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What First, Business, And Economy Classes Are Like On Emirates | Business Insider - YouTube
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Treat to see if I will fit.
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Hey, it's Rachel. We're
at the 2019 Dubai Airshow,
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and this is Emirates' huge A380 plane.
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The airline has over 100
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of the double-decker planes in its fleet,
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making it the largest
operator of the A380.
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Passengers on board can choose to travel
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economy, business, or first class,
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and we're gonna hop on board to find out
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what the real difference
is between all three.
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First up, we're gonna check out
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Emirates' economy section,
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which takes up the whole
lower level of the plane.
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So, every seat in economy comes with
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a little cushion for you
to put behind your back,
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headphones for the entertainment system,
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and a blanket.
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Come in, you know, plastic packaging,
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but that's to be expected.
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It's actually a very, very soft blanket.
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And then the headphones are quite basic,
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but they're fine.
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As well as a 13-inch screen,
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there are an array of
USB and charging sockets,
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as well as a drinks holder.
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And there's an OK amount of legroom,
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I'm 5-foot-9, so I'm
quite tall as a woman,
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and it's OK, it's not loads.
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There's a remote control
in the back of each seat,
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which you can pull out,
and you can use this
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as a controller to play
games either by yourself
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or against other passengers on the plane,
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and you can even use them to
call other people on board.
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Economy passengers are served
all their food in one go.
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It comes in little plastic containers,
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and you get a cold starter, a hot main,
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a pudding, as well as
some bread and cheese.
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And what is nice is you
get real metal cutlery
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to eat it with as well.
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Now we've finished checking out economy,
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let's go and look at business class.
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To get there, at the back of the plane
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there's a spiral staircase,
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which you have to walk up. Let's go!
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At the top of the stairs,
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you come into the lounge area.
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There's an array of snacks
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and any drink you could want, basically.
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If you get bored of your first-class suite
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or your business-class seat,
you can come to the lounge
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and enjoy a piece of cake and a drink
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as well as a change of scene.
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And now we're in business class.
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Let's see what you get.
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The business-class seats
are a lot more comfortable
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and a lot more spacious
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than the seats on economy downstairs,
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and it's also really nice
to have a bit more privacy
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and a bit more space for yourself.
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You get a blanket again, but
it's a lot more luxurious,
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it feels a lot nicer,
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and you also again get headphones,
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but they're noise-canceling,
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and they look a lot more sleek
than the ones downstairs.
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Here you get socks and eyeshades,
which is a nice addition,
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but again, they come in plastic.
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So, much like in economy,
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there's an array of plugs and USB ports,
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but what you don't get in economy
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is this really nice little
bar area full of soft drinks,
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which you can just help yourself to
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so you don't have to
bother the cabin crew.
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There's also a table, as you'd expect;
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however, it pops out like this
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and is really big, so
you've got room for food
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and sort of, you know, a
notebook or anything on there,
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and you can adjust the seat
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by bringing yourself closer to the table.
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So, there's two levels of
footrest in business class,
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and there's a really
nice amount of legroom.
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Like, you can stretch out a long way.
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When you're ready to have a sleep,
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Emirates staff will come round
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and lay a mattress down
on top of your chair,
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which reclines into a bed.
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You can change the setting and the angle
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that you want your chair to be,
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and you also get a bag
of toiletries by Bulgari.
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There's one for women and one for men.
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We've got refreshing towels,
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a hairbrush,
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dental kit,
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a perfume,
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body lotion,
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tissues,
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a nourishing face emulsion,
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which I think is just like a face cream,
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and a compact mirror.
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In first class, passengers get
a whole suite to themselves.
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Not only are the chairs supercomfortable
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with a fluffy white pillow behind them,
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but there's loads of space,
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and everything is incredibly
lavish, with lots of gold.
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You get a selection of soft drinks,
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and you can just help yourself.
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The table pops out from the side.
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You just have to pull it out.
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And it's huge.
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As well as the main toiletry
kit that people will be given
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when they're ready for bed,
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in the shelf in front of the TV screen,
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there is extra toiletries in first class
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with a lovely mirror.
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You get a facial toner, eye cream,
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moist towelette, sleep
oil, and a pillow mist.
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So you have everything you
need for a good night's sleep,
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and you can even check
yourself out if you need to.
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There's a selection of different
snacks, sweet and savory,
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waiting for people when
they come on board,
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and there's also rehydration
tablets to ensure
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you don't dehydrate while traveling.
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When all passengers are on board,
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first-class passengers are
offered Arabic coffee and dates.
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They're able to choose
from an 脿 la carte menu
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and dine whenever they want,
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and everything is at an even higher level
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than in business class.
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For example, if business class passengers
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are offered Veuve Clicquot champagne,
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first-class passengers get Dom P茅rignon.
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First-class passengers also
get a leather-bound notebook
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and pen with Emirates branding,
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and they're allowed to take that away.
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If you want some privacy,
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you can close the doors to your suite.
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There is so much legroom in first class.
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Like, you could be very tall
and still not reach the end.
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We're now inside the shower-spa,
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which is available to all
first-class passengers;
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they just have to book a half-hour slot.
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It's big enough for
tall people to stand in,
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but if you prefer to sit
down, there's a bench.
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The A380 as a plane is
incredibly impressive,
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and I was blown away by the
lavish opulence of first class.
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However, it's also wildly more expensive
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than traveling economy, and
unless you're a billionaire,
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probably best to stick
with economy travel.
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