I have been watching your videos for about 6 months now, seems really good to gradually see you subscribers growing. Love your vids, fav aviation youtuber.
New subscriber here. Loving your unique style of videos, it's laidback but structured (a pleasant surprise when you add in some facts as well) - and the memes are on point!
I flew this exact route in July in seat 1A as well. Also used 107700 Qantas points plus $103 aud. 1st of all, great video once again btw very informative. 1. Agree that the bed is Incredible!, it is so comfy, best bed in the sky I've been in. 2. Tried caviar for the first time on this flight and almost threw up trying it, it was disgusting to me haha, no idea how people like it! 3. Had two meal services on this flight, had the steak both times which was delicious and had the chocolate cake twice as well, they do meals very well. 4. kinda agree on the point about first class is a statement piece and great for brand image too, but if business class price comes down and I can fly business more, I'm fine with it haha 5. One other thing i loved about this particular flight, was the cabin crew to passenger ratio, my flight had 2 cabin crew for 2 passengers in first class, felt like a private butler
Welcome aboard. Thank you for flying Emirates, Simon. Hugely informative and entertaining video, as always. You're definitely the new best reviewer. Could watch you forever! So, when do you get onboard the EK A380??
unfortunately ibis is the way to go in the world of sg prices, i've also done nyc hostel prior to J flights... great video again, glad to see you growing at an ever-accelerating speed!
Not to be that guy (but I will) - but when we flew first on Emirates via Singapore, we did take advantage of the Qantas First Class lounge in Singapore which is far and away much nicer than the Emirates Lounge at Changi. Anyway another great video man!
What a great review. Thanks for sharing. Just booked our 4th BC trip to Europe on Emirates. Im a Emirates girl. Not a fan of Qatar or Eithad. Cant wait. As a fellow Aussie, we fly from Perth up to Singapore on points if we can get BC seats, or just buy economy seats. Then buy our return BC flights from there. Less than half the price than BC out of Aus. Makes BC affordable. There is a hack for those Aussies who would love to try BC long haul without the ridiculous prices out of Aus. Your so right about the taxes on Emirates. $2600 return plus your points. Thats why we keep our points. Calories in the basket would have to be pushing over 800 cals lol I have my fingers crossed flying back from Athens, checkin will notice it will be my hubbys 60th birthday the day we fly. Hope we may be lucky, or atleast just hubby gets upgraded to 1st. You never know your luck. But i would never ask. Just crass. Caz
Flying from JFK to MXP in a few months while heading to EU, the EK business redemption tax is about a $100 Aussie which is reasonable. I was gonna do a quick 3h run to CHC to try their biz on A380 but it's not enough time to fully indulge. God bless 5th freedom flights!
Great video Simon, just to note the refurb program is well underway for the a380s with more modern / less gaudy! finishes, the 777 program recently commenced as well I believe they are updating the tech in those seats but not 100% sure. Your flight would have had the circa 2008 OnAir WiFi and abysmal USB power. I did not know the trick re airport fees, that's very helpful to know.
...i kinda want to see a youtube shorts series called FlightFormula raids ammenities culminating in a pic with all the taken stuff lol great vid mate. Shame they arent continuing this leg
I just imagine Simon having a spare room in Melbourne full of boxes of wine he refuses to drink. It's becoming a real issue with the price of property in Melb. What I'm really saying is when do the StorageKing brand integrations start?
I do agree with you. Airlines are making a big mistake removing first class entirely. They’re not marketing it right. For example Airlines like Thai Airways, Malaysian Airlines & Garuda Indonesia had fantastic first class product in the past. They haven’t updated ever since and kept offering 8 First Class Seats on a 777. They couldn’t fill 8 seats and haven’t even updated and decided to just call it a day. Air France and SQ made a smart decision offering only 4 first class on their 777s. SQ also offers only 6 on a380s. Quite plausible to fill up when they’re flying to other business hubs like London and Sydney. That’s where the market I believe is headed. Small portions of First Class passengers but not dying entirely. Lufthansa is making the best decision configuring only 3 first class seats on their a350s and on the a350s for Swiss. Which I believe to be adequate. Any Airlines being based on a business hub should consider offering some sort of First Class.
