Emirates A380 Business Class - London to Dubai

Well, good morning, this hotel I'm staying at is the Four Seasons Park Lane here in London and today we're flying with Emirates on their A380 in

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class before we get started, let's back up a little bit. This whole journey started late last year. When I had a work obligation in Chicago, another in Los Angeles, and finally a meeting in London that I arrived at via Munich, having only been away for a week at this point, I wasn't quite ready to come home until inside of fifteen days. from quarantine and then the Canadian winter, so I decided to go on vacation to Dubai, get some sun, hang out with my friends and then go home to the tundra.

Our flight today will be in the Emirates. The A380 leaving Heathrow will cross much of continental Europe, Anatolia and Mesopotamia, arriving in Dubai around six hours later, covering 3,410 miles. Some of you may remember my friend Lauren. Okay, who won't be in the video? She is only here to collect the fish from her. She is vegan, all-natural, gluten-free. free organic smoked salmon, not really a long story, now I'm going to go into details after arriving in London during lockdown, I was only allowed to travel between the office and hotel but that's okay because the city was completely dead Outside of a pandemic, however, the UK capital is one of the most visitor-friendly cities in the world, with plenty to do at sea, it's also fairly easy to get around and almost everyone speaks American, albeit with a funny accent. , this metropolis is also the birthplace of the underground metro.

Known colloquially simply as the subway, not to be confused with the subway that only exists to annoy tourists. Additionally, the extensive train and bus system makes getting around London fairly easy, but fares can get expensive and trains crowd the city's largest airport. Heathrow is accessible via multiple rail services, the Piccadilly line and the future Crossrail Elizabeth line. All that being said, I didn't end up using public transportation on this trip, so one thing that Emirates does is that if you're traveling by plane for

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or first, they send a driver to pick you up wherever you are, whether it's your home or hotel, and this is true for most of the destinations they fly to at the top of Dubai, of course, it is very easy to book, just do it through their website. so it's free which is nice,

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heathrow is one of the busiest airports in the world by any standard and hands down when it comes to hubs with only two runways around these two therefore stretches of priceless asphalt, there are five terminals, although T1 has been closed since 2015 with the weight of the ring due to the slow progress of latent health and safety demolitions throughout the airport there is a state-of-the-art bus system to transport passengers between the terminals the only complex with the side train nearby is the t5 which transports passengers between its main and satellite buildings In the old days, i.e. 2019, when the airport was extended to its operational limits, the Emirates along with its impressive hall occupied much of Terminal 3, home to its seven daily departures during its peak, but these days, as capacity has dropped sharply across the airport, Dubai.

The London-based airline, along with many others, has consolidated into T2 as other terminals remain closed. That was the fastest transfer to Heathrow I think I've ever done in my life. Quite unexpectedly, Terminal 2 apparently hosted a whaling convention for little kids, there were so many. of the poor little ones who had to suffer the slow queues at Emirates check-in, as they are here in an ad hoc capacity dedicated to the first class and business counters were not in a separate area, the check-in staff in didn't seem like all that refers to enforcement or physical distancing, in fact it's okay, I just checked in, please forgive me if I seem to be in a bit of a rush, I'm on board my flight in 25 minutes and I still have to go through security, although there is not much to show you in this terminal, there is not much open and there is no access to the lounge.

They compensate you for that by giving you a £10 voucher to use at any retail store within the airport. Actually, I don't think so. No, it expires today, so I don't think I'll use it for anything. I'd like to take this moment to apologize for my nasal voice in the video at the time, apparently I'm allergic to England, okay that's safety. In fact, I wasn't very impressed that there isn't much physical distancing, like people are standing next to each other, it's almost the same kind of sardine pax situation that it normally is in this terminal, speaking of which, there's not much open, but I think there's a bookstore there so I'm going to go check Terminal 2 is home to mostly Star Alliance airlines.

Despite being named the Queen's Terminal, there is nothing particularly majestic about her. Efforts were made to modernize it recently, but overall it is still a bit boring, our trip today will be on this giant plane. Emirates is one of the few airlines still flying the A380 and, sadly, probably one of the last operators to keep it as part of its fleet for the foreseeable future. but despite the huge plane, the boarding area was quite empty and, consequently, so was the flight on the A380. The entire upper deck, minus first class, is occupied by business class, with a staggering 76 seats in total.

