Originally Posted by scnzzz

Not how I read it. I see it as criticism of inappropriate behavior. Granted this is a middle-eastern airline, and the ruling family and their associates have certain privileges - the fact is that EK is a commercial entity and makes certain representations to its other passengers through the CoC, and ought be held responsible to assure that those representations are fulfilled. If I were a subject of the ruling family, perhaps it would be right and proper for me to defer my (hypothetical) paid F seat to one of them. But I'm not, and I'll warrant neither are most of EK's premium pax. And that's the problem.