Emirates CONTROVERSIAL 777-300ER Business Class

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💳 Paid: $450 + 31,000 Skywards miles for upgrade

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Airline: Emirates, EK
Aircraft: Boeing 777-300ER
Aircraft registration: A6-EGZ
Flight date: November 7th, 2022
Route: Tunis Airport to Dubai International Airport
Flight numbers: EK748
Seat: 6A
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:00 Who is Nonstop Dan?
01:29 Nightmare travel day!
01:52 A warning
02:55 Emirates 777-300ER Seat Map
03:55 Recession incoming?
04:58 Emirates 777-300ER Business Class Cabin
06:41 Emirates 777-300ER Business Class Seat
07:30 Departure from Tunis (flight route)
08:24 Emirates 777-300ER Business Class Lavatory
08:36 Emirates 777-300ER Business Class Bed
09:43 Emirates Business Class "Amenity Kit"
10:09 Emirates ICE Inflight Entertainment
10:57 Emirates Inflight Wifi
11:17 Emirates Business Class Menu
11:43 Emirates Business Class Meal Service
13:12 Is Emirates 777 Business Class Worth It?
14:49 How I Paid

About Emirates (from Wikipedia):
Emirates (Arabic: طَيَران الإمارات DMG: Ṭayarān Al-Imārāt) is one of two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates (the other being Etihad). Based in Garhoud, Dubai, the airline is a subsidiary of The Emirates Group, which is owned by the government of Dubai's Investment Corporation of Dubai. As of 2019, it was also the largest airline in the Middle East, operating over 3,600 flights per week from its hub at Terminal 3 of Dubai International Airport. It operates to more than 150 cities in 80 countries across 6 continents through its fleet of nearly 300 aircraft. Cargo activities are undertaken by Emirates SkyCargo.

Emirates is the world's fourth-largest airline by scheduled revenue passenger-kilometers flown, and the second-largest in terms of freight tonne-kilometers flown.

About Boeing 777 (from Wikipedia):
The Boeing 777, commonly referred to as the Triple Seven, is an American long-range wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It is the world's largest twinjet. The 777 was designed to bridge the gap between Boeing's other wide-body airplanes, the twin-engined 767 and quad-engined 747, and to replace older DC-10s and L-1011 trijets. Developed in consultation with eight major airlines, with a first meeting in January 1990, the program was launched in October, with an order from United Airlines. The prototype was rolled out in April 1994, and first flew in June. The 777 entered service with the launch customer, United Airlines, in June 1995. Longer-range variants were launched in 2000, and were first delivered in 2004.

It can accommodate a ten–abreast seating layout and has a typical 3-class capacity of 301 to 368 passengers, with a range of 5,240 to 8,555 nautical miles (9,700 to 15,840 km). It is recognizable for its large-diameter turbofan engines, six wheels on each main landing gear, fully circular fuselage cross-section, and a blade-shaped tail cone. It is the first Boeing aircraft with fly-by-wire controls. It initially competed with the Airbus A340 and the McDonnell Douglas MD-11, both now out of production, and as of 2021 competes with the Airbus A350 and A330-900.

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[aude]

I flew this product from Dubai to Glasgow this summer. There were no mattress pads despite it being a longer flight. The crew never introduced themselves. I have had warmer experiences on Iberia. The entertainment system failed at my seat and the crew acted aggrieved when I asked them to reset it. Three and a half hours later they finally did. I was relieved to fly home to the US on BA (which also had significantly better food). Glad you had a better experience!

[baristheperson]

i remember 5 years ago when i was flying economy on the emirates a380 with my family. My mom was talking to a flight attendant and the flight attendant offered a tour of the entire airplane, it was amazing. What was even more amazing, was that after the airplane landed, we got to go to the cockpit. I even have pictures of it.

[JVids]

Pro tip - buying an economy “flex” fare with miles and then upgrading to business class with miles will often be less total miles than outright buying a business class ticket (and no added carrier fees)

[HannahRicketts]

It’s like a really really nice premium economy. I have flown it a few times and it’s just SO awkward needing the bathroom in the night.. thanks for all the content in 2022!! Love your channel!

[Ananth]

Hey Dan I completely agree with your views on Emirates business class in their older 777s .. I travelled in their one of their older triple 777 earlier this month and in my opinion as a solo traveller i wrongly selected my seat which resulted in total chaos.. I regretted a lot because this is my first travel in Business class for which I paid my 1 month salary 😥😥😥...

Wishing you a very happy new year 2023

[yoitzaj]

You should do some premium economy reviews! You could do a whole series comparing several different ones. Emirates, BA, Lufthansa, Virgin, TUI, LOT the list goes on! And it doesn’t cost as much as business and first.

