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saif.747 · Member Joined: 03 Jul 2010 Posts: 39

BOM-DXB

EK 505

Boeing 777-36N/ER

A6-ECC

Seat No : 41K

Date : 14th April 2010

Copyrights Konstantin Von Wedelstaedt

BACKGROUND

My Boards Were Over So Decided to visit Dubai For a Small Vacation, to visit the worlds tallest building , BURJ KHALIFA and many more attractions Dubai provided.

AT THE AIRPORT

My Flight was scheduled to take off at 09.45 so I reached the airport at 07.15.My parents & my friend had come to drop me off. As soon as entering Terminal 2C, I saw a huge queue for my flight check in. In spite of having checked in online, there was no benefit. There was only 1 counter open which resulted in a big queue. It took me around 30mins to check in. finally I got my boarding pass. Then I proceeded to the immigration. That was quicker. Then I proceeded to the waiting area for boarding.I walked down the entire terminal to have a look at the duty free shopping and the variety of restraurants.Alot of changes were going on at the airport. The Construction of the new terminal was at full swing.
Here Are Some Pictures inside the Terminal 2C

The Emirates Lounge

BOARDING

Boarding Began At 0915 According To The Aircraft Zones through their Aerobridges. They were old and smelly with no glass panes. First & Business Boarded Prior To Us. My seat was in the D Zone of the aircraft. The FA’s greeted us. There was a lot of traffic at BOM so after pushback we were waiting for at least 15mins.there was a big queue for the morning departures.

Pictures From Inside The Aircraft

You Can See The takeoff Video On Youtube :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ3MBWj-ERU

FLIGHT

The Cruising Altitude Was 37,000 Feet, Amazing & Clear weather  Once the Aircraft Reached the crusing altitude,both the cameras stopped working !!

Safety leaflet

Moving Map

The Breakfast Meal

PTV’s Airshow Display

ON LANDING
You can See The Landing Video on Youtube -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_fkeXwaRr8

The Iconic ATC tower

From The Aerobridge ( De – Boarding )

DUBAI AIRPORT INTERIORS

On Deplaning, I had to go for an Eye Scan,then I procceded to the Immigration counter,where my passport was stamped.Then I proceded to the Baggage Carousel.

Amazing Interiors !!

STAY AT DUBAI

The Stunning Burj Khalifa

AT THE TOP - Shop

The Enormous Shadow & The Dubai Mall (Worlds largest Mall)

The Dubai Fountain

The Dubai Aquarium

DXB-BOM

EK 502

Boeing 777-21H/ER

A6-EMJ

Seat No : 32K

Date : 24th April 2010

Cpoyrights Konstantin Von Wedelstaedt

CHECK IN
The Check In at dubai airport was very fast inspite of not having web checked in.the web check in option was disabled by emirates due to the volcanic ash flight disruption. T3 was simply fantastic.

The Indoor Garden

TRAFFIC AT DXB

The Star – The A380

Airbus A330-200 A6-EAA

One Of The Many Restaurants

My Gate

BOARDING

Business Class

PICTURES FROM AIRCRAFT

Endless Emirates Tails

A Hybrid AI Livery

A380 – 2nd From Left 

The Takeoff Video on Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y6_OXOijPY
Snack ( Soon After Takeoff)

The Menu

The Old IFE

Safety Leaflet

The Inflight Magazine

The Last Bit Of the Flight was faced with light turbulence.on entering india,it took a full 180 degree turn and lined up with runway 27.The Landing was bumpy.
Landing at Mumbai airport video on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3qlFu6z1G0

TRAFFIC AT BOM

The Decommisioned Boeing 747-300 “Shivaji” bound for the junkyard!!

The Nonstop Work Going on at BOM

Spotters Paradise – Jari Mari Hill

Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747-300 HZ-AIN To Riyadh

Dirty Engines (Dust + Oil )

My Aircraft

Kingfisher A320

Thankyou Everyone For Your Time To View The Trip Report
Hope You all Liked It
Plz leave ur comment..
I was a bit nervous as this was my 1st trip report.
Thanks all once again
Thankyou Yash Rajgor For Teaching me the basics.
Thanks to Varun Ravichandran and Rishul Saraf too for helpn me finaly get ths TR uploaded aftr me getn my 3 ids banned for no reason haha
Very Happy

Spiderguy252 · Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 7:54 pm Post subject:

Finally we've managed to get this up. Nice TR and keep writing many more. Wink

The breakfast service on BOM-DXB looked quite.......exotic.

