I had a very good impression about emirates airline so i decided to take emirates from lahore dubai n my destination was LAX. I did travel through emirates before but never had such a bad experience.first of all the food was terrible all the way thru...there was no choice as it was written on the menu...the airhostess and the male steward didnt bother to respond on call...i only called twice throughout the flight to LA ...the couple sitting besides me had the same experience so its not only me but other passangers who were annoyed by the service on board.

the plane had to wait for 45 min on dubai airport with all the passangers sitting in the plane waiting for the baggage to be shifted on the plane to fly to Los angeles . it was so hot n no water or other drinks were served...i had severe cramping in my legs ...n was so exhuasted n had to wait for 15 to 20 min for the hostess to come on my call.i just sat there helplessly with a lot of pain n anger n thinking tht i would never ever take emirates n would nev er suggest any other family member or friend to travel by emirates...this airline is no more the same...airhostesses were busy talking to the male hosts...not at all bothered to know how n what the passangers r going thru on their flight...of almost 17 hours...

i hate emirates now as i had to go thru a lot of disgusted feeling n pain due to cramps just bcoz i was not served enough water n liquids.

i have spent a lot of money for sum comfort in this 17 hours flght n wut i got in return...terrible hosts n horrible food.

HELLO MY NAME IS JURGEN SCHROOL I FLEW WITH YOUR AIRLINE FROM ISLAMABAD TO DUBAIN ON THE 31 MAY OF THIS YEAR AT 440 AM ON FLIGHT NUMBER EK615 WITH CONNECTING FLIGHT TO AMSTERDAM . I HAD A 16 HOUR WAIT AT THE DUBAI TERMINAL, WHEN I ASK IF THERE WAS SOME ACCOMADATION OF FOOD VOUCHER I WAS TOLD BY YOUR STAFF THAT SHE WOULD GET ME A ROOM BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT, I DO NOT THINK THAT IS FAIR FOR PAYING CUSTUMER ON YOUR AIRLINE TO FIND AND PAY FOR THE 16 HOUR WAIT TILL THE NEXT FLITE WICH LEFT DUBAI SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT I WOULD LIKE SOME ANSWER OR BE REEMBURSED FOR THE WAIT OR FOOD THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER YOURS TRULY J SCHROLL [email protected]

My name is Salmaan Irani and i reside in Kisumu, Kenya. we (immediate family) are frequent flyers on emirates airlines, for many reasons mainly the baggage allowances and the dubai duty free. I was to fly to Pakistan with my mother in March 2009 and purchased the ticket from a travel agent based here in Kenya. Before the flight we confirmed with agent as well as on the Emirates website regarding the checked baggage allowance which was confirmed to be 30KG per passenger.

We had an 18 our stopover in Dubai at which Emirates staff flatly refused us a hotel stay and only allowed one meal during this entire period, we landed in Dubai at 5.35AM on flight EK722 and were to depart on flight EK622 at 10.35PM to lahore, we were told that emirates only provides hotel or lounge access ONLY on long haul flights, it later came to our attention that many flyers from Pakistan and India are provided these facilities if requested. Why was our request denied? My mother is middle aged and suffers from Asthma we had no place to rest or freshen up and were only provided with a voucher for ONE MEAL during this stop-over.

While in Pakistan, we extended the date for the return flight the first time at the Emirates Office in Multan and requested to purchase an MOC (or MCO) for additional baggage which we were informed by other friends and relatives who have used this facility to purchase additional baggage allowances at US$2 per Kg and that this can be done at any Emirates office, apparently no one in Emirates Pakistan had ever heard of this facility.

Anyways, we paid the US$50 charges and were issued with the receipt by the staff at Emirates Multan Office, During this period i got engaged to be married and had to change the date again, I was informed by a staff at the Emirates call centre in Karachi that i can miss the flight and when i go confirm the next date i can pay the US$50 charge then. Which i did.

Initially the return flight was from Lahore to Dubai but we were informed that all flights were fully booked ("It is NOT possible to get any seat from Lahore"). We were then forced to get a local flight to Karachi and fly to Dubai from there at a later date (20th April2009)

This date change was done by the Travel agent in Kenya and the US$50 (per passenger) charge paid by him as Emirates will not effect the date change until the payment has been received. We were informedby the agent and the E-Tickets were issued (I have the ticket numbers if anyone needs to confirm this).

Please note that on the flight to Lahore our checked baggage total was 58kg for 2 Passengers and we had NO PROBLEMS regarding the baggage allowance.

On arrival in Karachi for the return flight to Kenya (i was already married and was travelling with my spouse and mother) is where ALL the problems started.

At the check-in for this flight our bags were weighed and were found to be 95 kg in total. At a 30 KG allowance we were prepared to pay for the extra 5 Kg. This was not to be as first the lady at the counter said our allowance is only 20KG per passenger leaving us with an extra of 35kg but they will give a relief of 20kg thus making us pay for the remaining 15kg.

