Kudos. That's great to hear. I'll have to try that one. Thanks saaveraward.

How does one get on the waitlist? I search for this in the forum, but can't find an answer.

I spoke with 11 different agents, they're all telling me that waitlisting isn't possible for new reservations. Then I ask, if I make an award booking and want to waitlist on the other flight on the same day, they say it's also not possible.

Is there a secret?

Asking for Skywards instead of general reservations may help.

I'm not sure what you mean by "new reservations." Is your award ticketed?

My award was ticketed and I wait listed on a DIFFERENT day. I don't know if that makes the difference.

Also, I have no status with EK.

As I indicated upthread, it appears many agents don't know how to do it, but some do.

Hopefully I will get to fly this soon!

Does anyone miss the shower and bar or the better cabin makes up for it?

The shower is very convenient in the case of irrops, for example if you end up with an unexpectedly short connection in DXB and don't have time to wash and brush up in the lounge. Other than that I find it a bit of a gimmick.

I'm a solo traveller 90% of the time, and if the bar was more convivial, with stools at the bar a la Virgin, encouraging random passenger interaction, I'd be more likely to use it. As it stands, it's no great loss, although on ultra long haul it's a pleasant change of scenery.

While there's certainly more personal space, having tried it a couple of times now I'm in no particular hurry to make a special effort to travel on the New First Class again. Seats 1E and 1K suffer from galley noise, and I found my limbs had a tendency to fall out of the side of the new seat.

Irrespective of my comments, of course, you do have to try it for yourself!

Yeah, I have to agree. It was novel after years of the same product, but I actually quite like the old F. Or don’t really have a problem with it. The finishes on the new F seem cheaper, and I suspect they won’t age well.

The slide out table in particular seems a bit rickety.

EK FC
 

Hi, does anyone know if the new FC still on New York flights at 11pm?

yes, EK202 the 11pm flight is still New First and is scheduled that way until at least July, when the A388 is currently loaded into system.

I’m flying EK0084 GVA-DXB next Thursday and the F seatmap is showing 8 seats. Isn’t this supposed to be a route with new F?

EK84 and EK90 are mostly new F but there is the odd day here and there where they are not

Looks like ZRH is lately also getting the new F on several days a week.

For those that have been on this thread for a while, I finally booked my JFK-DXB (EK202) for mid June. The booking is in business class, I am hoping that my auto upgrade clears.... fingers crossed!

Good luck with the upgrade. I am also hoping to experience EK for the first time next spring.... so I look forward to your perception of F on EK