[tylernolan]

I flew this product from The Maldives to Dubai in August, yes the set was lacking in lots of things you’d expect from business class nowadays but the service was still unmatched and the food/amenity kit was top notch

[DannyA]

I just came back from Dubai on 12/31/22. My experience with them was amazing. I’d never been to Dubai, flown on Emirates, or experienced an international business class product. When the option was given to me to upgrade from economy to business (for $1800), I took them up on the offer. My flight was a 14.5hr non-stop from Miami to Dubai. For someone who’s never been in an international business class seat, it’s a serious upgrade and I loved it…even if there may be better seat layouts available. The FAs were so attentive to me throughout the flight, even calling me to the galley for a photo op and to share some tips for my visit to Dubai.

I’m not one who generally sleeps on planes, but with a nice little mattress topper and quilt and a full lie flat seat on the 777, I slept for almost 9hrs straight. I was in 11A which also meant I had 3 window seats.

On my return flight. I had the option to upgrade again and I tried to but there was a glitch in the Emirates system which prevented the upgrade…so economy it was, again on a 777…for 16.5hrs

While the in-flight service was fantastic, there’s no way to truly get comfortable and / or sleep on a 16.5hr flight in economy.

Overall I really enjoyed my flights and I know everyone has different experiences.

I found the check in process in Miami was an absolute mess because of the small seating area at the gate. In Dubai, everything was smooth. Customs and check in were a breeze.

I can’t wait to fly Emirates again. Perhaps one day in a first class suite or even in their revamped premium economy.

[NoelLinnane]

Thanks Dan!

I flew this product recently, Dublin to Dubai. Generally I was impressed and happy with the experience, but I agree it is very dated. I’m a larger guy so I actually found the seat a little cramp and that the tablet would occasionally poke into my side, especially while dining. The flight attendants were brilliant and made the difference.

I have only flown business class on one other occasion with Etihad and couldn’t help comparing the two. Etihad was better overall.

My “trick” for getting it cheaper was to book an economy ticket and wait for Emirates to send me an email offering an upgrade 2 days before check in. This doesn’t work if flight is fully booked though.

Let’s have a look at Etihad next?

[bobehanson]

i flew Emirates almost monthly from SEA to Dubai for work. The worst experience I ever had in business class. Arrived at my seat to find that someone had throw up and it was everywhere, on the back of the seat, on the side wall. You name it. I called the flight attendant for help and she brought be a wash cloth, lol you know the ones from the BC restroom and I had to clean it myself. I asked to be reseated and the response was, BC is all full. When I arrived is Seattle I wrote the company and shared my disappointment with the customer service group in a letter, and the response I received was they could not confirm that the seat and vomit on it. Never again will I fly this airlines

[Kiwisail]

Until recently Emirates only had the 777-300 from Auckland, NZ to Dubai ( they have now re-instated the A380 on the route). The equipment was the older 777 which for 17 hrs wasn't exactly pleasant. I'm back to Europe in a few weeks and the equipment for the DBX-FRA leg is also a 777. Not wanting to experience this again I changed my connecting flight from a morning departing to evening so I could stay on an A380. The best bit is that due to the now long connection (10hrs) Emirates provide complimentary hotel, ground transportation & meal at not extra cost via their Dubai Connect booking system!

[Peringrid]

My wife and I flew the Emirates 777 business class several years ago. This was the last time we flew with Emirates. Qatar and Singapore both provide 1-2-1 configuration in business class. We now fly either of those on our couple of annual trips.

[Jchandlerify]

Flown this configurations a few times and while this isn't my favorite set up its certainly still very comfortable.

[fdanieln]

Great review Dan!! I'm so excited we've booked Dubai to Frankfurt for August 2023 with Aeroplan, 45, 000 pts each plus taxes on the a380 in business class for the whole family! So excited for our first EK and A380 flight

[cardinal_thrill]

I remember going on my first big overseas trip on one of these in 2011 as a teen. It was amazing with the mood lighting and the PTV’s in economy and the stars in the ceiling. Even now I think the economy it’s a damn good product, and overall this plane is still nice

[magnustan]

Don’t care what others think about this because I fly in economy all the time and any business class product is gonna feel like I’m stepping into another world. 😂 I also sometimes feel like those who slam this product have been spoiled with all the QSuites and Polaris’ of this world. Josh Cahill reviewed this product recently and I didn’t even want to watch the video after I saw the title, because I know the hate would gonna be so passionate.

[Mayfrancisxavier]

I'm so glad I saw this. My husband has been trying to get me to buy cheaper Emirates BC seats instead if Qatar Qsuites, Dubai to Australia. We have flown Emirates A380 which was awesome but I wouldn't want to go all the way to Oz on this Emirates 777.

[sainnt]

If you're flying out of Casablanca, they also have the 90 minute deadline. I lost my airfare and had to use miles to buy a business class ticket to get out of Morocco. Needless to say, I was NOT happy.

[bombasticnonsense]

I was going to purchase business class seats on the 777 until I looked at the seat configuration. I was shocked to see that is not what I was expecting. Their A380 has true business class seats.

[yudodis]

Nothing is worse than United Airlines' FOUR-ACCROSS, shoulder-to-shoulder 777 Bus. class. You lie in bed with 3 strangers at business class prices.