Originally Posted by ioto1902

As other posters have said you'll have hard time finding a good excuse to get your checked luggage back.
I'm having a 1H30 transit quite often, and I can assure you, there is no time to rest, as this gap is calculated between the time your first leg is supposed to land, and the time your second leg is supposed to depart. If you deduct taxiing time and boarding time limit, you have barely 30min to pass security and get to your next gate.

If your first flight lands late, an EK agent will be waiting for you to rush you to the next gate.

Still want to 'see a friend' ?