She flies into DXB from Düsseldorf. Only 1 flight per day. She misses this new DXB MNL connection by 2h30 hence the 21h30 layover. The connecting DXB-MNL flight we had booked had around 5-6h layover if I remember correctly but it appears that flight hasn’t been operational since the end of Jan 2020. Quite why people have been allowed to book it, only Emirates can answer that. But it leaves a somewhat sour taste knowing that if we knew the layover was going to be that long we would never have booked it. Not in a million years.

In response to other posts made, valued feedback from all, however:
- the ticket is changeable for a fee but not refundable.
- the original ticket with shorter layover was 300€ more than the cost of the 21h layover flight MrsAF has been bumped to. I find that somewhat underhand if not just a tad unscrupulous with Emirates knowing full well that at the time of booking the flight wasn’t operational. With the ticket terms being changeable for a fee then dumping this change on the pax it’s kind of like taking your money under false pretences

And yes at least she does have the lounge but it’s questionable that she will accept to stay 21h30 in transit. I wouldn’t do it and I see no reason why she should either.

Very disappointed.