Originally Posted by
CalFlyer
Sorry, that is beyond the point. My desire is strong, but my desire to spend my scarce time with my family or in the office is stronger. Doesn't change the fact that I should get the emergency row seat and not some 3.5h-bwefore-departure-checking-in-infrequent-traveller.
Lufthansa and a few other airlines understand this.
No , you shouldn't get the exit row seat since you are not prepared to get to the airport 3 hours before departure. Lufthansa understands that you should get exit rows on Emirates does it?
Different airlines have different policies; Emirates's is that it is FCFS at the airport
As mentioned , obviously you do not care enough to get an exit row seat to meet EK's approach to assigning them