Originally Posted by honeybun1989
Hi, the stopover is 1hr 35 mins .. will that be enough time? The total flight time is 19hrs ..
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I have a feeling I might be too late, but I wanted to weigh in. Emirates officially says an hour, but you are cutting it very very close at 1h 35. I haven’t been to Japan but I fly Glasgow to Australia regularly, always through Dubai with generally a 1 h 55m layover outward bound, and I don’t think the Glasgow flight has ever not been delayed. You might make it, but if you do then it will be very tight.
Additionally, as someone said, Dubai airport is massive, and it is also under massive construction between now and July, which is making it a mess. The Glasgow flight doesn’t park at a gate, so you need to allow time to get a bus to the terminal and get through 2 security check points. Depending on which Glasgow flight you get, you may be arriving in Dubai at midnight-ish, which is when Dubai airport is at its busiest.
If you are already locked into this flight or you can’t find a better option, you may want to consider using the Marhaba concierge service run by the airport. They meet you off the plane and almost always they use a golf cart to get you through the airport fast. We have been the last people boarding our connecting flight several times, and we would have definitely missed it without Marhaba. Yes, if you are delayed then Emirates will get you on the next available flight, but I would rather not have to deal with that.
I feel bad for being so negative, but I spend a lot of time in Dubai airport so I wanted to pass on my experience. I don’t know if it helps, but if nothing else, you can be a bit more prepared.