Originally Posted by
travisc
If it was a MAN-DXB (EU->Non EU) would the rules apply?
Yes.
Originally Posted by
travisc
I parse that as all airlines departing from an EU airport, or any EU airline arriving into an EU airport from a non-EU airport. Is that correct?
Yes.
The OPs flight is not covered as the flight is neither departing from an EU airport nor is EK an EU airline.