Fly Man Yann compares Emirates and Kuwait Airways in five categories. The flights are Dubai to Amman on an A380 and Kuwait City to Beirut on an A321neo.
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Fly Man Yann opens outside Dubai International Terminal 3 and says Emirates and Kuwait Airways are compared in round one across seat, meal, tech, service and efficiency. He says Emirates was founded in 1985 with two leased planes and now operates an all widebody fleet of over 260 aircraft, connecting Dubai to over 140 destinations across six continents. He then moves to Kuwait City Terminal 4 and says Kuwait Airways was founded in 1953, has roughly 35 aircraft and connects Kuwait City to over 60 destinations across four continents. He says Emirates boarding used group calls and face scanning e-gates, and the aircraft is a 20-year-old A380, serial number 7, the oldest A380 still flying. For Kuwait, he says the gate is a bus gate and the aircraft is a one-year-old A321neo.
Seats and meals
He says Emirates operates a widebody-only fleet, so he flies an A380 on a short-haul route. He says the older Emirates economy seat felt stiffer than newer versions, but had a small back pillow, blanket, four-way adjustable headrest, 32 inches of seat pitch, extra shoulder room from the A380 fuselage and four inches of recline. He says the Kuwait A321neo seat looked modern, was a little stiff, had small pillows not consistently provided, a four-way adjustable headrest, 32 inches of seat pitch and three inches of recline. He awards the seat category to Emirates. He says the Emirates trolley started after an hour and took another 40 minutes to reach his row, with a salad starter, chicken with greens, chocolate cake, cheese and crackers, chocolate, water and Pepsi Max. He says Kuwait served a hot tray meal 16 minutes after takeoff, with sweet corn salad, chicken and rice with tomato sauce, a Kit Kat, bread with butter and soft cheese, orange juice from concentrate and water. He awards the meal category to Emirates.
Tech, service and scorecard
He says the Emirates IFE screen is older but runs Emirates ICE, with a large catalogue, tail cams, an international power socket and USB-A charging. He says Wi-Fi is visible but does not load. He says the Kuwait IFE screen is more modern, responsive and larger, with a decent film selection, TV shows, a globe map, camera option and Bluetooth pairing. He says free messaging is available, and charging uses USB-A and two 60-watt USB-C ports under the seat. He awards tech to Kuwait Airways. He says Emirates crew were friendly and present, but the trolley took over an hour to appear and 40 minutes to reach his row. He says Kuwait crew greeted passengers, served 16 minutes after takeoff and cleared up in 18 minutes, but were not seen after the meal until descent. He awards service to Kuwait Airways for faster timings. He says Emirates left with seven minutes delay and arrived with 10 minutes delay, while Kuwait arrived eight minutes early. He says both are on time under the 15-minute standard, gives efficiency to Emirates for contactless boarding and no bus gates, and says Emirates won three categories to two, moving to the semifinals against Gulf Air in long-haul economy.
