Emirates has made a huge change to its First Class Cabin – and it’s not the best news for parents with young kids.

For anyone who books the luxe cabin using Skywards Miles – whether it’s a full award ticket or an upgrade – can no longer use it on kids aged eight and under.

The policy was implemented as of August 15, 2025; however, it does not apply to tickets paid with cash, according to One Mile at a Time .

The change is only a limitation on accessing the cabin through miles, with the Dubai-based airline being the only known carrier to enforce this rule.

Many have weighed in on the new policy online, with some confused why it doesn’t extend to tickets paid with cash, too. 6

“The only controversial part of this is only applying this to the miles redemptions,” one person argue

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