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London to Maldives via Dubai

We flew with Emirates to the Maldives in December 2020, we deliberately booked with them as they were one of very few airlines where the flight stood a good chance of taking off unlike Virgin and BA who were constantly cancelling flights even though the destinations had reopened and the UK was no longer in a lockdown. The flight was a Airbus A380 to Dubai and then a Boeing 777 from Dubai to the Maldives. On the A380 the flight was pretty much empty so we had the option to upgrade to Business Class for around £500 or remain in Economy. As I’d never flown in business before I agreed to pay the upgrade but unfortunately they had no window seats available and I wasn’t keen on sitting in the middle so I gave it a miss. I’m glad I saved myself the £500 as economy was mostly empty so I spread out and used the row of 3 seats as a lay flat bed instead.The food on all flights was amazing, I ordered vegan on some flights and Indian vegetarian on others as I eat eggs and dairy. The vegan dishes were okay prepared with so much effort, they even provide vegan cheese for the crackers!! In regards to Covid I felt safe at all times but at the same time I didn’t feel like they were going over the top. The cabin crew were amazing and on the flights to and from the Maldives I witnessed the crew being spoken to terribly and at times it appeared quite threatening and yet the crew remained calm and were able to defuse the situation quickly with the unruly passengers. I’d recommend booking with Emirates as they’ve continued to offer a full meal service which also included meals for special diets. BA on the other hand as well as a few others expect people with special diets to bring a packed lunch. Thanks Emirates for keeping us flying and making it possible to continue exploring the World in these difficult times.

Date of experience: Jul 06, 2021