Flying Emirates

Taking this flight was not all smooth sailing to start with.

Yes, we got caught up in the Bestjet Fiasco.

You can imagine the look on my face when I receive a rogue email Bestjet collapsing, saying something about bankruptcy, cancellations and lost flights. My first thought it was a hoax.

We were one of the lucky ones, Bestjet paid for our airfares and Emirates had confirmed our tickets.  So many people lost their money, with many turning up at the airport only to find they didn't have seats on their flights, airlines cancelled their seats as Bestjet had not handed over the money.

It was a very nerve raking few months as we constantly checked to ensure that Bestjet didn't cancel our flights and abscond with our money, which they had the capability to do.  Something, according to Emirates we couldn't prevent.

But we made it...


This was the second time that we have flown with Emirates and can I say it is becoming our airline of choice. The last couple of times that we have flown with Qantas it just feels like the standard has dropped each time.  Flight attendants on the long haul seem to be of the  more mature kind and unfortunately, of the can't be bothered kind, and if you can get them smile, you are a winner.  Well that was how I felt on our last trip earlier this year.

But our Emirates girls were all smiles and seemed more attentive.  Emirates seats are more comfortable and I am sure there was more leg room. Emirates present their meals on tray set out beautifully, as oppose to the way Qantas now deliver your meal... Unfortunately I don't have a picture from our last trip.  I know sounds picky ....  but after 12 hours of flying every bit of niceness counts.

If I was to make one complaint, which is not just Emirates, it is the touch screens on the back of seats.  Adults are ok, but really young children don't realised that by punching the screen several times doesn't make it go any faster ..... UGG!

My last flight had me googling, are there such a thing as childless flights....  LOL

Anyway it was good flight to Dubai, then a quick change over for our direct flight to Larnaca Cyprus.