Originally Posted by MichaelJFK
Greetings:
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.
I'm flying LHR - AKL next month and have managed to reserve bulkhead seats on 3 of the 4 flights I am on (incl. row 16 on the 345). All I did was call the Skywards lady and chat to her nicely. I have only just joined the club and have no elite status.
Did the bulkhead look like it had any better legroom as usual? I've heard that the seats are a bit narrower to accomodate the IFE.