The Truth About the Emirates Business Class Lounge in Dubai
My traveler experience at Dubai Airport
Finally, a flight leaving on time, I thought to myself.
If you read my previous post, you’ll know that we had to make a whistle-stop tour to India from NYC via Dubai last month. It was an epic but memorable trip, starting with my first-ever visit to Dubai Airport.
Here’s an account of that layover in Dubai.
Newark to Dubai
Our flight from Newark to Dubai was scheduled at 9:30 pm and we’d gotten to the airport well in advance, in order to avoid the Friday night traffic. This was a 12–14 hour flight, depending upon the tailwind.
Since we’d booked so late, there was no way of choosing ‘Extra legroom’ seats.
However, we lucked out on three bulkhead seats in the middle of the plane, giving us the much-needed legroom for the long flight ahead.
I strongly recommend bulkhead seats because even if they’re economy, their generous legroom makes flying much easier.
The plane was completely full. Since it was mid-winter break for all city public schools and possibly some…
