___________________________________________________________________________________
The lounge stayed relatively empty the entire I was there which was not a surprise considering how large the lounge was. It was furnished similarly to other Emirates lounges.
I arrived in Kuala Lumpur straight after our Seychelles trip way
early at noon for my evening flight to Dubai. The Emirates counter was opened
for the earlier flight to Melbourne. There were no lines in first class counter
where I managed to check-in and drop off my luggage for both my Kuala Lumpur to
Dubai and subsequent Dubai to Melbourne via Kuala Lumpur flight.
Instead of heading straight airside and to the lounge, I
decided to have some lunch landside for some Malaysian food. I was missing
Malaysian food after being on the road for the last couple of weeks. Once I did
get to the lounge, I tried to get a quick nap on the one available massage
chair. I think I did snooze off for a couple of minutes but couldn’t really
fall asleep. I eventually gave up, took a shower and caught up on some work.
The lounge stayed relatively empty the entire I was there which was not a surprise considering how large the lounge was. It was furnished similarly to other Emirates lounges.
 |
| View from the lounge |
There was a wide selection of food with made to order
satay. Being a satay fan, I had to sample Emirates’ satay but I’m sad to say
that it was severely disappointing. The meat was dry and the peanut sauce
resembled peanut butter.
After half a day of spending more time than I would want
in the lounge, boarding was eventually announced in the lounge. Woohoo - time
to lose my A380 virginity! There was a dedicated aerobridge to the upper deck at
Kuala Lumpur.
I was warmly greeted by the Emirates crew at the door
which them escorting to my seat. WOW WOW WOW! The first class suits were so
much more impressive than my first time on Emirates first class. Sure, it’s
kind of a bit over the top with the bling but I love it.
A stewardess came over asking for my choice of pre-departure drink. I obviously went with champagne but was disappointed that they were serving the cheap stuff from business class. I made a comment asking where the good stuff was and was assured that the Dom would be available after take-off. The stewardess came around again offering slippers, Arabic coffee and dates.
 |
| The Big Boy |
A stewardess came over asking for my choice of pre-departure drink. I obviously went with champagne but was disappointed that they were serving the cheap stuff from business class. I made a comment asking where the good stuff was and was assured that the Dom would be available after take-off. The stewardess came around again offering slippers, Arabic coffee and dates.
I headed to the lavatory/shower for my pre-departure
ritual of “emptying of the tank” and was caught off guard by how huge the
lavatory was. I know of restroom much smaller than this! I must admit that it
did take me a while to find the somewhat camouflaged toilet.
The flight took off as scheduled. I was surprised at how
quiet the A380 was at take-off.
Sure enough, a fresh bottle of Dom was opened for me
after take-off. They were serving the 2003 and not wanting to sound like a wine
snob, the 2003 was somewhat disappointing if compared to the 2000. I poked
around on flyertalk and looks like I was not the only who much preferred to
2000 or 2002 vintage.
Emirates offers on demand dining for their first class
passengers. I decided to go for the hot appetizers, caviar, skipping the soup
and salad and the Malaysian fish curry dish. By this time, I was too full for
the cheese and dessert.
 |
| Hot Canapes |
I had decided to try to stay awake as long as possible on
this flight leaving the sleep for the later Dubai to Kuala Lumpur flight. After
dinner and two movies, I asked for a bottle of the Dom to be sent to the
bar/lounge at the rear of the upper deck. Waking through the business class
cabin, I was surprised at how empty business class was. Sure enough, talking to
the stewardess in the bar, she confirmed that it was pretty much about 50% full
in all cabins. Curious it maybe Emirates would pull out the A380 from the Kuala
Lumpur route in the future because of low loads.
The bar stayed really quiet unlike this "party" . I spent the next hour or so chatting to the stewardess in the bar.
Learned some interesting stuff like the A380 cabin crew only operate the A380
with a separate cabin crew for the Boeing routes.
I headed back to my seat about an hour before arrival and
was too lazy to take a shower on the plane figuring I could just take a shower
on the ground in the lounge later. I failed in my attempt to stay awake and
fell asleep for a quick eye right before arriving into Dubai.
I love the way you post this article. This is wonderful post. I do hope you intend to post more of these types of information. Thank you for this interesting information.
ReplyDeleteDiscount to emirates first class