Greetings:

I pulled out some excerpts (see below) from a previous post I made regarding EKs Y service on the A340-500. Not sure what the passenger loads will be like from ZRH but they were extremely light on the JFK route affording passengers the opportunity to spread out. Also, I would say that for the relatively short duration of your flight a paid-upgrade would be wasted (just my opinion), now a freebee is an entirely different story http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/newre...e=1&p=3592551#
Big Grin. The DXB-JFK leg was over 14 hours and I was not uncomfortable in the slightest...so ca. 6 hours should be a dream! Also, the Y legroom is far better than I have experienced on many airlines, so it makes a great differerence.

The seating in Y was actually quite pleasant. The only thing I would be cautious of is that the IFE is under the window seat in front of you on the two-seat sides so leg room is a bit restricted. Row 17 has two IFE boxes in front of you as row 16 is the bulkhead and IFE screens are not located in the seatback -- I am assuming this is the same for all rows behind a blukhead or exit row. The middle section (4 across) had multiple IFE boxes but as I did not sit there cannot remember exactly where they were.


Bulkheads (Row 16 in the first Y cabin) provide extra legroom but be wary as EK reserves them for families with small children as the bassinets are located there and on both flights families were sitting at at least one of the bulkheads so it can get noisy at times. Ask at check-in for a bulkhead or exit row as they are only available to the rest of us at check-in.

Hope this help and enjoy the flight!