yes, very lucky indeed. especially since one of the two flights i missed, the guy at the counter in MAN said "the next available flight is in 4 weeks time"

i was like

then he said "what passport do you have?"

me: "Malaysian"

EK: "well manchester-dubai is fine, you can standby in dubai if you like"
@:-)@:-)@:-)@:-) "i'll take it"

thankfully, some flights were delayed and some poor folks missed their connection, and i managed to get on the next flight from DXB to SIN. What a relief. No need to camp out (at that time i was a poor student and missed silver, so no lounge )


i wonder if service in manchester is better because it looks like the main emirates office in the uk?