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I thought I'd pen a few notes on leg #1 from Edinburgh to Dubai via the clubhouse.

1 - Edinburgh trams... avoid them like the plague. They are more expensive than the airport bus and frankly not as nice (some rather rough areas of Edinburgh served by this route).

Edinburgh now has a couple of lounges.I was so excited there is another thread on this very fact here http://v-flyer.com/forum/index.php?f=4&t=286484&rb_v=viewtopic

No1 wins for me... Service Air just can not compete.

So, my first time leaving Edinburgh on an UC connecting flight...

Check is was great. Treated like UC from the get go. I was handed an invitational lounge pass to service air which made me chuckle a little, but graciously accepted this.

I thought I'd tip my hat to the refurbished SA Lounge... I had one coffee and then left for No1.

Glorious!

Flight VS3006 was called and I was straight on to the flight. Welcomed aboard and asked if I'd like an exit row seat as I was an UC pax. Very happy to say yes and therefore plopped myself down in 12C - rather rice to have the xtra 3 or 4 inches.

Flight time was swift. To be honest, there is not really a lot to say about the LR service. It does was it says on the tin and with a smile.

Landing, I then got to experience the transfer bus. I was the only pax, so for all intents and purposes, I was privately chauffeured to T3 if any one asks by RB himself!!

The walk from bus to CH is longer than expected. You are going against the grain as everyone else if walking towards you. But, I finally emerged into the familiar T3, walked past the fish counter (seriously, who buys all that fish before flying) and headed on the familiar path to the CH.

Checked in
Hair cut
Virgin Readhead
Update V Flyer
Check in on FB to Upper Class Lounge
and relax.

Random meeting in the Grey Goose lounge at the moment, so will wander upstairs later.

Part two coming up shortly.

Over and out.

Thanks for posting. Keep them coming!!

Dan

Thanks for posting, looking forward to next instalment and happy travels.

Thank you for the TR - I'm with you on the fish counter

Agree with Edinburgh Trams, they're £1.50 to journey almost the entire line but a ticket to cover the last 500 yards to the airport costs £5. A frugal Scotsman would get off at the station before and walk... Not that quick either, bus is better unless you get tram to Edinburgh Park then train (which is the most expensive option).

You have to do the obligatory check in on Facebook when you get to the CH...I'll be expecting one from you john!

What a difference as I left from EDI - DXB Upper on the 19th and was shocked at the service from start to finish. No upper luggage tags, no lounge invitation, no acknowledgement in any way of travelling UC, when I asked for a UC tag I was told oh we have premium economy its the same take that... Similarly travelling back up to EDI I waited 10 minutes at the little red desk at T1 for my costa card whilst managers walked around with not a care, I was then greeted with 'Oh I hope you haven't been waiting long'. Mmmm, not impressed with Little Red at all.

Crumbs - that's quite a different story!

Thanks for the TR,though it sounds like some consistency may be needed....

samfarmer wrote:1 - Edinburgh trams... avoid them like the plague. They are more expensive than the airport bus and frankly not as nice (some rather rough areas of Edinburgh served by this route).

It's basically the old 22 route ? Wasn't that bad when I used to do that daily. Remember one man's "rough" is another man's "urban".

Fuzzy14 wrote:Agree with Edinburgh Trams, they're £1.50 to journey almost the entire line but a ticket to cover the last 500 yards to the airport costs £5. A frugal Scotsman would get off at the station before and walk... Not that quick either, bus is better unless you get tram to Edinburgh Park then train (which is the most expensive option).

The airport bus also does (or did) differentiate on price, though not to the extent of a fiver. The same principle exists in Sydney, where the price leaps up if you want to get to the airport itself. One blogger I read decided to try getting off at the last available central fare stop and walking - and decided that he'd pay the extra in future.

I used to like the airport bus. If you were brave enough to risk the injury likely when descending the stairs (as the drivers are clearly taught that one or other of the pedals must be on the floor at all times) the views were great.

pjh wrote:
The airport bus also does (or did) differentiate on price, though not to the extent of a fiver. The same principle exists in Sydney, where the price leaps up if you want to get to the airport itself. One blogger I read decided to try getting off at the last available central fare stop and walking - and decided that he'd pay the extra in future.

I used to like the airport bus. If you were brave enough to risk the injury likely when descending the stairs (as the drivers are clearly taught that one or other of the pedals must be on the floor at all times) the views were great.

I thought all bus drivers were taught to keep their feet on the floor. It is definitely like that around where I live.

The airlink bus when I used it last was £4 single or £7 return so the tram is not that much more.


Thanks for the trip report.