When flying first/business class commercially, most wealthy people tend to just drink water and sleep throughout the flight as it is nothing special for them. It's the newly rich who are flying anything but economy for the first time who tend to try as much food and drink on board as they can and collect amenity kits/pajamas for the fear of losing out.
Not weird to her changed in there with the doors closed. I do it often because changing in the toilet always grosses me out - even in first class. I also sleep shirtless.
And another great video Simon and agree re first class I think Qantas’s First looks ok but by the time it gets here probably not up to the competition and there new A321 how ridiculous no seat back screens or lye flat business when they will end up using these internationally shows that employing a Joyce clone as CEO is just degrading the brand further. So sad.
Wow, nuce to see thus dude grow with interesting sponsors... Shows your prowess. Must say it's fun watching him with his commentary and subtle jokes. Sadly when he flies first he doesn't have tea to spill😅
15:07 Hi flight formula 'Sleepy' Simon👍🙂. Firstly I enjoy watching your channel and think you produce some great content. Regarding your comments on first class ; I have a different take from yours. I wonder if they may be removing it because metrics indicate the space in these planes is less utilised than would be in a business class configuration? There are few people actually willing to shell out for the service and the more first is differentiated, the more space is often used to justify it. At the moment, the best example of this us etihad;they can afford a premium experience in their residence offering but if you factor in this is provided by an oil rich family, ordinary airlines would not be able to justify taking that hit when it's empty in favour of safer maximised profits. Also, in addition to many rich having their own planes, many hire private aircraft. Some airlines like Qatar also have corporate jets which suggests they prefer to move any first class product to those smaller premium jets.
Ok...here is a question. How many of those seats in first were empty on your flight? My guess is there there were more than a couple. If they don't sell those seats, they lose a lot of money because they probably could probably fit more business seats in that space that they could sell. If you can afford to pay full fare FC, you can fly private jet for about the same cost, so FC just doesn't make sense. Also, the highest margins for seats sold on a plane are the BC seats for the space they occupy.
Just tell me this…can you control the temperature in your pod/cabin? I am finding most airlines have removed the personal air vents and it get far too hot to sleep
I really feel like first class these days is made for marketing through youtubers, reserved as upgrades for loyal frequent flyers and of course spending all your points on. I wonder how many people there are that actually pay cold hard cash for the first class experience these days for regular travel? The most important thing on a long haul flight really is that lie flat bed and maybe expedited check in/security which is why business class is slowly taking over and First class may be relegated to past much like the "golden age" of flight travel. Doubtful many people watching will even have a chance to experience such level of service in their life unless they are sitting on a ton of frequent flyer points.
I've pondered this question and asked many flight and points and miles enthusiasts. "Millionaires fly first class" is not really an accurate statement. Ask yourself at what net worth would you feel comfortable paying $10,000 to $15,000 for a first class flight without thinking much of it? The answer my friends came up with was a net worth of at least 20 million dollars. Most millionaires are under this net worth and would not be paying cash for first class flights. Due to the devaluation of the dollar i think the more accurate statement is that "millionaires fly business class" I'm in the $5-10M NW range myself and i barely feel comfortable paying cash for business class flights.
Qatar airways JUST started offering caviar on their Business class, i flew Qatar to Singapore recently and was able to enjoy this myself. So even business class is being elevated lately.
I think Emirates first class is something everyone needs to do at least once, especially if you can get an A380 route and shower in the air. It's just so over the top with the caviar, wines and gold trim everywhere. A couple of years back I was lucky to book Paris to Perth for 159k Qantas points (i think around 8c/point value) and the seat next to me was occupied by Rod Stewart lol. Still use both sets of PJs also.
Emirates first also gives you access to Qantas first/ business lounges in Singapore. You missed out! They’re both better than the emirates lounge there.
I have been watching your videos for about 6 months now, seems really good to gradually see you subscribers growing. Love your vids, fav aviation youtuber.
Thank you so much!
I’m amazed by your catalogue of memes. You must have a photographic memory to recall each meme from those tv shows and movies 😂👍🏼
Yes, I wondered about that too. Impressive!
just when I thought I couldn't like flight formula more, GTA V radio snippet in the outro! elite content mate
Hahahaha glad someone watched all the way to the radio snippet
New subscriber here. Loving your unique style of videos, it's laidback but structured (a pleasant surprise when you add in some facts as well) - and the memes are on point!
