KeaneJohn

Have a great time and a pleasant Flight. Definitely earnt it today.

JezzaG

Timatic now updated (below, my highlighting) but most travel web sites and the FCO still refer to the 48h PCR test without exception.

Does anyone have some recent first hand experience at BA check in over the last few days or know whether they are still checking for tests at the terminal train in DXB?

The _Banking_Scot

Hi

Now in the lounge awaiting the ba 104.

Long queues to check in at 0745 even for first class and gold pax.

Fortunately I had checked in on line so able to go to bag drop with only one pax in front.
several pax seemed to be getting slightly annoyed and one was asking for a supervisor . i think a lot of pax could not check in online .

i had separate tickets dxb lhr and lhr edi but to my surprise and delight the chrckin agent said my bags were tagged to Edinburgh
Immigration and security were quick and quiet. Just missed one tram.to d gates and had to wait 5mins for the next one as only 1 tram was working.

Regards

Tbs
I did arrive on the 27th so the test requirement was still in effect although it was a very cursory glance on arrival.

Ps

Ah. Just been called to the desk and given a new boarding pass for 15a main deck as my booked swat of 51k has no power. As it is a daytime flight decided to keep 51k and will read a book and look at the scenery as I prefer the upper deck. For a nighttime or longer flight I would change.


Pps now at lhr . Actually once on board the cabin crew said they had been looking at it and power seemed to be ok and to try it and mention it to them if there were any problems.

After take off the seat reclined and the ife worked fine.
the only issue was that the seat only returned to half way to the take off landing position so mentioned that to the cabin crew after afternoon tea and they manually reset it.
flew over Iraq then turkey just south of the black sea then over Europe

Got a nice view of burj khalifa to the north after take off as we used runway 12 at dxb then turned west looping south of the burj.

elbirchos

Is there a good definition of "fully vaccinated"?

I'll be flying to DXB with my partner next month and she's double jabbed but hasn't had a booster and it'll be over 6 months since the second jab.

I've had a scour online and can't find any definition of 'fully vaccinated', so am tempted to book her a PCR test additionally just in case. Just trying to confirm if it includes booster or not.

Will100

https://www.emirates.com/uk/english/...ents/tourists/

rjn21

Has anyone recently tried the (expensive) Al Majlis service at DXB? It seems to be like Premiair at MAN used to be or the very highly priced “Heathrow VIP” service at LHR.

They only refer to T3 at the moment so would seem to be setup for EK. They didn’t reply to my query if they serve T1, concourse D, BA.

lost_in_translation

They can do arrivals on BA but can't do departures is my recollection as I think BA won't allow it. They only just reopened it a few months ago and I think the lounge has been renovated but didn't fancy paying what they change when arrivals in DXB is not that complicated, would be tempted to pay it to avoid the dump of a terminal and BA lounge on departure if I were to ever fly BA from DXB again (highly unlikely, frankly).

Hoofa

Hi

My first post, have been a long time lurker but no one yet asked about this so thought I better sign up and ask! Does anyone know why BA have pulled all business and first avios availability from the dxb route, not been a single flight available for the last few days. I had wondered if IT issue but then there has been a lot of demand on the route recently.

Many thanks

DYKWIA

They normally do this just prior to announcing a sale.

Hoofa

Many thanks, strange it only seems to be only this route that they have pulled and now there seems to be one day with first class availability so wonder if this lack of availability is actually due to demand...

Yuff

It’s been like this for several day, I checked last wed/thu and everything was normal plenty of availability but since Thursday not one seat showing and I check pretty early as I am currently in Dubai and check around 8am which is 5am BST.
im using a new 241 voucher which supposed;y shows increased availability 🤷🏻‍♂️

contractor

I suspect it's due to uncertainty around 388 movements. I think they are reluctant to release extra while first, and to a lesser degree, business capacity is still being worked out.

Blumie

Not sure if this is a new sale, but I just noticed that BA are offering JFK-DXB in F for a base fare of $4,100 return (approximately $5,400 all in). I applied my Chase discount and got JFK-LHR-DXB return with a stopover on the way back for about $5,100 in F.

Blumie

So I’ve dug a bit deeper and see that BA have filed an I fare on this route with a base fare of $1,800 return, but all of the I inventory is zeroed out. This is pure speculation on my part, but maybe BA are waiting to see how many of us will step up for the A fare (which is much less expensive than any of the J fares currently available) before they open up the I inventory. case, BA filed a great I fare but zeroed out all of the I inventory. Maybe they’ll see how many of us are willing to step up to the A fare (which, as I noted, is cheaper than all of the J fares currently available) and then open up the I inventory.

Hoofa

Some very limited business avios availability to Dubai has now returned. Only one day available until Jan 23 when seems to return to normal...