Originally Posted by
YohYohY
This thread gives me an explanation now - I checked in for flight the other day (Amsterdam to Dubai), I was the first person to check in (at the check in counters), asked if any exit rows were free, was told no, they've all been taken. Thought ho hum..
I didn't realise that you can now pay for them.
For me, this sucks and is a downgrade in what Emirates offers - I prefer a first come first served.
As someone mentioned above regarding low cost carriers... I wonder if this is part of a slippery slope, eg BA style, charging for sandwiches etc (the sandwiches here in Dubai leave a lot to be desired!).
Not necessarily the case. I had a flight on the 23rd (two days after this came into effect) checked in early only to be told all extra legroom seats had been taken. This was impossible for people to book so unless they had booked their ticket after the 20th. So unless there had been a surge in bookings within two days of the flight and all purchasing the extra legroom seats then they should all have been available.