After 16 months of forced separation Mrs AF books just last week with Emirates in J to get home and be with me, Mr AF, here in The Philippines. On the basis of the flights being sold on Emirates’ website. In Business.

Less than one week later, Emirates send us an email saying that due to operational changes she is forced to have a 21h30 layover in Dubai.

Apart from being sold flights to the Philippines that we find subsequently have not been operational since January 2021 there is no possibility of hotels. So what does she do, camp out somewhere? For over 21h?

Now, I fully appreciate the situation of the airlines. But hey, selling a product online that is not approved deliverable or otherwise is not acceptable. And more, if we had known this underhand tactic in advance we would never have booked the ticket. Never. Not in a million years.

Now, what? Paid almost 3k for flights. Stuck with flights we don't want would never have booked don’t fit our needs. Emirates reply will be interesting.

Allez