Radical change in US airlines' policies

[Keithambrose]

1 hour ago, PeterRS said:

The problem on the Emirates A380s is there is no bulkhead, only two half partitions. The first row has two seats each side with tons of legroom because they are in the open area at the downstairs entrance. The problem is that the toilets are up a few stairs at the front and the chances are you are going to have queues occasionally in front of you.

Row 35 looks good, if you don't mind being in the middle.

[PeterRS]

I have been in the front row for an Emirates economy flight to Hong Kong. The flight was overbooked and they offered me lounge access, priority boarding and a free biz class return for a later date if I just agreed to that one sector downgrade. It was a generous offer which I accepted and actually enjoyed the front row - even though then it was an economy seat and there was no partition in front. So I think  Premium Economy on the A380 might certainly be worth trying.