Originally Posted by
missal
I shall do that. I have doubts though due to the fare condition (tickets are saver), but we'll see what they say.
Irrelevant. You've got an involuntary transit over 8hrs with no option of a shorter connection within the MCT and therefore qualify for Dubai Connect.
As an aside, the 1h10m connection is possible if the flights are on time if you want to ask the call center about that.