Fantastic airline, used them this year; inflight service was excellent, entertainment systems were great, food was nice (and lots of it!); booze was free, so that's a bonus too.

thanks for the reassurance

ive been told if you drink alcohol on board then you dont get jetlag is this true ?????

jan xx

you neeed to register for "skywards" which enables you to use the online 12 hour begfore check-in. it is literally that EXACTLY 12 hours before the flight when you can get on to the site, have all your details ready, its easy.

I think they are upgrading the entertainment systems cross-class on all routes now to the latest on-demand version which kept me from sleep for hours listening to all the number 1 singles from 1980-2000 !!! Of course there are a hundred or so movies on demand too. Thats on the UK-Dubai route already but coming soon to the Dubai-Asia Pacific routes.

The food....my OH had lobster thermidore for one of her meals !!! (mind you, we were sneakily in business class).

Skywards points scheme is brilliant and partners with Continental, Delta, United Airlines, Sri Lankan Air, Hertz, Budget, Sixt and a host of others. Great if you fly to the states a bit. Sri Lankan is also starting routes to Goa in October for India fans.

Can't recommend Emirates highly enough. Just watch what prescription drugs you might have on you/in you !

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/s...es/4528013.stm

I doubt it.

Flew Emirates (Birmingham - Dubai - Perth & Sydney - Dubai - Birmingham) Couldn't fault it. Great with kids and there is even a McDonalds for the kids at Dubai. Seat back entertainment was fine and for the first time ever I slept for over five hours of the flight (didn't even manage that on an earlier direct flight back from Sydney to the UK).

Leg room is fine (it's not the kind of plane you'd fly to Spain in) and I'm over six foot. If you want an extra bit of knee room take out all the magazines in the seat pocket in front of you!

Chris

Sorry but being in the know, Emirates does NOT go direct to Brisbane from Dubai it is and always has been via Singapore.

At some locations Emirates does have early check-in online facilities where you can request seat preference. Suggest check in as early as possible if unable to get allocated seats beforehand as first come first served.

Happy flying

Good point lostpom.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE bring in CODEINE to DUBAI. It is a prohibited drug which you cannot buy at all. You will end up in jail no questions asked. :scared:

If you take it for SPECIAL medical reasons and cannot take an alternative make sure you have a letter detailing explicitly what your condition is and why you are taking that drug. This should be signed by your doctor and have an official stamp on it. No document is considered authentic unless it has an official company/department stamp on it.

thank you all for your replies


it really has put my mind at rest

thats a bit scarey about the medication :scared:

thanks again

jan xx