We flew from Perth to Dubai and then from Dubai to New York City on Emirates. On the last leg from Dubai to New York we were seated 2 rows from the front where people can put their young children in the cots. Everyone around us seemed to have children, making our flight uncomfortable. I think it would be better if they seated all people with small children in the one area. We did complain, but there was nothing they could do as the flight was full. We appreciate there is not much they can do once we are onboard and the plane is full, but something should be done prior to boarding when people book to ensure all passengers can be as comfortable as possible, the air-staff would also spend less time dealing with complaints if this was done. If I had a small child I would prefer to be amongst other passengers with children, rather than be embarrassed about all the neighboring passengers complaining about my children. It seemed a bit unfair, four adults who had paid a lot of money for the flight weren’t going to get any peace for 14 hours! Even ear plugs being provided would have offered a bit more quiet. The food was great though and we were able to get the meals we wanted.
On the flight home from Seattle to Dubai and then to Perth we had dinner and breakfast provided . We never once got the meal we wanted, by the time they had come to the front of the plane they didn’t have any left of the popular selection. We also pressed our air hostess button a few times, but no one ever came to assist. And it did take them a while to clear away our trays.
We also found there was hardly ever any room for our hand luggage, other people in different rows had used our space, pushing ours to another section of the plane. Which didn’t help when we wanted to get something out mid flight having to try and find it. Or when the flight land and everyone stand up in the aisle, but our bags were somewhere further down the plane getting moved around by everyone rushing to get off the plane. It would help if passengers were only allowed to use the space provided for their seat number
