Most people’s least favorite part of traveling somewhere far away is the journey to get there – but when you’re flying in a $21,000 first class airplane seat, the trip itself starts to get a lot more appealing.
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“It really does change your whole relationship with travel, when you take the most painful part of traveling and instead of that being a bad experience, it goes from pain to pleasurable”, Neistat said to end the video.
The new fees range from $15 for short-haul flights from Dubai to $40 for long-haul destinations such as the U.S., Canada and Australia.
For medium haul flights, which includes the likes of South Africa, China, Hong Kong, Thailand and the United Kingdom, the fee rises to Dh100 for adults and Dh50 per child.
The new fees apply to economy class special and saver fares but will not apply to economy class flex and flex plus, business class and first class fares.
Senior citizens and children will qualify for a 50 per cent discount, Emirates added.
The spokesman explained, “This charge is not applicable once online check-ins open, which is 48 hours before flight departures”.
Emirates president Sir Tim Clark said earlier this month the carrier was considering charges for seat selection, the introduction of a premium economy product and additional baggage charges.
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A spokesperson for the airline said that the fees are applicable on certain economy class fares.
