Originally Posted by tiharoa

I was about to book two return tickets VCE/AKL in J in February 2022 but while VCE/DXB leaves at 15.25 as usual the DXB/AKL now leaves earlier at 08.05 making a transit time of 7h 50 minutes. Apparently it doesn't qualify for Dubai Connect. I didn't complete the booking because with the chaffeur/drive not available at the moment and the prospect of spending the whole night in the lounge, travelling with Emirates seems quite unappealing.