Meeru Island Resort Forum Index » General Meeru Discussion » Moan moan moan Goto page 1, 2  Next    View previous topic :: View next topic  Moan moan moan   Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2018 8:59 am Robdouglas Joined: 20 Nov 2011 Posts: 86 Location: Flintshire North wales I know i should not moan after paying silly money for us to go at Christmas but-- Emirates are really taking the wee wee with the pre booking seat costs to book twin seats and extra Legroom has cost an eye watering £540 extra (4x£60 & 4x£75) I know there is no charge 24 Hrs Prior to departure, but who wants to take that gamble at Christmas with a full flight ! I dread to think what business class would cost, never mind first (there is no First on our flight this time) ps And Emirates were stingy with the drinks trolly last year, we were offered a glass of water or orange juice on Christmas eve !   Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2018 10:33 am Casey Jones Joined: 30 May 2008 Posts: 1497 Location: Cumbria I know what you mean Rob..I think we paid around £340 for pre booking seats and then on our DXB - MAN leg they double booked them and they had to refund us £120 after some heated arguments. Certainly noticed a drop in service and food quality over recent years and I know they are there to save my ar*e and not kiss it, but they are supposed to be one of the premier airlines. Casey _________________ Meeru 08/09, Kuramathi 2010, Vilamendhoo 2011, Maafushivaru 2013/2018 Kandolhu 2014, Seychelles 2016, Mauritius 2017   Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2018 1:29 pm Shanksy Joined: 28 Jun 2007 Posts: 1495 Location: GLASGOW I asked at Glasgow if there was anything in business class we could afford £1500 each to upgrade the 4 flights ..... _________________ [url=https://www.TickerFactory.com/] [/url] Meeru; October 2007, February 2015, May 2016, September 2018   Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2018 1:48 pm Casey Jones Joined: 30 May 2008 Posts: 1497 Location: Cumbria Shanksy wrote: I asked at Glasgow if there was anything in business class we could afford £1500 each to upgrade the 4 flights ..... Nothing available at online check-in shanksy? Casey _________________ Meeru 08/09, Kuramathi 2010, Vilamendhoo 2011, Maafushivaru 2013/2018 Kandolhu 2014, Seychelles 2016, Mauritius 2017   Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2018 4:57 pm Shanksy Joined: 28 Jun 2007 Posts: 1495 Location: GLASGOW I could have upgraded Glasgow to Dubai for 95000 points no cash offer I've calculated we could upgrade for our 50th anniversary but by then our points will have expired so actually not sure how u do it ... _________________ [url=https://www.TickerFactory.com/] [/url] Meeru; October 2007, February 2015, May 2016, September 2018   Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2018 8:42 pm bushbaby_de Joined: 14 May 2008 Posts: 285 Location: Worcestershire, UK On Emirates you don’t have to pay for seat selection in Business or First class. We flew economy last October and when we checked in there was an offer to upgrade to business class for something like £300 each per leg. We bit their hand off to do it on the Dubai to Birmingham leg! _________________ [url=https://www.TickerFactory.com/] [/url]   Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 4:17 pm Humble Jim Joined: 03 Jan 2005 Posts: 6230 Location: Leeds, UK bushbaby_de wrote: ...We flew economy last October and when we checked in there was an offer to upgrade to business class for something like £300 each per leg. We bit their hand off to do it on the Dubai to Birmingham leg! Would that is was like that on the Manchester Dubai plane. Always, always v. busy that and that's despite using the A380 on that route too... Maybe we'll catch a break in about a fortnight from now...   Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 5:01 pm bushbaby_de Joined: 14 May 2008 Posts: 285 Location: Worcestershire, UK Humble Jim wrote: bushbaby_de wrote: ...We flew economy last October and when we checked in there was an offer to upgrade to business class for something like £300 each per leg. We bit their hand off to do it on the Dubai to Birmingham leg! Would that is was like that on the Manchester Dubai plane. Always, always v. busy that and that's despite using the A380 on that route too... Maybe we'll catch a break in about a fortnight from now... I think it made a difference that it was a 2-class A380 so also very busy and wanting to upsell to free up more economy seats I think! _________________ [url=https://www.TickerFactory.com/] [/url]   Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2018 8:19 am Chill Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 296 Location: Buckinghamshire We flew with BA in January and yes it cost a small fortune to pre-book our seats in Business class. Next January we are flying with SriLanken and have already pre-booked our seats free of charge _________________ [url=https://www.TickerFactory.com/] [/url] You Dont Need Eyes To See You Need Vision!   Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 10:12 am swordfishradio Joined: 30 Jul 2009 Posts: 218 Location: England Not sure whats happening with Emirates lately? We decided to ditch them this time and fly Turkish. Turkish were much cheaper and it didnt cost a small golden pig to pre book some decent seats. Nothing ventured nothing gained as they say. _________________ Meeru Videos in a playlist - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL77946F1AA2549BBD Maayafushi 4, Kuredu 1, Dhonveli 1, Reethi 1, Meeru 4, Meeru booked for December 2018   Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 1:38 pm Shanksy Joined: 28 Jun 2007 Posts: 1495 Location: GLASGOW Where are you flying via? _________________ [url=https://www.TickerFactory.com/] [/url] Meeru; October 2007, February 2015, May 2016, September 2018   Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 2:11 pm swordfishradio Joined: 30 Jul 2009 Posts: 218 Location: England Ankara I believe. Not been through there before so should be interesting. _________________ Meeru Videos in a playlist - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL77946F1AA2549BBD Maayafushi 4, Kuredu 1, Dhonveli 1, Reethi 1, Meeru 4, Meeru booked for December 2018   Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 2:21 pm Shanksy Joined: 28 Jun 2007 Posts: 1495 Location: GLASGOW Obviously UK to Ankara and then onwards to male are u staying in Turkey or just transitting will be interesting to hear how you get on I'm just back and want to go back already as I'm sure everybody feels when they r just back! Journey there was OK but return absolutely horrific and I personally don't feel Emirates are a premium airline anymore controversial know but I'd be interested in other options now.... _________________ [url=https://www.TickerFactory.com/] [/url] Meeru; October 2007, February 2015, May 2016, September 2018   Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 2:28 pm swordfishradio Joined: 30 Jul 2009 Posts: 218 Location: England About 2 and a half hours each way wait, good timings. _________________ Meeru Videos in a playlist - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL77946F1AA2549BBD Maayafushi 4, Kuredu 1, Dhonveli 1, Reethi 1, Meeru 4, Meeru booked for December 2018   Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 5:26 pm bushbaby_de Joined: 14 May 2008 Posts: 285 Location: Worcestershire, UK Shanksy wrote: Obviously UK to Ankara and then onwards to male are u staying in Turkey or just transitting will be interesting to hear how you get on I'm just back and want to go back already as I'm sure everybody feels when they r just back! Journey there was OK but return absolutely horrific and I personally don't feel Emirates are a premium airline anymore controversial know but I'd be interested in other options now.... What happened? _________________ [url=https://www.TickerFactory.com/] [/url] Moan moan moan     Meeru Island Resort Forum Index » General Meeru Discussion You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum All times are GMT   Page 1 of 2   Goto page 1, 2  Next All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First  Select a forum Meeru Island Resort----------------AnnouncementsGeneral Meeru DiscussionTrip ReportsTrip Reports from anywhere else in the world!Diving and SnorkellingPhotographyFAQLinksSay Hello!"The Lounge"   Powered by phpBB© 2001-2004 phpBB Group Designed by Vjacheslav Trushkin