Hi, am flying with Emirates from Manchester to Auckland (via Melbourne), then back to Melbourne and then a week later back from Melbourne to Manchester. All legs are booked in J but I took advantage of the 'upgrade to First on one leg either way' deal (just £700!) to get a First suite on the longest Dubai-Melbourne and Melbourne-Dubai legs (both flights on A340-500).

Some questions:
1) how busy is the Melbourne-Auckland leg likely to be and what do you think my chances are of being able to keep my First seat from the 13hr leg on the short 3.5hr flight to/from Auckland? Do they make all passengers get off the plane in Melbourne before continuing on to Auckland?

2) if I fly out J from Manchester-Dubai and then have a 3hr wait in Dubai before continuing in F class, will I be OK to use the First Class Emirates lounge?

3) How easy is it to get hold of a First Class bedroom at Dubai - I will be arriving circa 7am and leaving circa 10am?

4) I have read on seatguru that the seat width on the A330-200 in J is just 18" (only 0.5" wider than Emirates economy and narrower than BA's World Traveller Plus). Is this right? If so, it sounds fairly poor, despite a ridiculous amount of leg room...

5) There seems to be loads of debate about ICE vs non-ICE equipped planes - what IFE system does a A330-200 have and what does this offer passengers?

6) Finally, how is Emirates making any money? My fare is GBP3,450 for Manchester-Dubai (J), Dubai-Melbourne (F), Melbourne-Auckland (J), Auckland-Melbourne (J), Melbourne-Dubai (F), Dubai-Manchester (J) with 6 x chauffeur trips thrown in (and including 80 miles one-way from my home to MAN)?!!!!

Sorry for a brain dump of questions but look forward to hearing your views - thanks in anticipation.