Flying coach on Emirates

CARLEY D. THORNELL FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE

Amenities at a first-class seat on an Emirates flight from Boston to Dubai.

 

 

   

Hyped with marketing campaigns featuring international soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, a walk through business class to your coach cabin is a glimpse of one-percenter life: more extensive menus, fresh floral arrangements on the walls, and a continent of leg and arm room.
In true Titanic style, first-class travelers like Ronaldo are well-shielded; not only is the cabin off-limits to everyone except its high earners, but also it has a separate entrance at most airports (not currently offered at Logan). Those willing to pay upward of $20,000 for a round-trip ticket can enjoy car service to their terminal, feather duvets, fancy toiletries, flowers in every seat, and a nifty dine-on-demand feature geared for travelers whose stomachs may be in different time zones and wish to order breakfast for dinner, etc. Passengers also buy into the fantasy of sipping a fancy cocktail while rubbing elbows in the first-class cabin bar.