How to Survive Flying Emirates Economy Class (Top Tips) - YouTube

- Guys, welcome back!

In this video, I'm flying in Emirates economy class.

Yes, you heard right - economy class.

But flying economy can be great too.

Do you want to know how?

In this video, I'm going to show you. Let's go!

Today, I'm going to fly on the Emirates A380 to Zurich.

I'm flying economy class so today's video is to show you a few tips and tricks on how to enjoy economy class.

I love this water fountain and the elevator feature here.

These elevators are huge.

If you're flying economy class, you can still pay to come in to the lounge or if you have

a priority pass or if you have a lounge key credit card, you can come and use the Marhaba lounge here.

So, I think that if you make a small investment to enhance your journey, your journey will be much happier.

Even flying on economy class I'm so excited because I love flying on aeroplanes so much!

So, today's flight is not full - I'm really lucky.

I have four empty seats in the middle and I love the A380 - in terms of comfort,

nothing is better.

I actually abandoned my original seat.

My original seat was in the first section - it was actually in the quietest one - but

because the load is so low, you can move around and pick your seat from anywhere at the back.

Now, you want to ask: Sam, how did you find these empty seats?

Here's a tip for you: I used a website called Expert Flyer.

Expert Flyer is actually a paid subscription site - it actually brings up the real time

seat map of lots of airlines and so I can monitor the seat map up to one hour before

departure and find the empty seats so that I can swap them on board.

- Hi, we're doing toys today, so would you like to have a bag or a colouring in book?

Hello. - [Woman] Thank you.

- Are we friends now? Thank you!

What's your name?

- [Little boy] Chase.

- Chase, okay.

I have a bag and I have a colouring in book.

Would you like one?

Okay.

- Just to give you a little hint here - rows 68 and 81 in the window, A68A, 81A, 68K, 81K

has enormous leg room.

So these are very good seats.

But generally, Emirates try to sell these seats when you want to secure the seat early.

My advice is: Come on board and check it out - if it's empty, then grab it.

The challenge of filming on the A380 is the window here.

Between the inner window and the outer window there's a huge gap so it really hinders your

filming but it's a really enjoyable aeroplane to fly on.

It's so quiet.

Here's a little travel tip for you: During the months of February, May and November,

these are the quiet months, the low season.

Not only are the fares lower but there's also less people on the plane, so you may have

more room like I have.

When I fly economy class, I usually buy a bottle of water just to keep my body hydrated.

I don't usually drink a lot of alcohol just to keep my body easy on the flight.

Something that I always bring in my backpack is an eye-shade and that helps.

I know that Emirates also give you eye-shades on longer flights or overnight flights as well.

And I always listen to music, so a headset is a must.

- Hi Sam.

So, I've got a chance right now to show you what we have in this little pouch, cute pouch,

for the infants.

- [Sam] This is like a baby comfort kit.

- Yeah, that's for the infants.

Alright, here we have "Lion Lewis" and this is a blanket for the kids who are under five years old.

- Guys, no one used the Emirates children's items like I did!

I just want to show you how cool these children's items are.

Fantastic!

- [She speaks foreign language]

- Alright guys, I think she gave you a huge hint; at

the end of the video, I'm going to tell you where she's from.

Take a guess.

Guys, this is the children's meal on Emirates.

It almost has a full portion like an economy class adult meal.

Big portion. Let's see what it is.

Oh, this is like a pasta dish.

- Would you like to have the chicken or the beef, sir?

- [Sam] Beef please. - Sure.

Enjoy your meal, sir.

- Right guys, it's dinner time.

Are you ready for the ASMR on the Emirates A380?

Salad.

In terms of food, the trend these days is that there's a lot of beans and there are

a lot of vegetables in the appetisers - there's hardly any meat.

Overall, I think it's still a very generous meal, a very respectable meal.

- Hello.

- [Sam] Hello. - Would you like some tea?

- Ah, I'm okay today, thank you. - Thank you.

- So, this flight is not full; I've been walking around and talking to the crew, passing the time with Meso here, from Egypt.

- Hey!

- He's actually fasting. - Yeah.

- This is the month of Ramadan.

But I have a question to ask you.

I know that this is really hard - you fly, you serve on the plane and, you know, you

can't drink, you can't eat.

As we are landing in Zurich at about 8 PM, would you use the Dubai time to break your

fast or would you have to use the local time, Zurich's time, to break your fast?

- No, actually I have to follow the local time.

So it should be, like, fifty minutes after we land.

- That's extra tough for you!

There's two hours difference between the time zones, so that means that you have to fast

two hours longer. - Yeah.

- Extra hard for you.

Very delicate.

- So now, in Emirates, we have, for the people who are fasting, all Muslims, we have this Iftar box.

It's very interesting, a very nice shape - like an Islamic calendar.

- So, Meso, what's inside of that box, may I ask?

- Okay, sure, so basically, you have some water and we have fresh lemon, we have dates

and we have salad, bread and a sandwich as well.

And after you've finished, of course, we have some dessert with nuts.

It's amazing, it's like a full meal with everything that you have in this box.

- So, you give these Iftar boxes during sunset.

- Yeah, we do and, of course, we have to announce it, if they're timed, and of course you can

take it with you.

You don't have to take it like normal trays, so people...

- You can also take it home and break your fast at home. - Yeah, of course. Exactly.

- Well thank you, Ramadan Kareem. - Thank you.

- To you and to all of the Muslims who are fasting at the moment.

- Thank you so much, appreciate that.

I think that you will agree with me that, in terms of entertainment, no other airline's

entertainment comes close to Emirates ICE.

There's just thousands of choices, endless choices.

In terms of internet, Emirates gives free internet to all of the passengers on board.

If you are a Skyward gold or above, you get free internet across in economy, otherwise

you get 20 MB for free and then you have to pay for the rest of your internet.

In terms of speed, it really varies depending on usage.

On the older planes, they have 800 kbps.

On the newer planes with live TV, they can go up to 3 mbps download speed.

Flat beds in economy!

So lucky!

Who needs first class?

Who needs business class when you can have the same flat bed in economy for a fraction of the price!

Let me know guys - have you ever had a chance to lay across the four seats in the middle in economy?

The toilets, there's four toilets at the front.

This is a bit special - you have to walk up some little stairs to get in to the toilet.

If I didn't tell you that I'm in the toilet, then you wouldn't know because this toilet

here on the A380 in economy is much bigger than the other toilet on other planes that

I've been on.

Doing a bit of exercise during the flight here.

Just, sort of, doing a bit of a stretching exercise.

- Hello, would you like to have biscuits or a KitKat?

- KitKat please. - Sure, there you go sir.

- You guys don't give sandwiches anymore?

No more sandwiches before landing?

- The sandwiches are on the other service on the other flight.

- Oh, sandwiches are for Europe. - Yes.

- Okay.

I just moved back to my original seat which is 50K.

I really like this seat actually.

It has the best view from the window here.

It also has a wall so that you can recline and you're not reclining in to anybody here.

- [Sam] Alright, see you. Bye, bye. - Bye, sir.

- Well, that was my flight and I hope you liked the video and that you found the tips

useful and see you next time.

Okay guys, thanks for flying economy with me and I hope that you found the tips useful.

I want to hear something from you as well, if you've got any good tips about travelling

in economy and feel free to comment in the comments section.

The winner will get a 1:200 Emirates A380 model, so guys, please feel free to comment

and thanks for watching.