This is an older version of the Emirates business class. product that features one-on-one seating and a tiered design, it may be hard to tell in a movie, but these seats are incredibly spacious. Something that's not hard to see on film is how much mahogany there is in this cabin on either side of the Upstairs, the window seats alternate between being closer to the window and perhaps less desirably closer to the aisle. However, these are still some of the most lavishly decorated business seats in disguise, that is, if, like me, you've grown accustomed to the aesthetics of the Arabian Peninsula. of interior design that follows the philosophy of throwing money at the wall to better illustrate that, let's just do a thorough tour of the seating and we will start with the ottoman, which is luxurious and deep, really quite comfortable and is also spacious enough to that fits a small child underneath. that the footwell also has ample space and not for any backpack.

They are now quite common on any A380 upper deck, but Emirates has decided that these side cubbies should also have a lacquered wood finish. They were also very spacious, but you can do that. There is no room for a complete child. I'm sure you can be creative in the meshware style. The windows come with motorized shutters that closed while we were on the ground, coming this way, we get even more over-the-top novelties, including this completely unnecessary one, but. totally appreciated tablet there are more controls for the shutters and curtains down here and back here there are easy access seat controls conveniently located next to the armrest, in addition to the tablet, which we will look at more closely later, they also include the means panasonic remote because for what not and plus there is enough i o to run a board, a reading light and lighting controls for the mini bar, yes mini bar, although mine on this flight was definitely not as clean as advertised and this trick as a whole is just a little less impressive considering it's not cold, the chair itself is an extremely well padded piece of soft leather with adjustable lumbar support and headrest which proved completely comfortable on this flight, as expected there were still air nozzles Individuals and of course the flight started with copious amounts of champagne, cheers for not getting food poisoning and spending an hour in the bathroom which is what I did the last time I was on one of these things, it wasn't a great experience, oh, I think the two things cannot be distinguished by tasting.

I just read the menu, it's good, although one thing I forgot to show you is the tray table that comes out like this as one piece and FYI the wood in this cabin is not real, I don't think there is enough strength. It was left in the world to equip these airplanes if they were composed of 99.97 percent bacterial germs, dust from the air and were completely changed every two or three minutes after a short but reassuring lecture on how HEPA filters work. Our flight, which was around 30 full, began to push. the back, okay, first things first, let's look at the wi-fi. ek has very reasonable prices for all its data packages, from free messaging to unlimited internet.

Nowadays, you also get a hygiene kit on every flight, regardless of which class you are in. They are impressively stocked with all the essentials and I like how they give you two of everything that makes sense for a long haul airline. Making a little less sense is their business class amenity kits, which barely exist, since you usually only get socks and sunglasses. On longer flights, their idea is to not give you what you don't need and with that you can always find dental kits in the bathrooms and ask for other amenities, but for an airline that embodies going above and beyond, I never really understood this. but back to the things the

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excel at, let's take a look at the menus before the food arrives for a while, they reduced their catering service in response to covid, but have since returned to normal offerings with the only Difference from the absence of hot towels and catering is definitely not something this airline overlooks.

Their wine list may be small, but that's not to say the selection was bad, each one I tried was worth its weight in wine. high quality. I really didn't think it was like that. Where their drinks really stand out, however, is the exciting cocktail selection. This might be a Middle Eastern airline, but it's the furthest thing from dry for those of you who find alcohol too haram. Well, they've also got you covered with half a dozen mocktails to choose from. The food was also very good, but we'll get to that in just a second. To start, I ordered another glass of champagne and a tasty espresso martini, which were accompanied with warm nuts which of course were toasted, still jet-lagged and faced with the inevitability of even more jet-lag, the espresso absolutely did not do nothing to keep me awake, but it tasted pretty good.

First up were the starters and for this I opted for the tea smoked salmon rather than the much praised meze plate, mainly because I didn't particularly want to eat with my hands, the salmon was absolutely beautiful, I overcame any regrets and didn't get the bread and the Sauce that accompanied the salad, however, was not very fresh and the garlic bread only had a mild garlic flavor for Maine. I chose the chicken curry. Curries are quickly becoming For me, my favorite choice on flights, they are naturally full of flavor and spice and it is very difficult for these dishes to dry out in the oven.

