Get Surfshark VPN at surfshark.deals/winginit - Enter promo code WINGINIT for 83% off and THREE EXTRA MONTHS for free! So, have YOU flown first class during the pandemic? I went to Dubai when it was still part of the English travel corridor scheme, and, having been offered a cheap one way first class upgrade...was I really going to turn down the chance to make this feature length video for you? Absolutely NOT. I hope you enjoy the video and I'm hoping for a safe and orderly return to the skies later this year. As for me, I've already been to Scotland this week, and if you pay attention during the sponsored segment I threw in a couple of teaser clips for you... Merch store: teespring.com/stores/wingin-it-3 Follow me on Stereo: paullucas ¦ stereo.com/paullucas Follow me on Twitter: @paul_winginit ¦ twitter.com/paul_winginit Follow me on Instagram: paul_winginit ¦ instagram.com/paul_winginit My website: www.winginit.me

@SomeRamdomAhole

3 жыл бұрын

Flexing again I see…

@ServiusTheBear

3 жыл бұрын

Nope dont like that at all. I know I dont mind small spaces but to me that just gives me the image of stuck under the stairs.

@ryanbenson171

3 жыл бұрын

I personally would not have flown anywhere during the pandemic even if it was dirt cheap

@Ozymandias1

3 жыл бұрын

@@ryanbenson171 Haven't flown since 2019. I'll just wait till everything is back to normal.

@ServiusTheBear

3 жыл бұрын

@@aloysiusflartey6122 First time I did firsty class I saved up as I was going down to Peterbrough in England from Scotland Truckfest. Oh you could so see I was not one of them XD but know what I loved it. It was yeah look at me working class in your first class lounge. WOOF WOOF!

A friend had to fly from NZ to UK when her father died. On the leg from Dubai she was surrounded by a hen party. After 36 hours on the go she didn't need it, asked to be moved to a quieter part of economy, but the Emirates crew manager let her use the shower and have a first class bed for the last few hours of the trip. Amazing service.

@icalexander

3 жыл бұрын

That's stellar service. Good on the Emirates crew manager. Little things like that really do build loyalty.

@vindictivegrind9370

3 жыл бұрын

Hen party? Rude customers or crying children or both?

@ThexDynastxQueen

3 жыл бұрын

Whats a Hen party? Is it a British expression for a bachelorette party or something else as I can't comprehend how you'd have a party on a plane in economy. Not that people wouldn't try but my mind is just like...no, it's too cramped. Still very nice of the crew tho.

@icalexander

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThexDynastxQueen That's exactly what it is. British expression for a bachelorette

@ThexDynastxQueen

3 жыл бұрын

@@icalexander Ah thanks, cool I was right without even googling!

As an ex emirates crew I can confirm that a lot of business and first class meals are the same, first class just has some extra dishes and they’re presented on a plate. We used to plate meals in business class but it was too time consuming having one person in the galley plating 76 meals, so they started making them pre plated a few years ago which saved our lives 😅.

I love how even after all the flights you have taken, you still get excited , and take pyjamas and writing set as souvenirs 😁

@TheManunderwater

3 жыл бұрын

That's why I read all of Paul's reviews and also take them totally authentic. I also find the clear info details an tricks/strategies you use or have used when you book. Really helpful to know about the fare you paid for real? So many other reviewers are looking to show off. Keep it up Paul and keep doing rail reviews too.

@rickkloek2411

3 жыл бұрын

I love utube because of the hundreds of awsum and super interesting videos. Plane trips , train trips and much much more. Normal TV is really BORING.

@duncancallum

3 жыл бұрын

@@rickkloek2411 I virtually do not watch TV for the same as you .

That was a wonderful 24 minutes of luxury!! Thanks Paul, and keep safe!👍🏻🇨🇦🥂

@Paul_Lucas

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Just got off a long night shift at the hospital and this has been a treat watching your video. Now I can drift off to sleep, dreaming of being able to fly this beautiful aircraft and enjoying the benefits of business or first class!

@davidocampo1

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your work❤️

You know what would be great fun when it opens up again, seeing a transatlantic crossing on the Queen Mary 2! That would be something different and interesting!

Flew on the top deck on one of AF's Ex-A380s in Nov, 2019 (CDG-JFK). Even though just in Economy, it was a great and memorable experience. Thanks for the new video and greetings from Germany.

