Emirates First Class Lounge B

After an ungodly 5AM wake-up call, we were downstairs by 6AM where our Emirates limo was waiting for us. No traffic this morning and we arrived at DXB about 20 minutes later. Separate entrance for First and Business.

Unless I missed something, no special treatment for First Class as everyone is all lumped together in this cavernous facility. I had OLCI'd and printed our boarding passes at the hotel so we headed for security, or what passes for security here.

6:45AM and this place is busy.

With a B15 departure, we head for the old First Class Lounge.

Pleasant staff but once again, the EK/AS partnership is a work in progress. Dragon pecked away on her keyboard and, despite our boarding passes, tells me she can't find our reservation. "Are you in Business Class?" "Are you using an upgrade?" Seriously, what kind of idiotic systems are they using? Eventually she says everything is OK and welcomes us in. Not as cavernous as the new FCL, but this one actually seems a little more manageable.