Originally Posted by
skywardhunter
Hm, OP indicates they're in the UK in their FT profile, and certainly they'd be somewhere west of DXB if travelling to DPS, but there is no EK flight arriving at 07:55 for 10 June, nor at 00:45. However flights to DPS are at 01:25 which is too early if arriving at 00:45, and then at 07:05 which is presumably the referenced 8-hour connection, and then at 09:10 which is probably the 75 minute connection. If there is no flight arriving after 00:45 and before 07:55 then it's understandable that there are no other options, unless perhaps an earlier flight arriving before midnight, allowing connection to the 01:25 flight.
Also depends on availability, a better connection on OP's dates might be a higher fare.
It's 00:45 and 07:55 which are the arrival times for the GLA flights. Other options could include GLA/EDI/INV/ABZ/NCL through another European city, depending on just where they are in (assuming) Scotland. Brings in another connection risk but just throwing things out there for consideration.