Greetings. I'm considering flying Emirates to HKG in the fall. The return journey would see me flying the "wrong" way from HKG-DXB-LHR on EK, with a 2:45 connection to AC for the return to YYZ. Since it's a four-leg journey (including the stop in BKK), I'm a bit concerned about making the connections throughout since the AC flight will be on a different ticket and I'll be unprotected in case of delays.

Based on typical experience, do I have anything to fear or should EK pull through and get me back to LHR in time to catch the AC flight?

BTW, the outbound isn't a concern since scheduling permits a full day in London and a stopover in Dubai. Also, I did a search but only found comments from 2001.

Any insights would be appreciated. Thanks!