Originally Posted by
DYKWIA
Well, I think it's already been established that you are not completely normal when it comes to flying. You'd prefer to fly EK Y than EK J on a B777 - fair enough, that's your prerogative.
You now seem to be encouraging the OP to try and find a cheaper Y flight by going via another country (without the benefit of connection protection etc.), rather than use their currently booked J class with Dubai Connect. I'd suggest that 99% of people would think you were completely bonkers for suggesting this.
Dubai connect is unknown in the circumstances.
There are plenty of flights possibly even within Germany that provide a better connection.
There are plenty of people who think the 777 J product is terrible, but I guess if all you do is fly MAN-DXB once a year on an a380, one wouldn't know.