Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Programs: TK Elite Plus,BAEC GGL,ITA Executive, AFKL Gold,QR Gold,HH Diamond,Bonvoy Gold,ALL Gold
Posts: 14,186
I think the situation for seats 1A and 1K is similar to the TK protocol policy.
They reserve it to governors, ministers, etc... until airport check-in.
Due to the 787-9 seat map issue, in the past, I was also able to choose row 1, however, it wouldn't work anymore.