In 1999 a work colleague and I flew Emirates First Class from Dubai to LHR. They were experimenting with a software program that would allow passengers in adjacent seats to watch the same movie at the same time. We were the guinea pigs and so watched movies and quaffed Champagne for the entire flight, and let the IT tech know what problems we encountered. I’ve flown Emirates a number of times, mostly Business Class, and thoroughly enjoyed the service and experience every time.

Thank goodness you’re back with videos. Stay safe while out and about.

Loved our Emirate experience Akl-Dubai-London. Arrived absolutely refreshed with zero jet lag after good food, great shower and a good sleep. And I’ve still got the writing kit as a nice memory :-)

Thanks for all the great videos, Mr. Lucas. Stay safe and thanks for making this lockdown time pass a little quicker.

Thanks for this, loved watching it!! I’ve never flown Emirates but any trip report in first (and especially so at the moment) is special. Can’t wait to get back in the air soon!

Really enjoyed this, I have only flown business and economy with Emirates myself and completely agree with your thoughts on the cabin finish. It’s much nicer than your would think from images and videos.

Loved that goodbye hand wave to london..

I've missed your travel videos. Glad to see you're back to traveling again.

Thank you. I've flown J on the 380 a few times but not F. You're brave flying now - the horror stories about delays and reduced service in lounges etc - I'm looking at you, BA - have put me off flying, perhaps forever.

That was brilliant, really enjoyed watching that. Thank you Paul.

i book the Indian Pacific train from Perth to Sydney coz of your video, going in June (live in Perth)

@Paul_Lucas

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing! Enjoy!

@jen93106

3 жыл бұрын

That video was a true masterpiece. Enjoy your travels!

Great video Paul, I genuinely hadn’t realised that you’d not taken a first class Emirates flight before. Definitely worth the upgrade, I thought the service was very good given what everyone was dealing with at the time. Best bit? “I’ll have a champagne please” 😄 Good on you! So glad you enjoyed the trip!

Been waiting for your mug to entertain me with travels. Good to see ya back

Yes i have travelled on the upper deck! loved the extra storage cubbies along the window seats

The darts players outfit is a great look on first class :)

7:08 "Camera Witchcraft"... Well played Sir. Well played. Hahaha!

Thanks Paul for the review, living in western Canada I haven't had the opportunities to fly emirates and embarrassed to say I haven't flown on the A380 yet. One of my goals once restrictions are lifted. I enjoy T2 at Heathrow, the only dislike is the announcement of gates prior too boarding, or lack of. I love upgrades and ways to gain lounge access. It just makes for a better experience. Cheers to you catching a flight 6 days in advance, and upgrading to first, that's awesome. I can't wait to start travelling again!

Lucky you and thank you for taking us along with you. Good quality video, even with your finger on the mic . This is the only to fly, isn't it !

Really glad to see you back on utube. Cheers and keep well....

Hey Paul, yet another great video, looked amazing. Really enjoyed seeing you again. Thank you!

Amazing. Glad you’re back up!

Great video! Love the music you used pre-take off. Totally got me in the mood to fly!

I had a privilege to fly on Emirates 1st class once in 2019 from Dubai back to Singapore and loved the experience !! Great review mate and please travel safe !

Wow, just wow, that looked awesome Paul, can’t wait for the business class review!😸😸

Thanks for sharing your experience, it was a pleasure to watch.

great to see you back! I did fly Emirates to Dubai Business pre-pandemic. The bar area was brilliant. Great service and nice to be able to move around! Flew on to Chennai on 777 business, good, but not a touch on the A380 :-)

Great video Paul, good to see the videos again.

“Oh!” Takes another sip 😍😍😍 your smile was wonderful!!!

And i was eagerly waiting for paul to review the Emirates first class. Great video of pure luxury. Thank u paul.👍

Great video! I did the same as you and upgraded a business class fare and was blown away with the product and service. A real treat.

New subscriber, I love the channel. I gotta say I love flying first with Emirates, I travel Glasgow - Bangkok around 3-4 times a year. Each year I always treat myself and book first class at least one trip. The other trips are usually business, still a good service though. Love it when the chauffeured car arrives at my house because that's when I know my holiday has begun.

