Welcome to this flight report, detailing a flight from Dubai to Melbourne with Emirates! Before taking this flight I had flown in from Dublin with Emirates, and had a very short connection at DXB before my flight to Australia!
Being escorted from EK164 to EK406.
I was one of the first passengers to board the beautiful A380!
The enormous engines and wing of the Superjumbo, as viewed from seat 49A!
The boarding process seemed to have been completed within 20 minutes, possibly even less than that. We soon prepared for takeoff of our 12 hour flight to Australia!
Flying parallel to DXB after takeoff.
For the initial 30-40 minutes of the flight I familiarised myself with the inflight entertainment system, and started to watch a film.
Soon, the first main meal was served. I had ordered the vegetarian vegan option. The portion size turned out rather small but the quality was good.
Shortly thereafter I decided to go on a wander about the huge aircraft!
The internet provided by Emirates was very high quality considering the price ($1), and worked for the majority of the flight duration.
Sunset had slowly caught up with us as we passed below the equator.
By this stage the effects of jetlag and lack of sleep had caught up with me, so I tried to sleep for the rest of the night until shortly before landing.
Approximately 2 hours before landing, the cabin lights slowly brightneed for the breakfast service. The vegetarian vegan option was fantastic.
Pulling into the gate at MEL: I was now finally at the other end of the world!
Thank you for sharing this FR with us!
I'm glad you got a cabin with the 12,1 inch screens in Y.
USD 1 is definitely a great deal for 500mb of internet onboard.
Have a good one, see you!
Thanks for your reply! The tv screens, although not Emirates' latest product, are still far ahead most other airlines today. The internet streaming was relatively fast and, as you say, fantastic value for money!
Thanks for sharing this nice and detailed report! The spacious A380 cabin makes for a much more comfortable experience than EK's tight 3-4-3 configuration on 777s. Catering looks good--special meals are often hit or miss, but the quality looks consistently good here. Those PTVs are huge. The IFE is definitely one of EK's strong points in Economy on newer aircraft.
Thanks for your comment! Yeah the cabin on the Emirates A380 is significantly more comfortable than on their 777s. I'd hate to end up on their 17 hour flight to Auckland before it switches from 777 to A380! Agree with you re: the PTVs, quality is outstanding and to think this version isn't even the latest offering which Emirates has!
Hi. Anyone give me an idea how far it is between gates on arrival from Dublin and departure for Melbourne.