so they're ready for you.
11:25 "It's a pretty drink, man, but it tastes like a 7up" - Sam Chui, 2021
It's a bullshit drink. I HATE BULLSHIT.
So, Dubai in a nutshell? Lol
sly insult
Ah the Emirates music I haven’t heard it in 2 years so good to hear it again made me feel happy
so true
Don't eat junk food so much
@@exmuhammadsheikhofficials3447 🙄
Me too 😂
@@hananhabeeb4410 aa
Thank you for being respectful and gracious to the ground and flight crew.
Damn, this is ridiculously luxurious. This was a super interesting experience to see, thank you for sharing!
This is one of the best first class sests i’ve ever seen!
U must not forget the etihad apartment suite
Have a look at SQ’s Suites
The seat itself is fine - the only thing I don’t like is the somewhat claustrophobic feeling of the curvature of the A380 fuselage along the windows (2K is my go-to seat). The center ones feel more spacious, but, of course, you are sitting next to someone (with a big barrier though).
@@How-hard-can-it-be Unfortunately my days of flying the apartment are finished with the grounding of their A380s. Looks like I might have to give Emirates a go as Diamond Class also seems to be on the way out with Etihad.
@@PrioCaptSend They are impressive, but I find the placement of the seat weird, but the service is fantastic. I do miss a shower on a long haul flight, but that is definitely a first world problem.
Thank you Thando 🇿🇦🇿🇦 for representing South Africa well 😊
It felt great to hear a South African accent :)
She was fantastic! ❤🇿🇦
South Africa represented
Mzantsi 🇿🇦
🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
I flew first class from Atlanta to Detroit. Fresh out of basic training heading home on leave. The stewardess seen me and my friend in our class A uniforms and brought us back up to the front of the plane and said you two can sit here. It was a good feeling. The food is so much better there. Free drinks too.
A380's are a different breed though, Qatar Airlines standard class is like 1st class other planes. As much Free food and drink as you like
You gotta be the nicest man on this planet, keep spreading that positive energy brotha! I love it
This is so nice to see!! A380 is back!! Awesome!! Hope to fly soon, once this aircraft is the only one I travel comfortably!! Thanks for your so encouraging video, Sam!! 🤟🏽
Having been to that particular emirates lounge on several occasions(as a non emirates traveling passenger) I can make the following observations. The staff were all fabulous and super polite on every visit. The buffet food and dessert was wonderful and extremely tasty with many great options. The seating was nice and comfortable with lots of charging points. Drinks area is self serve whereas Qantas business lounge (LAX) has a full service order your choice of beverage bar. If I was a first class passenger on emirates you wound have to say the lounge was not going to give you a comparable experience. From all the business lounges I have visited the only thing it is lacking in is a proper bar.
One of my favorite videos! All the staff are so nice!
Wow. What a great video. You are such a happy traveler. So refreshing. I love how cheerful and gracious you are with all the crew. I will definitely subscribe and look forward to future travels. Thanks!
I feel like Sam’s caviar portions get bigger and bigger every first class video.
XD
lol they know who he is they know theyre being filmed
He can have my share as I don't like caviar.
@@velvetjones1856 Same
Because they got free commercial ad from Sam.
I love how international the crew is. Amazing 🤩 I use to work is service and you feel so special when I guess would give you some thing you really made her day!
That take off was rather tame compared to the ones I have been exposed to. Usually, take offs are quite brutal. The little you showed of it taking off looked exceedingly smooth.
Your videos are amazing! The background musics chosen really suit the moment and make the video more beautiful & emotional. Keep up the good work!
Well done Thando 🇿🇦 & thank you for representing South Africa. All the best to you overseas.. 🥂
Indeed, classy lady !
Another great video Sam, more than anything though it was great to see the airport looking more like an airport again and less like an abandoned plane hangar. Hopefully ill be back flying again next year after cancelling out holiday twice already, London Gatwick to Mauritius with British Airways in Business Class, cant wait!
That's our lovely South African sister. Thanks for sharing your video, really enjoyed 😉.
Enjoyed that tripreport so much...best Emirates 1st class coverage so far. Loved the food...
Oh! After a long time!! This type of vlog is giving us hope that we are heading to our normal life again.....
Thanks, Sam.
