Access DXB lounge during transit then leave for downtown
Nov 3, 2015, 11:44 pm
#1
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Access DXB lounge during transit then leave for downtown
Hi All, I have questions regarding EK lounge access and connection. My flights are:
EK222 DFW-DXB, then connects to next day EK707 DXB-SEZ. Both flights are in F.
1. Could I use the transfer desk then use the F lounge when I arrive in DXB ?
2. If I am able to enter the airside of DXB, could I still leave airside, clear immigration then head to downtown? I prefer to spend the night in a hotel.
Thanks!
EK222 DFW-DXB, then connects to next day EK707 DXB-SEZ. Both flights are in F.
1. Could I use the transfer desk then use the F lounge when I arrive in DXB ?
2. If I am able to enter the airside of DXB, could I still leave airside, clear immigration then head to downtown? I prefer to spend the night in a hotel.
Thanks!
Nov 4, 2015, 1:23 am
#2
Join Date: Oct 2015
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Posts: 48
Hi
As long as you have a valid boarding pass the lounge will let you in (get one from transfer desk if below 24 hours connection and haven't got one at DFW so you can go into the lounge use it and than leave
As long as you have a valid boarding pass the lounge will let you in (get one from transfer desk if below 24 hours connection and haven't got one at DFW so you can go into the lounge use it and than leave
Nov 4, 2015, 5:58 am
#3
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 5,454
Hi All, I have questions regarding EK lounge access and connection. My flights are:
EK222 DFW-DXB, then connects to next day EK707 DXB-SEZ. Both flights are in F.
1. Could I use the transfer desk then use the F lounge when I arrive in DXB ?
2. If I am able to enter the airside of DXB, could I still leave airside, clear immigration then head to downtown? prefer to spend the night in a hotel.
Thanks!
EK222 DFW-DXB, then connects to next day EK707 DXB-SEZ. Both flights are in F.
1. Could I use the transfer desk then use the F lounge when I arrive in DXB ?
2. If I am able to enter the airside of DXB, could I still leave airside, clear immigration then head to downtown? prefer to spend the night in a hotel.
Thanks!
You can do this - if you have an onward boarding pass it's easy, if not, you can pick one up before security if you head to connections and one of the many transfer desks.
Pass through security and you're in the departures area, with shopping and lounges etc. To then exit to go landside and into DXB, you'll need to go back to any of the transit security areas, go the wrong way through security (don't worry, no one will care), and then head to arrivals in the usual way.
When you come back, try to get to immigration at least 1 hour before departure (75 mins is fine) - F/J have a dedicated part of the terminal.
Nov 4, 2015, 11:57 pm
#4
Join Date: Oct 2015
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Actually in my experience they don't check BP at security, but you'll need one to get access to the lounge, however you can use a mobile BP for this or get it printed at the lounge itself, so you could skip the queue at the transfer desk.
Nov 5, 2015, 5:36 am
#5
Join Date: Nov 2013
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The transfer desks I find usually have no queues except when there's been a misconnect anyway.