The loyalty program is missing the loyalty part

When I reached platinum and stayed there for a few years I realised just how hard it was to maintain it.

One has to fly around like a crazy person to keep the rewards level.

What I noticed immediately was that the airline decided to cut back on the benefits.

Post Covid I now find that as a business class flyer I don't have additional luggage allowance, no chauffeur drive pickup or drop off and today the final straw no lounge access even if you are flying business. Just because you upgraded.

And when they change the flights as they often do you might find yourself, as I did stuck in economy, even though you used your hard earned points to upgrade.

Emirates is clearly not the airline in 2022.

We are busy looking for other options that appreciate the business class travellor more.