And hey- you captured VT-EVR in DXB! Very Happy

Varun
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saif.747 · Member Joined: 03 Jul 2010 Posts: 39

hehe ya finaly Smile

EVR is kind of treated like a special livery haha Razz

me111993 · Member Joined: 04 Sep 2009 Posts: 3225 Location: MAA/AMD

Nice TR, fantastic pics!! Very Happy

Thanks for posting Saif!!!

patkini · Member Joined: 27 Oct 2007 Posts: 313 Location: BOM

Nice TR Saif! Nice pics too! Could you describe the menu options offered by Emirates? Also, did the 3-4-3 seating feel uncomfortable for either the pax or crew, esp while food was being served?

Rgds,
Pats
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saif.747 · Member Joined: 03 Jul 2010 Posts: 39

the lunch menu -
Appetiser - seasonal mixed chicken / veg salad
Main Course - Handi Laziz , Chole Paneer , Parsley and honey roasted chicken.
Dessert - Gajar Kheer
Beverages - Tea Coffee Soft Drinks Chocolates

77Ws 3-4-3 was not at all uncomfortable.exteremely spacious. thr was no problem while food was being served bt offcoz u cnt go 2 the lavatory if the food trays r in the aisle , evn tho its v urgent Razz

Nimish · Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:33 pm Post subject:

Great pictures and an excellent first report!

Some more questions for you: How full were the flights? What was the typical passenger mix - how many were destined to DXB vs. how many connecting onwards? Why did you choose to fly EK on this sector? How was the service on board? Were any of the crew behaving differently with whites/ sheikhs vs. desis? How well behaved were the desis on board (we keep hearing horror stories of desis misbehaving on the gulf sectors)?
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We miss you Nalini!

saif.747 · Member Joined: 03 Jul 2010 Posts: 39

How full were the flights?
BOM-DXB was 100% load
DXB-BOM was half empty thnx 2 the volcano shit.

What was the typical passenger mix - how many were destined to DXB vs. how many connecting onwards?
many wer transit,only a few like me wer tourists,some residents.

Why did you choose to fly EK on this sector?
cuz EK offers the best service & quality on ths route Razz

How was the service on board? Were any of the crew behaving differently with whites/ sheikhs vs. desis? How well behaved were the desis on board (we keep hearing horror stories of desis misbehaving on the gulf sectors)?
nothng such was goin on.sum FAs wer rude.esp on BOM-DXB sector

Jaysit · Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 4346

Its been so long that I've landed in Mumbai during the day, that the endless vista of slums just before touchdown, stunned even me.

saif.747 · Member Joined: 03 Jul 2010 Posts: 39

haha yea.thyv stunned evy1 lol Surprised

HAWK21M · Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 3:20 pm Post subject:

Nice TR.
Fantastic Pics.
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saif.747 · Member Joined: 03 Jul 2010 Posts: 39

thankyuu !!! Smile

sri_bom · Member Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 2365 Location: Singapore

Nice Report & I liked the take off/landing videos.

The food seems tasty and filling for a short flight.

Are the passengers more disciplined on an EK flight as compared to AI/IC? Also curious to know if EK attracts blue collar workers as you mention the fare is dirt cheap?

Sri_Bom

saif.747 · Member Joined: 03 Jul 2010 Posts: 39

thanks..

yupp the food was v nice Smile

i think passengers wer betta ..
thr was only 1 group of workers..
say bout 6-6 ppl bunchd 2getha
rest all wer family and youngsterss

the fare,i wudnt say is cheap,lowest fare is AI and thn Jet airwayss on BOM-DXB sector
cheapest EK flite is its mornin flite EK 501 Wid dep at 4:30am Shocked