patience is the key with emirates. when you finally get to Dubai and see how everything is run you will see why they take so long to get back to you. My best friend had to actually call them herself and ask if she got thru after about 6 weeks and they checked and said oh yes, you have sorry we just forgot to call you. Also, anyone whos in training or new at the moment, are they letting you choose 380 or allocating it?