Quite the opportune timing as Emirates just announced today that they'll be ending the flight from Singapore to Melbourne.
I literally just saw this about 10 minutes have uploading 😑
This channel is exceptionally good. Simon, your style of filming and everything is perfect. Keep it up-really, keep up the great work!
You deserve first class after your arduous journey getting to SG for Coldplay! 😊❤🎉
your production skills are first class. feels like im watching something made by a team of 15 for a channel with 88 million subscribers
I flew this exact route in July in seat 1A as well. Also used 107700 Qantas points plus $103 aud.
1st of all, great video once again btw very informative.
1. Agree that the bed is Incredible!, it is so comfy, best bed in the sky I've been in.
2. Tried caviar for the first time on this flight and almost threw up trying it, it was disgusting to me haha, no idea how people like it!
3. Had two meal services on this flight, had the steak both times which was delicious and had the chocolate cake twice as well, they do meals very well.
4. kinda agree on the point about first class is a statement piece and great for brand image too, but if business class price comes down and I can fly business more, I'm fine with it haha
5. One other thing i loved about this particular flight, was the cabin crew to passenger ratio, my flight had 2 cabin crew for 2 passengers in first class, felt like a private butler
We finally got to see his dogs 🐕 🎊
Hahahaha
FINALLY 😅
love your content, hope to see you succeed bro!
Underated UA-camr. I've only seen 3 mins so far
Hahaha cheers!
Great tip about 5th freedom flights!
Welcome aboard. Thank you for flying Emirates, Simon. Hugely informative and entertaining video, as always. You're definitely the new best reviewer. Could watch you forever! So, when do you get onboard the EK A380??
unfortunately ibis is the way to go in the world of sg prices, i've also done nyc hostel prior to J flights... great video again, glad to see you growing at an ever-accelerating speed!
hostel to J is wild!
Not to be that guy (but I will) - but when we flew first on Emirates via Singapore, we did take advantage of the Qantas First Class lounge in Singapore which is far and away much nicer than the Emirates Lounge at Changi.
Anyway another great video man!
Loved the reference to Four Season`s Landscaping!!
Love your content and a big fan as well. Keep up the great video blogging 😊
Cheers!
0 views in 44 seconds, you’ve fallen off Simon
no longer calling myself a utuber
It's alright. I may try it short-haul someday.
The memes have been getting better while still focusing on the core product and experience.
Wait I’m confused. Consistent weekly uploads? What did you do with the real Simon?
He’s in my basement atm
both food and feet are delicious, just wonder who is that baby 😂
Came for the aviation content, stayed for the memes and integrated clips
What a great review. Thanks for sharing.
Just booked our 4th BC trip to Europe on Emirates. Im a Emirates girl. Not a fan of Qatar or Eithad. Cant wait. As a fellow Aussie, we fly from Perth up to Singapore on points if we can get BC seats, or just buy economy seats. Then buy our return BC flights from there. Less than half the price than BC out of Aus. Makes BC affordable. There is a hack for those Aussies who would love to try BC long haul without the ridiculous prices out of Aus.
Your so right about the taxes on Emirates. $2600 return plus your points. Thats why we keep our points.
Calories in the basket would have to be pushing over 800 cals lol
I have my fingers crossed flying back from Athens, checkin will notice it will be my hubbys 60th birthday the day we fly. Hope we may be lucky, or atleast just hubby gets upgraded to 1st. You never know your luck. But i would never ask. Just crass.
Caz
All of the ME3 are very nice !
Wow I would be happy to be on first class because I don’t think I’ve been on first class
Flying from JFK to MXP in a few months while heading to EU, the EK business redemption tax is about a $100 Aussie which is reasonable. I was gonna do a quick 3h run to CHC to try their biz on A380 but it's not enough time to fully indulge. God bless 5th freedom flights!
That’s a good deal, yeah I’ve always been tempted to do the CHC run but just can’t justify it!
