Originally Posted by
ft101
You might willingly choose an 8 hour transit over a 5 hour transit once. You won't do it again.
Even 5 hours is stretching things as there's only so much you can do in an airport lounge.
Actually, personally I’d take an 8 hour overnight transit in F over a 5 hour one at DXB any day! But my objective would be to book a hotel room and go spend 5 hours sleeping rather than spend it in the airport - it’s much preferable if you have a passport that allows easy entry into the UAE. My limit is about 4 hours in a lounge before I start to feel like I’m trapped in a never ending loop these days. If 5-6 hour overnight layover options show I pretend they don’t exist.