No boarding tunnel at Dubai airport but stairs
#1
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No boarding tunnel at Dubai airport but stairs
Recently I flew Emirates from Sao Paulo, Brazil (GRU) to Dubai and back. Both landing and take off from Dubai was on the tarmac. After a fourteen and a half hour non stop flight passengers had to hup their cabin luggage down the stairs and be bussed to the terminal when we landed in Dubai. On the way back also we were bussed to the aircraft and I saw many a passenger struggle to climb the stairs with their cabin luggage in tow.
Does this happen to Emirates flights to and from South America? What have other passengers experienced? I dont mind it, but I was going to book my mom on this flight and now have second thoughts. She is physically able but doesnt see too well and would have a problem tackling the stairs even with very light hand luggage, especially on the GRU DXB flight which lands at night in Dubai.
Does this happen to Emirates flights to and from South America? What have other passengers experienced? I dont mind it, but I was going to book my mom on this flight and now have second thoughts. She is physically able but doesnt see too well and would have a problem tackling the stairs even with very light hand luggage, especially on the GRU DXB flight which lands at night in Dubai.
#3
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Hi Rick!
"The moral of the story... Don't take more hand luggage than you safely manage". Quite agree, and am grinning too when I think of some of the "stagger and curse with hand luggage group" who had a hard time up and down those stairs!!!
"The moral of the story... Don't take more hand luggage than you safely manage". Quite agree, and am grinning too when I think of some of the "stagger and curse with hand luggage group" who had a hard time up and down those stairs!!!
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I guess probability of a flight being put on remote stand is more if its not being utilised for the next 6-10 hrs or am I mistaken ?
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If people are struggling with their CARRY-ON luggage , then would seem likely that their carry-on luggage is inappropriate given that 7Kg is the max for economy and 2 pieces not exceeding 12Kg total for busines/1st
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SHJ Boarding & Deplaning
Hi All,
Be assured 99.999% of all VIE, DUS, DME, GRU flights planning & deplaning will hapen in SHJ so u have to have an sense of it.
Reason: CARGO
If you did not know then FYI EK revenue is very highly balanced between cargo & pax's load.
So you will be bussed around on these flights plus a lot of CAN, PEK, DEL, BOM & CAI & IST flights.
Safe Flying
EGT
Be assured 99.999% of all VIE, DUS, DME, GRU flights planning & deplaning will hapen in SHJ so u have to have an sense of it.
Reason: CARGO
If you did not know then FYI EK revenue is very highly balanced between cargo & pax's load.
So you will be bussed around on these flights plus a lot of CAN, PEK, DEL, BOM & CAI & IST flights.
Safe Flying
EGT
Last edited by ELITEGOLDTRAVELLER; May 11, 2011 at 8:04 pm Reason: Spell Chk Sorry in Brasil
#7
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Thanks so much Elitegoldtraveller for the information. I can now assume that disembark and embark at DXB will be usually via stairs for GRU flights and accordingly route my elderly mother thru some other airline and airport. I needed this information to plan her trip to asia and back and thank you for taking the trouble to clarify this matter. It has been most helpful.
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Thanks so much Elitegoldtraveller for the information. I can now assume that disembark and embark at DXB will be usually via stairs for GRU flights and accordingly route my elderly mother thru some other airline and airport. I needed this information to plan her trip to asia and back and thank you for taking the trouble to clarify this matter. It has been most helpful.
If your mum is seriously physically limited, could you maybe ask EK to give her assistance with wheelchair or lift when parking remotely? Maybe they could help? Hope all goes well...
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Hi All,
Be assured 99.999% of all VIE, DUS, DME, GRU flights planning & deplaning will hapen in SHJ so u have to have an sense of it.
Reason: CARGO
If you did not know then FYI EK revenue is very highly balanced between cargo & pax's load.
So you will be bussed around on these flights plus a lot of CAN, PEK, DEL, BOM & CAI & IST flights.
Safe Flying
EGT
Be assured 99.999% of all VIE, DUS, DME, GRU flights planning & deplaning will hapen in SHJ so u have to have an sense of it.
Reason: CARGO
If you did not know then FYI EK revenue is very highly balanced between cargo & pax's load.
So you will be bussed around on these flights plus a lot of CAN, PEK, DEL, BOM & CAI & IST flights.
Safe Flying
EGT
From my experience, all my departures from dxb ( to VIE , DME) have been thru the gates and only the arrivals have been in remote locations.. but I get your point..