Originally Posted by
kshastry
The long transit hours may be due the fact that you are flying EK out of CCU. Silly as it may seem, if you somehow get her to fly out of BOM on EK, you can minimize the connection time as there are several flights to DXB through out the day. If you have a friend or relative in BOM, it may help a bit.
It may be bit too much for someone on their 1st international to pass 10 hrs alone. You can probably buy her the Marhaba service at T1. There will be some Indian food to be had and good seats to rest on.
In my opinion, STPC even if you get one, is lot of work. Immigration, transfer, hotel check-in, checkout, security, immigration.. whew...
Infact, I am considering flying from delhi if I dont get a viable option from CCU..Since we hv relatives in delhi, she can be there till early morning when the flight for DXB is..
Any idea, whts the cost of the marhaba service ?? Can we buy it while booking the tickets ??
rgds
abhi