Originally Posted by
Smirnoff
Can I ask the question everyone must be wondering. Why fly LHR-DXB, just to turn round and come back again? That's a heck of a way to go to start an ex-XXX ticket. I thought going out and back to DUB was bad enough.
Middle east flights are popular with FTers on xONEx round the world tickets, and MRU is a cheap origin for such tickets. Main reason is they are the longest intra-europe sectors and can easily do a round trip in a day.