Emirates A380 First Class - Just upgrades or actual bookings?

Think about it; Emirates' A380 first class is so luxurious that almost nobody can afford to fly it. Most people tend to book business class then get upgraded. This is not criticism, just curiosity if anyone has actually booked first class on an Emirates A380.

It won't let me vote, because I have two responses - yes, I have purchased an F ticket, but I have also been upgraded from J.

Flew F from Auckland to Melbourne when I passed my exams. It was an amazing 3 hours. Was very stunned and confused when asked “Will you be using the shower service this evening?”

One of the best First flying out of Melbourne. Yes I have booked First many times with $$$$. Great value and exquisite service from ground crew to air crew. The Captain will introduce them self to first class pax. Qantas does not do that.

It's a myth that people don't book and pay cash for flying long-haul in First with either Emirates or Qantas.

East Coast to NZ when on sale - can not be beaten for the wine alone.

I have only ever flown F on Emirates and each time I have purchased a QF ticket to maintain status.

Only 2 seats occupied in A380 F on the Emirates flight I was on last week. By contrast, QF 10 was completely full in first.

Now theres a true First Class product. Qantas should be ashamed generally for their pseudo 'first' - business plus product.

I'm flying DXB-Madrid next month in F, using QFF points. I have a seven hour layover in DXB from midnight after flying (in Business) from Sydney. Does anyone know if there are sleeping facilities in the DXB lounge (ideally with a wake-up call!)? Any suggestions on best way to spend that period?

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Have flown F on Emirates metal a number of times but always under a QF code share flight number. While very good I still prefer QF metal and staff. I have found that the Emirates crew seem to "disappear" on the longer legs while the QF crew continue to circulate. One thing I must confess is great on the Emirates F facilities is that it is great not to be continually elbowing the walls while sitting on the throne at 30K feet!

Have flown F on Emirates twice. The first time was coming back from the UK when I discovered that the return leg (I always book separately) was actually cheaper than the J trip from BNE. I booked Qantas codeshare and they quoted the LHR/BNE leg in UK pounds. I looked at it and thought - why not.

I was also upgraded recently on a BNE/AKL flight which I booked directly through Emirates. Apparently there were issues with some of the seats in economy. Those passengers were brought up to J and I was moved to first as an Emirates FF customer.

That all said, my next trip to the UK in a year's time will be on Qantas metal. Dubai airport is, to say the least, ordinary for the business class traveller and coupled with the fact that they won't let me use my CPAP machine through their power supply (Qantas will) means that the flying Kangaroo gets to keep my loyalty.