Thanks for that - I'm looking at migrating to SE Asia later in the year, so little tips like this are very useful. The upgrade cost seems very reasonable. and definitely worth thinking about :)

I’m right there with you with the anticipation and excitement about upcoming trips, even the ones that are months and months away. I’m just waiting a few more months for the world situation to improve before I commit any funds, but will be taking an around the world trip starting in Dubai-Florida-Hawaii-Guam via the full 5-stop Island Hopper-Manila-Singapore, and back to Dubai JAN-FEB 2022. Fingers crossed.

Your videos are very addictive, Paul! Enjoy it all the time! Thank you.

I know this would seem an unusual request but I'd like to see how the different classes compare from a wheelchair's point of view from going through baggage check-in on to arrival at your destination

@mortalclown3812

Жыл бұрын

Very few mentions in these travel vlogs about this. Hope he reads it. Peace.

Brilliant trip report! Their service didn't seem to change despite the pandemic. The food looked really nice. It's always cool to be able to take a shower in the sky.

Amazing review!!! You touched on all areas that are important when traveling. I can't wait to get on a plain again. Thank you : )

What a great video what can I say there’s only one word I can say with emirates airline wow I could live with that if I had to fly emirates the food looked outstanding I can’t believe you can have a shower at 45,000 feet that’s incredible great video Paul look forward to your next one

Thanks Paul. Love your honesty! Stay safe.

Loved it...and that upgrade...awesome

Hi paul. What a fantastic flight to Dubai from London Heathrow. Emirates are truly amazing. Great video as usual. Many thanks for sharing. 🙂👍

Yes, I've traveled on an A380 upper deck. Air France from Dulles to De Gaulle. Most of the upper deck was business, but a small section in the rear was some sort of economy plus. Figured I'd sit there instead of with the hordes the deck below. And since I was on the upper deck, I boarded that way, and the lines were significantly shorter compared to everyone queuing up for the lower deck. Sitting on the upper deck is interesting because due to the curvature of the windows, you wind up with a little storage cubby in the wall, which was kinda fun.

The food does look the same as business. Saved up my skywards points and flew business coming back to Europe from my last trip home to Australia back in 2018. I was supposed to go home in 2020, now I just hope I can get back in 2022 😅

Great video Paul!

Just subscribed to your channel Paul and I’m very impressed with your review style and delivery. Basically, it’s how I would check out this service were I in your place. Very relatable. Just catching up on your vids, but 👍

Thank you ❤️ Can’t wait to fly Emirates again.

This makes me think of what being on a private jet would be like, very nice!

I’ve done the Kangaroo route (AUS to the UK) over 25 times. The very best is always on Emirates and especially upstairs on the A380. Great aircraft, spacious, quiet and Emirates staff are very good.

It looked more than comfortable. I would never be brave enough to shower on an aircraft. I would worry that the plane might head into a dive while I was starkers! LOL! And even worse, that I needed to evacuate while still starkers!!!! Thank you for the video!

Was 1st class couple of years ago London Dubai Japan . Preferred 777er aircraft. Excellent service apart from one or two things not working or broken. Non locking tray, head phones not working and louvred slats from sliding door fell out on the flight.brilliant airline to use

Great video, great new haircut Paul!

Paul, your initial reaction to the Veuve Cliquot made me smile. It is really good champagne!

Great stuff as always. Nice Barnett!!!

We flew a few times in first with Emirates. Flights from Brussels to Bangkok and Amsterdam to Bangkok. It was excellent!!

Nice info about the closed 05/23 runway! never knew there was such a runway...

Love flying with Emirates! Great video!

Great video !!

Another great video, been so long since the last one. Hopefully I'll get upstairs on an A380 sometime. I just wish the video lasted longer.

Great Video Paul! Having Loganair change the destination from City to Heathrow is a great catch in my opinion. Definitely allows us islanders easier connections. We're slowly opening up here on the IOM, hopefully you can visit us sometime!

Paul really enjoyed your film very interesting, thank you for putting this on for us all xx

The full body paper wrap is all theater. 🙄🙄. I’m surprised they didn’t hand out pre take off sanitizer shots in disposable tiny paper cups!