Great video Simon, just to note the refurb program is well underway for the a380s with more modern / less gaudy! finishes, the 777 program recently commenced as well I believe they are updating the tech in those seats but not 100% sure. Your flight would have had the circa 2008 OnAir WiFi and abysmal USB power. I did not know the trick re airport fees, that's very helpful to know.
Good video nothing better than emirates first class
Wow. This is next level (or extra, as you say). Super keen to try this one day … but for now, will have to make do with living vicariously. Haha
...i kinda want to see a youtube shorts series called FlightFormula raids ammenities culminating in a pic with all the taken stuff lol great vid mate. Shame they arent continuing this leg
Sam chui did a video 2 weeks ago where they showed it was 1.5cans of caviar which is worth US$300-$400
I think he exaggerated. I went to the caviar company website and more like 100usd. Still not bad!
@@rickovanti982He tends to do that.
@@emercycrite he can be obnoxious
I just imagine Simon having a spare room in Melbourne full of boxes of wine he refuses to drink. It's becoming a real issue with the price of property in Melb. What I'm really saying is when do the StorageKing brand integrations start?
Ha love the face expression eating caviar! Agree
I do agree with you. Airlines are making a big mistake removing first class entirely. They’re not marketing it right.
For example Airlines like Thai Airways, Malaysian Airlines & Garuda Indonesia had fantastic first class product in the past. They haven’t updated ever since and kept offering 8 First Class Seats on a 777. They couldn’t fill 8 seats and haven’t even updated and decided to just call it a day.
Air France and SQ made a smart decision offering only 4 first class on their 777s. SQ also offers only 6 on a380s. Quite plausible to fill up when they’re flying to other business hubs like London and Sydney. That’s where the market I believe is headed. Small portions of First Class passengers but not dying entirely.
Lufthansa is making the best decision configuring only 3 first class seats on their a350s and on the a350s for Swiss. Which I believe to be adequate.
Any Airlines being based on a business hub should consider offering some sort of First Class.
When flying first/business class commercially, most wealthy people tend to just drink water and sleep throughout the flight as it is nothing special for them. It's the newly rich who are flying anything but economy for the first time who tend to try as much food and drink on board as they can and collect amenity kits/pajamas for the fear of losing out.
I agree
Wow, looked awesome
first comment on the post, great vid simon!
Hey, thanks!
Thanks for another amazing video!
Now you have positive aura
Not weird to her changed in there with the doors closed. I do it often because changing in the toilet always grosses me out - even in first class. I also sleep shirtless.
Why they give you a shirt, what for??
I got an upgrade from Business to first from Dubai to Dublin for 39k points. With no fee.
Your videos are hilarious 😂
The wood was fancy in 1999. Can someone tag emirates on this matter
And another great video Simon and agree re first class I think Qantas’s First looks ok but by the time it gets here probably not up to the competition and there new A321 how ridiculous no seat back screens or lye flat business when they will end up using these internationally shows that employing a Joyce clone as CEO is just degrading the brand further. So sad.
Wow, nuce to see thus dude grow with interesting sponsors... Shows your prowess. Must say it's fun watching him with his commentary and subtle jokes. Sadly when he flies first he doesn't have tea to spill😅
No tea cause you’re too far away from everyone else 🫢
You look like a kid at Christmas. Have been waiting for you to spoil ya self for a while
15:07 Hi flight formula 'Sleepy' Simon👍🙂. Firstly I enjoy watching your channel and think you produce some great content. Regarding your comments on first class ; I have a different take from yours. I wonder if they may be removing it because metrics indicate the space in these planes is less utilised than would be in a business class configuration? There are few people actually willing to shell out for the service and the more first is differentiated, the more space is often used to justify it. At the moment, the best example of this us etihad;they can afford a premium experience in their residence offering but if you factor in this is provided by an oil rich family, ordinary airlines would not be able to justify taking that hit when it's empty in favour of safer maximised profits. Also, in addition to many rich having their own planes, many hire private aircraft. Some airlines like Qatar also have corporate jets which suggests they prefer to move any first class product to those smaller premium jets.
You could of used qantas first lounge
Best flight content on UA-cam
Another great vid. Prob didn't need to see the feet tho. You will prob end up with a poor rating on wikiFeet with that pair. :)
Damn you look good in those PJs 😉
I think the fuel surcharges have to do with the country of origin of the flight not necessarily fifth freedom.
