Originally Posted by
Kiwi Flyer
My understanding (from posts on FT) is the STPC is based on the airline schedules, ignoring availability. If it is theoretically possible to have shorter transit of less than the requirement for STPC then STPC does not apply. That is an EK policy as I understand it.
That's correct. The OP will only qualify for STPC if EK's schedule doesn't allow a connection within 8 hours for economy and 6 hours for business or first.