That was in addition to his Economy ticket. Emirates usually text you last-minute upgrade offers for a discounted price, and this time he took it up (to his regret).
A friend of mine travels for business a lot, in Economy.
He saved and saved for about 6 months to treat himself to an upgrade to 'Business' on his Emirates flight back from Sydney to Heathrow and eventually pushed the button, paying £1,400 do so.
For both legs of the flight a baby was in the...