First Class
Ok...here is a question. How many of those seats in first were empty on your flight? My guess is there there were more than a couple. If they don't sell those seats, they lose a lot of money because they probably could probably fit more business seats in that space that they could sell. If you can afford to pay full fare FC, you can fly private jet for about the same cost, so FC just doesn't make sense. Also, the highest margins for seats sold on a plane are the BC seats for the space they occupy.
Solid no. Singapore suites hard them beat
Happy to say I called this about 5 videos back haha
Thank you for enabling my drinking.
Do regional Australian reviews please
Got anymore specific recommendations?
@@FlightFormula Anything Rex before they go proper bankrupt /s
Just tell me this…can you control the temperature in your pod/cabin?
I am finding most airlines have removed the personal air vents and it get far too hot to sleep
Cool🎉
I didn’t know they still offered the old first class on some 777s
most of the 777s have the old first class hahaha, the new first class is super rare
@@FlightFormula oh i didnt know that actually. love how airlines only advertise the best when often you get the worst!
😊 ty.
LVMH does not own Gucci. It's a Kering company.
Yeah you’re right, whoops.
just saying the tax & carrier charges using Qantas points on EK is crazy (except SIN-AUS)
(Still curious about where Simon got his black hoodie
H&M, it's falling apart though so not sure if i would recommend!
and JFKMXP, cheap as chips.
Indigo being no.2 on that list is more questionable than AirAsia. AirAsia red and excited cabin crew is a pretty strong brand. But Indigo??
Indigo has a pretty logo tho, major vibe points for that
I like more filming in the video like before, just feel a bit annoying about the images and memes😂
How do you pay for all these flights?
I explain how I paid for this one at the end.
@@FlightFormula Indeed, I just got to the point in the video where you mention that 🤣
I really feel like first class these days is made for marketing through youtubers, reserved as upgrades for loyal frequent flyers and of course spending all your points on. I wonder how many people there are that actually pay cold hard cash for the first class experience these days for regular travel? The most important thing on a long haul flight really is that lie flat bed and maybe expedited check in/security which is why business class is slowly taking over and First class may be relegated to past much like the "golden age" of flight travel. Doubtful many people watching will even have a chance to experience such level of service in their life unless they are sitting on a ton of frequent flyer points.
RIP this route (SIN-MEL). Emirates is ditching it :(
I've pondered this question and asked many flight and points and miles enthusiasts.
"Millionaires fly first class" is not really an accurate statement.
Ask yourself at what net worth would you feel comfortable paying $10,000 to $15,000 for a first class flight without thinking much of it?
The answer my friends came up with was a net worth of at least 20 million dollars.
Most millionaires are under this net worth and would not be paying cash for first class flights.
Due to the devaluation of the dollar i think the more accurate statement is that "millionaires fly business class"
I'm in the $5-10M NW range myself and i barely feel comfortable paying cash for business class flights.
Qatar airways JUST started offering caviar on their Business class, i flew Qatar to Singapore recently and was able to enjoy this myself. So even business class is being elevated lately.
7:15 FOR FREE?? IN THIS ECONOMY?
Doing it for the people 🫡
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NEWS TODAY - Emirates will stop SIN-MEL service soon😢
If anyone watching this.. the fifth freedom route serving Singapore Melbourne by Emirates is terminating soon. 😢
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I think Emirates first class is something everyone needs to do at least once, especially if you can get an A380 route and shower in the air.
It's just so over the top with the caviar, wines and gold trim everywhere.
A couple of years back I was lucky to book Paris to Perth for 159k Qantas points (i think around 8c/point value) and the seat next to me was occupied by Rod Stewart lol.
Still use both sets of PJs also.
❤️🇱🇨 #DOPE
Emirates first also gives you access to Qantas first/ business lounges in Singapore. You missed out! They’re both better than the emirates lounge there.
No they're not, actually Emirates is way better !
I'm curious, are you half Thai? I ask because I'm half Thai lol.
Nah but you're semi close-ish
One of the hottest UA-camrs out there
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❤❤❤❤omg your voice turns women on !!!
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o me gods so sisi u are realy jame hoor