Originally Posted by Budley

I recently flew Rome-Dubai with an Italian friend on a 777, with a FCO-DXB-CMB-SIN itinerary in Y class on a cheap non-refundable ticket. My friend and I were really looked after by the great cabin crew and so I was quite tired on arrival at DXB (where the connection time was only 2 hours).

Anyway, I went into the lounge and fell asleep and slept through my flight departure and did not wake up for a further 3 hours. So, what to do? Well, I made a quick decision to spend 35,000 miles on a UA award in business class to Singapore. I didn’t bother to discuss the matter with EK.

Was there a better option?