13:03 家乡的味道！满满的亲切感啊。感谢sam的镜头！
15:58. The good old Emirates music 💖🎶
This never gets old💖🎶🎵
You are so friendly and cordial.... That's why the world is attracted towards you....Enjoyed the video
6:38 This is Surfridge, there used to be an entire community of a few hundred houses here. When LAX lengthened the runways for jets in the 60s they bought everyone out for safety reasons and demolished all the houses but you can still see the roads.
We had the same thing happen in West Palm Beach.
@@terrila721 Same in vegas Russell road homes got bought out and demolished lots of families got bought out but not a lot of money to buy new homes
@tech9803 Thanks for the info. I too was wondering what that large embankment/earth berm was right on the edge of the runway touching the beach. I thought those roads were walking trails of some park. Bet that is a high security perimeter with guarded look out towers.
Loved this! Brought back memories of my last first class flights on Emirates. Will be doing the same route LAX - DXB hopefully sometime next year and can't wait. Thanks Sam!
Thanks for soo many great and inspirational videos Sam!
Blessings,
Mike :)
Thanks Sam for sharing your amazing travels
I always have a smile on my face while watching Sam's wonderful videos. I love his interaction with everyone he meets.
Thank you. I think when i am inside or near an aircraft/or at an airport, I really light up, as if it was my playground lol!
@@SamChui I feel the same thing you feel every time I go any airport. 😍😍😍 The airports and aircrafts are the best places ever!!!
@@SamChui It shows. You also present the very best aspects of the cabin crew who are, after all, your 'hosts' for the duration of the flight.
I’ve found myself watching a lot of videos like this lately, but this channel certainly has the rest beat with the positive atmosphere! (Also nice Maple Leaf on your pfp, OP)
You really give the viewer the feeling of being part of the experience. Awesome video as always!
He is always really lovely & respectful to the staff.
Sheeeeesh, that is a crazy plane! Awesome staff so beautiful! Amazing video.
I'm just so eager to fly again but your videos has always make me feel I'm flying somewhere 🌹
Hello Funtoosh bro . I am your subscriber
@@SHABIB7t7 Love it thanks 🙏
Amazing to see that everything is getting back to normal! Very nice experience to travel in first class with such a plane!! I wish I could fly like you Sam soon!!
Normal? It looked like a goddamn flying hospital. What a disgrace.
You make flying look fun and enjoyable. Thank you!
I love your videos,I can’t wait till I’m able to travel again,hopefully soon,please keep posting your videos
Whenever I see an A380 it enlightens my mood.
True, true.
Thank you Sam, that was an excellent adventure from my lounge room lol. Emirates are fantastic, I love their airline.
Flew Emirates from Melbourne to Manchester,UK in 2018 in economy on A380..fantastic service,if we ever get out of lockdown here,will definitely be booking Emirates again. Thank you Sam for giving us a great look at Emirates First Class..we can only dream haha.
I love his editing. Good job Chui Team. Fly High brother!
Sam! I love the way you speak and explain everything.
What an experience, Sam. That flight is a 'dream'
I can only dream of flying first class. I only get to experience it by watching your amazing videos. Awesomeness!
I love these vibes this guy gives off
Amazing report Sam…really enjoyed 🥰🥰🥰
First time watching one of your videos Mr Chui, I enjoyed it! All aspects covered, and like that you took the time to establish good rapport with all the staff; easier when its one-to-one attention all the time but even still, you could’ve kept it strictly business.
First Class does look nice. Personally my primary need is to be able to lie flat and I can do that in Business. For me the rest is just window dressing and not worth the (significant) extra cost.
It’s also called as the law of diminishing returns. I think you might know that
My employer lets me travel, 13 times every year and I make sure I can get first class as many times as I can…..This year I travelled like 5x. 3 in first class and 2 business class
Aloha Sam, another great job and so informative. Thank you.
I started following you on Instagram. Found you here. Awesome video once again. Thanks for sharing.
Thando was with u all the time and I'm personally proud to see that South African attendant lady taking care of u up in the air.
All of the attendants were taking care of him.
Well yeah it’s their job
I noticed that Sam didn't have his mask on during the flight. Does Emirates not enforce that like American carriers do?