We tried to make it clear to the lady at the check-in counter that according to the emirates website the allowance is 30kg. We then asked for the supervisor, a lady who turned out to be even more arrogant and thick headed, for she first reprimanded the lady at the counter for giving a "relief" of 20kg. We then asked the supervisor to see the information on the Emirates website that we accessed from a nearby Internet booth, to which she flatly refused saying it is a waste of her time and moreover what ever is shown on the website comes into effect after 4th May 2009 (if this was the case then on the outward flight from Kenya to Lahore we had no such problems)please note all this is happening about 40min BEFORE departure time (it basically took us over 2 hours 30 min to check in) all this time trying to talk to the most arrogant batch of airport personnel who were not prepared to listen to us even though by then the check in counters were almost empty.

Finally, we had to pay Pakistani Rupees 30, 200 at the check in for which a receipt was issued. after this at the immigration counter one Emirates official comes up and says that we have to pay the US$100 for two tickets change of date, he said that the "System does not reflect any payment made" PLEASE NOTE THIS IS HAPPENING AT THE IMMIGRATION COUNTER. he then takes US$100 from me and says he will have the receipt issued at the Boarding gate as the flight was getting delayed. THIS WAS NOT DONE and no receipt was issued.

It is here in Kenya after our arrival that we asked the travel agent and he informed us that the US$100 had been paid when the date change was effected.

This was an extremely terrible experience and the arrogance and lack of understanding has left a terrible taste in our mouth on the services offered by this airline.

One of our relatives is now using another airline and we are thinking about doing the same.

My questions are as follows:

1). Why were we only allowed one meal in 18 hours during the stop over?
2). Why are Pakistani staff so ill informed regarding the services offered about the airline they are working for?
3). How can the airline condone the harassment received by passengers at the Karachi Airport?
4). NO where on the website is it mentioned that the baggage allowance shown is Valid AFTER 4th May 2009.(in Baggage Allowance Calculator section).
5). What about the additional charge of US$100 paid to the Airline staff at Karachi Airport for which no receipt was issued. Please note we were informed that we will NOT be allowed to board the plane if the US$100 is not paid.

I would appreciate to receive some feedback from Emirates regarding the above and would like to hear from some one at Emirates.

PS. we are both Skywards members and the Supervisor at the Emirates counter in Karachi even refused us from purchasing skywards miles she said in Verbatim "GO TO THE EMIRATES OFFICE AND ASK THEM"

My family and I traveled with Emirates Airlines last December and at my destination when I tried to collect my luggage, much to my horror I discovered that I was missing 3 of my luggage. It took me about 7 days to receive 2 of them but the 3rd was never found. I filed all the necessary paper works including a signed affidavit of the contents with the local Emirates office before I left for home. I was told by Emirates employee that it will take 6 weeks to resolve the issue. After 2 months Emirates called my relatives at the local number that I have provided to come and pick up a check. I called Emirates and explained to them that I lived in the US and it is not possible for me to go to another country to pick up my compensation check. Much to my surprise I was told that I will receive much lower amount than what my total loss amounted to and the New York office will contact me. Sure enough the New York office contacted me almost 2 weeks later and informed me that they are ready to send me a check. When I questioned the amount the representative told me that she had her instructions from the head office in Dubai and she will not be able to negotiate the amount of my compensation. When I asked how Emirates came to conclusion that the compensation amount should be $530 when my signed affidavit of lost items totaled around $1100. I was told that since I did not provide any receipts, the amount was $530. I emailed Emirates 2 times since then and it has been another 2 weeks but I am yet to hear from them. I informed Emirates that at the time of my paper work for lost luggage and contents, it neither was on the form nor was I told that receipts were required in order to receive just compensation. Should one carry receipts to a vacation? Why require signing affidavit if Emirates will question the truthfulness of the person who signed? Should one exaggerate on the lost content list in order to get just and due compensation? It is over 3 months now but I am yet to have my lost luggage issue resolved. Needless to say that I have the feeling of utter frustration and total helplessness. So I decided to write blog and I hope my fellow passengers will be aware of Emirates Airlines.

This is about my experience on Dubai-LAX -- EK215 on 11th Mar 2009

Yes, EMIRATES defenitely have to do something about their customer service and IN-Flight Service. They have good and new flights, they are neat etc..

...but there CREW defenitely need to be fixed. Sofar my last 10+ years of international travelling this is the worst experience I have had with service in flight.

None of the CREW member were answering call button, I have pressed it 15 times and ot would simply re-set itself after 15-20secs.

---Dubai- Los Angeles-Non-Stop-16.5hrs...except 3 time food service..they did not serve any water or juice at all..if you need any water etc... you have to walk all the way till the end of the flight and help yourselves..I wouldnt mind but I was travelling with my 10month old son and he was exteremly cranky...

I have left 4 voicemessages for Emirates Customer Service and 3 e-mails till today (24th Mar) but no responce what so ever..

I have a return flight on the same airlines...now I am thinking to buy a ticket on different airline (Probably Singapore)...

I kindly need help in escalatin this case to other sources if any.