Originally Posted by
kilic16slx
Ung1 is true as long as your ticket is economy saver. However, if you buy an economy flex ticket, still you have to make the changes by calling EK hotline, however, the changes will be free.
Seat and meal selections, upgrade requests etc can be done online, though I managed to get upgrades only by phone, never through the website.
While that is true for redemptions, revenue tickets do not necessarily have free changes. It depends on the booking class, and while usually free out of DXB, the fee out of India where the OP is originating is usually INR 2000.