@@aaronsnitzer2596 They do, but not in First class
@@aaronsnitzer2596 It is like telling them “you rich, you cool. No need of masks….We are anyway in debt, Perhaps even suffer from potential risk of spreading a disease”
Sam, you allways find the way to make us enjoy your flights with you instead of only envy your lucky work. Thanks for all the humanity sense you share.
You're so polite to everyone. You truly would be the best customer for anyone to attend to.
LAX is getting crazy crowded again! Love that walking tunnel to the new terminal. The Emirates lounge in LAX is much nicer than other lounges. First class service was excellent
this first class beats the shit out of everything we have for domestic flights in the US. here all you get for your extra couple grand, is a slightly bigger seat (made of plastic), and a few extra inches of leg room.
Come on man...you get a hot towel too. Not too bad!!!
International flights are different though, when i flew Lufthansa to Cyprus their first class was similar to this. Not all the gold and frills but you still have a private enclosure, reclining chair/bed and all that.
Here inside the US for a couple extra grand I could afford my already low bills even due to covid. Guess we all live different lives.
@@EcPRyZeReal Do they have showers in Lufthansa?
Good to see flight reports from Sam back to normal 👍😁
Thanks. I actually reduced travel by 80% focus on my business and flying lessons. Hope with more easing of restrictions, I can share more report with audience here.
@@SamChui I understand the last 18 months has been disastrous for everyone, but always nice to see things slowly getting back to normal, and appreciate your vlogs👍
Your up beat music (great choice!) makes me wanna fly somewhere right now!
Great - very humble, thank you for sharing this.
wonderful presentation. I very much liked your interaction with the staff.
Sam’s content is just such good quality, it’s outstanding! Keep up the amazing videos!
really? its getting worse i think...
Thanks for the awesome content Sam!
Emirates 1st class A380 in a class above the rest.☝️✈🌏
Man I liked the video. Happy Travels!!
Sam, you’re a wonderful positive force. Thank you.
Usually reviews of first class flights just make me want to sharpen the guillotine, but when you offered the air hostess your mother's handmade Bao you won my heart!
Because usually those who fill me inside first class try to look superior by treating down on the crew…. that was a sweet gesture and I commend him for that but we should normalise this treatment (perhaps not the bao)
Thanks for reminding me what flying feels like!
Great experience! Thanks for sharing!
Ahhh, loved seeing the improvements made to my hometown airport, LAX! Much of the construction happening there is for the new train going into there which is exciting as it’ll connect to the Metro.
Yes, can't wait to see when all the construction finishes. LAX has to live up among all the competitions.
@@SamChui agreed! Great video btw.
omg i still have some trauma from the one time i had to call an uber at lax... i'm so happy to hear there will be proper public transport access soon, that's awesome.
This was my last flight precovid last January on Emirates... took the exact same flight ✈️ and even saw the Northern lights on this flight... so nostalgic watching this 😊 thanks for sharing Sam.
Can I borrow $100
@@TomTomTom87 me too
So awesome. Thanks for sharing this. You've got a new subscriber.
What an Experience! Many thanks
I love Bvlgari!!! Best perfumes :) The flight crew seemed awesome. I hate flying so I only fly on CZcams. LOL. Thanks for the flight!
I wish to be a frequent flyer so that crews will recognize me everytime just like Sam 😊😌
your videos never cease to bring smile to my dull day in covid-locked country. keep it up! :)
Crew and pilots are always showing most respect for first class, but still, I like when you're doing trip reports Sam) Nice video!
I just looked it up and it costs £10,000-16,000 for a return trip 😱 looks amazing but you'd expect it to be for that!
I love the ending, cool montages with the best airlines songs. Never fail to give a goosebumps. I miss Emirates, I wish I could fly again with Emirates 🇲🇾
Fantastic! Thanks for sharing Sam🤩
Dayum that’s some fine pampering. Think I’d just like to fly back and fourth just for being pampered all the way
Bank: how much money do you want?
Sam: yes
He uses miles
@@angus_m and half of his flights are free and sponsored by the airline
@@Adam-ob4xz Yes that too
That's my dream doing what he is doing but spend it in the one city
Love what you do brother...i'm from South Africa, very proud of how branched out are South Africans in the whole world.
It’s was nice flight experience..thanks for taking us on a virtual tour.😃
Hi Sam, I love your videos! I also share a love of flying and airlines, it’s fascinating! You are entertaining and informative!
Thanks! Travel on!