After landing in AKL from PPT we proceeded to the Emirates Lounge to get our boarding passes to SYD and enjoy the lounge. Our bags were tagged all the way from PPT to SYD via AKL.
The agent in the lounge was really nice and helpful.
Emirates Lounge area
Salad bar and dessert choices.
We could order freshly made sandwiches as well. Here is our "small" selection of food and drinks from the buffet and bar.
Desserts were excellent !
Our A380-800 to AKL and Emirates A340-500 to Brisbane
Our A380-800 being re-catered for its flight across the Tasman Sea.
New Zealand life, full posters adorn the walls, going to gate 16.
Emirates Airbuses waiting for their loads of customers.
Our Emirates A380-800 now ready for boarding !
Getting closer to gate 16 where boarding has started.
Boarding towards the upper deck for Business Class and First Class.
My seat, 17B Sooo confortable !
Screen greeting me in seat 17B
Seat control and mini-bar
The upper deck crew working the cabin in Business Class
View from the top !
Me in my seat !
The cabin
Tail views
Good Bye AKL and gate 16 !
Air New Zealand at home
Video screen shots
Drinks before the meal !
Table set up.
Starter of fish mousse sushi
Main course, snapper with coconut curry sauce and steamed rice
Enjoying lunch on Emirates !
Other choice was pumpkin ravioli
Cheese plate was full and excellent.
Tea and Godiva chocolates to finish off this amazing meal !
View from the little boys room
Beautifully decorated restrooms
View from the upper deck lounge/ bar area
The lounge
The bar area
This weather will be the theme of these holidays... Gloomy weather, only Thailand would be sunny...
Arriving in Sydney.
Tail view shots of our arrival in Sydney Airport
Our hotel for the night, the Ibis Darling Harbour
A few pictures of Sydney.
Next part is the SYD-HKG journey on Virgin Atlantic.
chrisrad From Australia, joined Dec 2000, 1006 posts, RR: 9 Reply 1, posted (2 years 11 months 1 week 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 18161 times:
Great trip report, I can't help but say business class on EK's A380 looks incredibly crammed in, almost like Economy class, no sense of space or privacy, to compare to SQ for example.
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joffie From Australia, joined Mar 2006, 775 posts, RR: 2 Reply 2, posted (2 years 11 months 1 week 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 18134 times:
Great trip report. Love the photos, but my golly. that is a crammed J class cabin. Would not pay full price for that when you can get something so much nicer on SQ ect. No space or anything
LHR380 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 4, posted (2 years 11 months 1 week 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 16927 times:
Quoting chrisrad (Reply 1): no sense of space or privacy, to compare to SQ for example.
There is a slight sense of privacy on SQ's 380, but when I paid a visit on board, I was surprised at how close the IFE screen was, it seemed very tight leg room wise for J seat.
Did this seating arrangement suit you and your partner better than two adjoining seats in the middle? I might be considering this if my partner and I are traveling together.
AF Cabin Crew From French Polynesia, joined Sep 1999, 1036 posts, RR: 37 Reply 6, posted (2 years 11 months 1 week 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 15536 times:
Hi Akhmad !
Quoting akhmad (Reply 5): Did this seating arrangement suit you and your partner better than two adjoining seats in the middle? I might be considering this if my partner and I are traveling together.
Thanks for your comments !
Concerning the seating arrangement we were fine being separated by the aisle only. I mean we don't hold hands on the plane, we don't sleep on the same seat and most of the time we watch movies and eat. But comes the hotel if we have 2 beds its unacceptable and we have it changed to a room with one bed.
akhmad From Netherlands, joined Sep 2005, 2335 posts, RR: 53 Reply 7, posted (2 years 11 months 1 week 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 15012 times:
Quoting AF Cabin Crew (Reply 6): I mean we don't hold hands on the plane, we don't sleep on the same seat and most of the time we watch movies and eat.
Well, that makes sense. Thanks for the explanation.
chepos From Puerto Rico, joined Dec 2000, 5972 posts, RR: 12 Reply 8, posted (2 years 11 months 1 week 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 14673 times:
How exciting the A380, another one of the items on my bucket list to do (fly on the Airbus 380).
What were you impressions of the EK crews? Everyone around here states they are robotic and not consistent, however, from my EK experience I can state they have been the second best crew I have ever had. The number 1 title has to go to KLM- just wonderful.
Anyhow, I guess that is not saying much as I usually fly on US carriers and on this side of the Pacific or Atlantic airlines are not known for great cabin service.
Again, thank you for sharing.
ba319-131 From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 8267 posts, RR: 56 Reply 9, posted (2 years 11 months 1 week 10 hours ago) and read 14071 times:
Nice report an pictures, thanks for posting.
The flight looked pretty empty in J, was that the case?
Quoting LHR380 (Reply 4): Quoting chrisrad (Reply 1):
no sense of space or privacy, to compare to SQ for example.
There is a slight sense of privacy on SQ's 380, but when I paid a visit on board, I was surprised at how close the IFE screen was, it seemed very tight leg room wise for J seat.
- The best seats for priacy one EK's A380's are the 'proper' window seats, ie A etc, they are pretty good, at least from my experience.
chrisrad From Australia, joined Dec 2000, 1006 posts, RR: 9 Reply 11, posted (2 years 11 months 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 13588 times:
quote=LHR380,reply=4]
There is a slight sense of privacy on SQ's 380, but when I paid a visit on board, I was surprised at how close the IFE screen was, it seemed very tight leg room wise for J seat.[/quote]
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