A perfect contender for airplane food. Really, this chicken malwani was no different, in fact it was fantastic and I will definitely buy it again if I see it on the menu ending. I couldn't pass up the graham port that was made the same year as me, especially since it came with a slice of really rich decadent chocolate cake and as if all that isn't enough sugar, well, they give you chocolates too, okay, This seems like the right time to show you the bathroom and I must say that this one is better than most other flying latrines, even some first class ones, you will immediately notice how the wood theme carries over even to the toilet seat and although there was Plenty of toiletries, strangely no bidet function, which might disappoint some Muslim passengers, although they did have these cotton hand towels, which are an underrated luxury on any plane, as I mentioned above. dental kits you can freely take from this drawer, but on this flight the second drawer, which is usually full of other things, was unfortunately empty directly outside the aft upper deck toilets, which is what some would consider the most haram thing that You'll see on a plane, especially.

The one in the Middle East is a bar, I don't know exactly how that makes sense, but I'm not complaining because you know me and I'm a bourgeois alcoholic and that's why this is absolutely the best thing in the world if you had any prior doubts about the seriousness with the that the United Arab Emirates takes its secularism. I think this speakeasy in the skies can speak for itself outside of a pandemic. This space at the back of the upper floor is intended to be a place where the upper classes, that is, the first in business.

They can hang out and socialize, they have seating for the whole family and an endless supply of various liquids and solids to ingest in the cabin, theLights dimmed for the night and the stewards came for turndown service, which in the aft mini cabin was just me, while the crew offered to convert my seat into a bed. I wanted to film it, so I impressively did it myself. Even on a six-hour flight like this, there was still bedding, meaning a pillow, a mattress and a duvet, all very good. thick and luxurious good, there is not much to say about this bed the length is good the width is good there is plenty of room for your shoulders it is very well designed you can sleep comfortably on your side, back or stomach if you wish, privacy is not It's a problem: you can't really see anyone walking down the hallway nor can they see you.

It is simply one of the nicest beds in the business class product that flies through the skies. I have no complaints instead of going to bed. I force myself to stay awake until landing. To sync my sleep schedule with the crew's, I bought help, kindly making myself some tea and got into my book. After most of the turbulence had subsided, I decided to check out the inflight entertainment system that Emirates has called ice no doubt the UI seemed a bit tired and the touch screen was a bit laggy but yeah lucky they have a lot of content if you can somehow sort through the countless menus and categories you will have thousands of hours of movies and television programs at your disposal.

Emirates is very proud of this element of its service, as it should be of its own, it is undoubtedly the benchmark for long-distance infotainment systems in the green belt. information menu representing the letter i in the acronym ice, you can find almost all the details of your flight, they even tell you the aircraft registration, which may be completely irrelevant to most people, but us enthusiasts of aviation, we appreciate it very much, of course there was also the Panasonic flight map in 3D with a deep red color, it comes with a handy pointer to the Kaaba, in addition to all the other normal functions, you can also find a section for newspaper headlines, another to make satellite calls, send SMS and emails, live television, the list.

Really the only thing this system is missing is a full navigator, in addition to the main CPAC screen there is also a tablet that serves as an oversized remote control for both the IV content and the seat itself so you can separate it, just press this. button on the bottom of the base, the unit itself is quite heavy and although you can, I don't see why anyone would want to see the content of this on the main screen, to be honest I didn't really see how this had much use practical. All in all, but it served as a convenient secondary display for the root map, so maybe I'll shut up.

Of course, they also loaned you a pair of noise-cancelling headphones. I couldn't really determine the branding of these, they just had the Emirates logos on them loudly. Glued over each ear cup, they were very comfortable, although even around my extra large head, as we began our descent the crew came over and asked if anyone wanted any refreshments. I opted for ice cream because I was intrigued by the taste of luxury and luxurious vanilla. like it tastes like vanilla, so

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, what's there to say? This airline has the reputation of being among the best flying in the skies and I am definitely not going to be the one to refute that there is very little to complain about as almost every part of their service and product is a cut above the rest.

However, I will quickly regret the cleanliness of my seat. I'm not sure what happened on the floor at Heathrow, but my seat didn't seem to have been cleaned at all, difficult though. You must not be impressed with the response this massive airline has had to the pandemic, from the rapid reintroduction of catering with additional hygiene measures to crew PPE that would make even my hospital staff envious. , so it looks like Dubai's flag carrier has arrived. to maintain that loved or hated glitz that has come to describe this city, we hope you enjoyed your flight and we hope to see you again, okay, thank you very much, have a good night, take care, okay, I'll get in safely and alone. so from start to finish they take you from hotel to hotel I can't say I don't like that's all for this video thanks for watching I'll see you next time when I travel in etahad but until then good riddance and masala