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Old Nov 12, 2015 | 9:37 am
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skywardhunter
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Originally Posted by kq747
In August I flew VCE-DXB-NBO and was offered and booked Dubai Connect even though we elected to use the afternoon flight to NBO as opposed to the morning flight i.e. we opted for a 17 hour layover vs an 11 hour layover so we could sleep properly and not have to wake up and hurry back to DXB even though the morning flight was available at booking (plus we saved $100 per ticket). As per the rules this technically should not happen but I'm not complaining
Well the shortest connection would also have been eligible, so that may have factored in... Either way EK has to give you STPC, they may have said f*** it, let them enjoy a few extra hours in the city...
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