Emirates NEW A380 Premium Economy - Overpriced or Worth It?

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Airline: Emirates, EK
Aircraft: Airbus A380-800
Aircraft registration: A6-EVE
Flight date: September 2023
Route: Dubai International Airport - London Heathrow Airport
Flight numbers: EK5
Seat: 40A
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
1:05 Emirates Premium Economy Check-in
2:20 Lounge Access with Emirates Premium Economy?
2:53 Emirates A380 Premium Economy Seat Map
4:15 Emirates Premium Economy Cabin
4:50 Emirates Premium Economy Seat
5:40 Emirates ICE In Flight Entertainment
6:04 Emirates Pre-Departure Service
6:30 Emirates Premium Economy Menu
6:45 Departure
7:30 Emirates WiFi for $17
8:38 Amenity kit and lavatory in EK Premium Economy?
9:05 Meal service
10:02 Is the Recline a Problem?
11:07 Drawbacks of Premium Economy
12:00 Pre-Arrival Meal
12:40 Why Emirates Premium Economy is Great
13:20 Is Emirates Premium Economy Worth It?

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 all continents (except Antarctica) through its fleet of nearly 300 aircraft. Cargo activities are undertaken by Emirates SkyCargo.

About Airbus A380 (from Wikipedia):
The Airbus A380 is a large wide-body airliner that was developed and produced by Airbus. It is the world's largest passenger airliner and only full-length double-deck jet airliner. Airbus studies started in 1988, and the project was announced in 1990 to challenge the dominance of the Boeing 747 in the long-haul market. The then-designated A3XX project was presented in 1994; Airbus launched the €9.5 billion ($10.7 billion) A380 programme on 19 December 2000. The first prototype was unveiled in Toulouse on 18 January 2005, with its first flight on 27 April 2005. It then obtained its type certificate from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on 12 December 2006.

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[piperlee]

I paid $1700 for a 14 hour flight from Sydney to Dubai on emirates premium economy and my experience was great. Totally worth it for me personally, with the extra room, privacy and how well we were catered to on our flight

[woutergijs]

Pro : for passengers who need more space. And you get extra luggage allowance depending on airline.
Minus: it is very difficult to find flights with connections where all stretches are PE. Same here as Emirates launched it only in A-380.
Minus 2: these seats are in great demand so prices go up months before departure

[christianvornweg]

On the headphones: Emirates is one of the few airlines where you can connect your bluetooth headphones/airpods to the inflight entertainment system on each seat! It’s slightly buggy to connect at first but I’ve flown this route several times this year and always managed to make it work both in business and premium economy. 5:58

[PunPryde]

Imagine paying $3500 round trip and not getting lounge access 💀

[florents.]

Hardshell seats in the premium economy tend to disappear, unfortunately! Seat pitch are reduced on other airlines, making the higher recline angle actually an issue as when the passenger in front reclines, you have less space in front of you than in economy.

[simonstrindberg]

Tack för kursen! Ser fram emot del 2 :)

[BobBrown.]

6:23 don’t know about Swiss business. But I flew their premium economy today and got hot towels before the second meal.

[WilliamRicci-yicx]

Fun fact: Swiss is now offering hot towels at the beginning and end of the flight in business class! Just took them last week to Chicago and it was a nice touch in an overall DATED cabin

[csabapalicsko]

12:00 Beautiful shot of Lake Balaton there Dan 👍

[PassportBrosBusinessClass]

I live in JFK. For me to fly to the middle East, I typically use Emirates. JFK to Dubai on Emirates involves using the A380-800. It's a 13 hour ride (12hr:30min flight).

The last time I did this, I flew in BUSINESS CLASS from, JFK to Dubai and then had to board a 777 to get to Maldives.

Prior to that I flew Emirates I went to Seychelles.

The Maybach style seats, the mini bar at my seat and the comfort made lounging while watching Star Wars movies absolutely comfortable.

The lounges were spectacular. Open liquor bars, plenty of food on the buffet.

I even had a 5 hour layover in DXB where I showered and then lounged through breakfast and lunch.

The total cost was $5200.

I can save up rewards points and money to vacation this way once a year!

[andyc]

I read something awhile ago that premium economy is the most profitable seats for the airlines. It makes sense as the airlines are providing passengers with 20-30% more in room and service (compare with economy) but charge 100% more in price. How the airlines get away with this, make business class even more expensive so the finance department force middle management staff take premium economy despite the lack in values.

Personally, I would look for a cheap business class seat rather than look for premium economy.

[madeofstorms]

I refuse to take the SWISS slander, they have started to offer hot towels again in ALL classes as of November first, where they went fully back to pre covid procedures

[sjqlee]

I flew this LHR - DXB just before it was officially launched where it was a cheap upgrade from Y, and that flight alone made me book LHR-SYD via DXB. It was amazing over that distance and very price competitive. I've flown many PE cabins (BA, VS, SQ, QF, AA, AC) and this has the edge over them all.

[jaydawg]

Since I first flew premium economy with Delta, I stuck with it. I fly to the US couple a times a year from the Netherlands on my own dime. Whether it is "worth the money" completely depends on your personal preferences. In fact, to be fair, no it is not worth the money. But I like the comfy seats, the space and the intimate cabin. I will pay for that, although realistically, it is not worth 3 or 4 times the price of an economy ticket. I simply pay it because well why not.

[maryreichle]

Spot on Dan., I thought it was only me who was not convinced about the economics. Seat recline is a real issue. The different experience between an ailse seat two rows from the front and a mud seat two rows from the back was significant on my return flight, 14 hours each way.

[everettvincent]

Been waiting for this! Thanks for the video

[munyaradzicmahachi]

I'm glad you got to do a review about the new premium economy class of the Emirates A380

[jaylynnfarr]

So happy to see this video! I just flew to Dubai for the first time roundtrip on Emirates from US a few weeks ago. I flew there in regular economy (13 hours) and back in premium (16 hours). The difference was about $700. I agree it probably wasn't worth it, but I wanted to experience at least two different Emirates cabins. I hated how little space I had once the person in front of me reclined. I also sort of liked the food better in economy lol. I'm not sure why. Maybe it 's portion size like you mentioned? Or just more snacks/more food that I actually liked? I did LOVE the bathrooms and the service though. times better than economy. Good call out about the first row having no one in front of you to recline. I usually avoid the first row on flights not wanting to be close to the restroom, but it might be worth it on another, shorter premium economy flight when I don't plan on sleeping. I will definitely watch your video on business class upgrades! I watched all your videos before booking my flights to see if I wanted to fly Emirates! You're amazing. Thanks for all you do!

[javianjohnson]

Just looked up some A380 Emirates routes out of JFK. I 100% have this aircraft on my aviation list to fly on. This video just made me even more interested

[gracielarojas]

Great video Dan. ❤your channel. I live vicariously through you 😁.