What does a flight look like for 300 thousand rubles

If the ticket in business class Moscow - Dubai - Moscow costs around 150 thousand rubles, then for the first class you will have to pay twice as much. And for the return tariff - four times more. The price includes: a personal compartment with a minibar, a huge armchair, expensive wines. I always dreamed of testing the air cabin, but I was frightened off by the high price tag. Therefore, I took another option - I registered with the airline program, flew regularly, and finally upgraded my ticket for 30 thousand miles.

Domodedovo escorts gloomy "rainy" clouds. To our Boeing 777-300ER, Emirates have already filed a telescopic gangway. 30 minutes - and take off!

The main difference between business and first class is the layout of the seats. In total, there are six of them, 1 2 -1. Each suite (or suite, as it is sometimes called) is a small compartment with a comfortable armchair, table, display and doors, behind which you can hide from the rest of the cabin.

The middle row is double. Designed for couples traveling together. The partition between the seats can be lowered and talk during the flight:

I chose the cabin on the right to see how the buildings in the porthole become flat, and then turn into points on the map.

The advantage of the first class is a large amount of free space. No need to put your backpack in the luggage rack, for example. You throw it under the table and forget it for a few hours.

Greeting in Arabic. Dates and an invigorating ginger drink.

Let's look around. In the area of visibility - several multimedia remotes (regular and touch), a shelf with moisturizers and a button unit on the chair. You can close the doors of the compartment, call the stewardess or turn the chair into a bed.

View of the neighboring compartment.

I caught myself thinking that in the compartment I want to relax. Fresh flowers in vases, stylish table lamps, beautiful and calm upholstery on the walls. The atmosphere is relaxing and very homely.

I would like to stretch out in my chair and sleep, although powerful views open in the window.

The table is so big that two laptops are placed on it at once. 12 and 15 inches. And the border prevents them from slipping and falling.

There are double blinds on the portholes. You can confine yourself to a translucent curtain or go into "sleep mode", hiding from the light behind dense matter.

An additional unit for controlling the blinds is located on a shelf with a minibar.

Internet is slow, wi-fi is intermittent. You can scoop up the mail, but uploading photos to a blog or talking on Skype will not work :-(

All the disadvantages of the Internet fade against the backdrop of a fat plus - human value. 500 megabytes can be bought for just 1 dollar. Against the background of the predatory price tags of Aeroflot (about 22 bucks for 8 megabytes) - this is a real freebie!

In the box under the table you can find a gift writing set with a company pen and an awesome notebook.

In the first class, as in business, passengers are offered a menu. But the choice in it is a bit richer: the dishes are more refined, the desserts are tastier, and the alcohol is more expensive.

Champagne "House Perignon" for 14 thousand rubles.

Personal mini-bar: cool soda, juice, mineral water. Honestly, I didn’t even touch them. Flight attendants are constantly offering drinks. Tortured to run to the toilet :-)

Black beluga caviar was served on the aperitif. And to her in the appendage are pancakes, onions, eggs and other ingredients. In Russia, by the way, a delicacy was traditionally spread on pancakes. So everything is disastrous.

I chose the simplest and most familiar dish on the menu - chicken with potatoes.

Basket with Arabian sweets and chocolate bars. I, as a person watching the figure, stayed away from her.

After lunch, the lights go out in the cabin, and lights, stylized as stars, begin to run across the ceiling.

In the comments I am regularly accused that I am looking for good in everything and even see the pluses in crosses. If he praises, then he was paid, some say. OK! Let's talk about the cons of the first class.

1) 8 cabins serve as many as 4 cabin crew. And since I was the only passenger of the "first", they almost loved me to death. Maybe drinks? Or maybe you want a snack? Or maybe you need something? Signs of attention are extremely tiring;

2) The multimedia system on Emirates aircraft is outdated;

The interior is not perfect. The interior is worn in places, the sockets do not hold the chargers well, and some lamps look slightly pokotsany. But this, if you find fault.

Nevertheless, the first class accustoms to comfort. After it is difficult to return to business or economy. It’s the same as going down a social elevator or moving from BMW to Lada. You get used to the good quickly :-)