As always a pleasure to watch

Great video as always, Mr! Terminal 2 is my home-terminal at LHR, as I almost only fly Star Alliance-carriers. The A380 is a great aircraft to fly on. I've flown it in eco on Lufthansa, eco, premium eco and biz on Singapore Airlines, and first class on Asiana. It's always a treat :)

Your videos are very nice Paul.....Keep up the good work.

Fab and very enjoyable as always 😌

Fantastic as ever, Paul - well worth the upgrade as a treat!

Love how dedicated you are to travel . You deserve it ! I will never get the chance but love watching anyway (I started with your train vlogs).

@wisewigga7129

3 жыл бұрын

You might get the chance never say you cant

Top deck on Qantas from Sydney to LAX, but all the way in the back. And yes, we liked the tail camera too. 😃

Flew the top deck on Lufthansa's A380 from Munich to LAX two years ago. Absolutely loved it!

Seeing the issues with the plane's APU. When I flew back from JFK to LHR a few years ago, we had to wait on the tarmac about 15 minutes before we could proceed to our gate, because the outgoing Delta flight was stuck at the gate and had an issue with its APU. The flight crew were having difficulties getting the engines started. They got them going in the end.

Awesome I few years ago I got the chance to fly their first class it was pretty awesome keep up the great work Paul

Love the A380, travelled BA Club World LHR-LAS back in 2018 and the experience was amazing. Should have been going LHR-LAS Club World in an A350 last September however due to pandemic it was cancelled. Looking forward to making the trip next year.

Loved the video Paul. I LOVE Emirates, amazing airline, although I've only ever flown 'BIZ' with them, never 1st. The weird thing is, on all 18 of my 'Biz' flights with them (so far), the majority of the 1st class passengers seem to always end up in the 'BIZ' bar at the back of that beautiful plane, mingling with us lesser humans. Best regards.

Thanks Paul!🌞

Great review, Paul!

Great video. As always!!! That looks a nice hotel room Paul!! Start of video)

Enjoyed the video, bro!😂

my last emirates flight is in dec 2019 onboard a380 DXB-CDG, although it's economy but it's really great memory, hope to fly with this beauty soon

Great video, Paul.

I missed your videos, its been a while since a new one came out!

Just found your channel and I really like it,I feel like I'm right there traveling with you .

I flew economy with Emirates on the top deck back (basically where you were sat but on the other side) in the summer, the window seat itself wasn't any different but the storage bins and lack of a seat outside gave a lot more room to stretch out

Good call with the champagne there paul 😀

Thanks for the video 👍

On the food difference (or lack thereof) between first and business class, I was lucky enough to upgrade from economy to business class flying from Auckland to Dubai, and the food and food service blew me away, it was that good. So perhaps there's not much room to improve? Especially since aircraft cabin dryness and pressure really messes with your tastebuds anyway?

excellent review as always!

Awesome review of one of the best airline companies out there. Thanks for sharing.

Paul this was an amazing report

Keep em coming Paul!

In 2009 I flew from Christchurch to Sydney in First Class, as Emirates upgraded me for that leg of the journey (my husband and I were flying back home to the UK). My husband remained in Economy. Yes, First Class was nice, but to be honest I was glad to return to Economy for the rest of the journey (even though it wasn't so comfortable). I felt pretty isolated 'up front' for the three hour flight. I once heard a couple say that they were not going to fly Economy - or 'cattle class' as they described it. There was certainly nothing wrong with Emirates Economy class on our return trip to New Zealand.

As much as I enjoy watching travel videos and longing to travel again, at times like this I stay at home and don’t even travel within my own home country (Sweden) more than absolutely needed, which is usually only to the neighbor town 20km away, or like on Wednesday, driving to a town almost 80km away to get the first dose of covid vaccine. Will take a long time still before I will travel outside my home region, let alone abroad. But most definitely have some trips I’d like to make once we’re in safer times again! The sleeper train to Kiruna is one trip I’d like to make, cruise to Helsinki is another, maybe I’ll even combine them and cruise to Helsinki, take sleeper train to Rovaniemi and then go over to Sweden and the Kiruna mountains before taking the sleeper train home from Kiruna, or maybe the other way around. I just know it’s places I’d like to go to or go to again (spent a lot of my childhood in the north) so that’s my dream for when we can travel more safely again. Also my best friend and I will be able to visit each other once it’s safer to travel again, I live in Sweden and my best friend lives in the UK

Well done man!!! 🤗 🤗