Since we've drifted into the mention of ETOPS - (warning: thread drift of sorts; but something dear to the heart for many EK pilots) - I would like someone to quantify the risk in placing the captain (and on some flights, he is the the only captain on board) in a "rest" area about as far as it is possible to be placed from the cockpit, [which in a 773, is a considerable distance - further, in fact, than the Wright brothers' first flight!] as it is on only EK's 777 fleet, and to a only slightly lesser degree, on EK's A345s and 380s.
(The " " surround the word "rest" for reasons we won't go into here, but mention torpedos, U-Boats and the lack of anywhere where rest can be taken in a sitting position to any EK 777 pilot and all will be explained.)
Others have mentioned in earlier threads the difficulty for a captain or FO to get back to the cockpit from the rear cabin past milling passengers and especially meal trolleys in normal circumstances. To do so after a decompresssion or a cabin fire would be near impossible, at least in good time to have any say in the immediate and not so immediate decisions on how the emergency (sorry - "non normal") is to be handled.
Comments from the panel of experts?