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.
Why would that connection not qualify? From a connection time > 6 hours qualifies in J. So that can’t be the reason if your connection is 7:50.