Transit time in Dubai

[ozrick33]

I have booked an award flight to London on Emirates J class in November. There is only 1 hour and 5 minutes listed between our arrival in Dubai and the next flight to Gatwick. Is this too tight? Speaking with Emirates today they said it will be fine but I am still a bit nervous.

Any wisdom would be very welcome.

Thank you

Rick

 

[AIRwin]

Depends if it's the same terminal but EK has multiple flights to LGW if you don't make it?

 

[clifford]

Or they could put you on a flight to LHR, of which there are many more (and maybe also cover your LHR-LGW transfer costs)?

 

[tgh]

For most normal folks the stress of tight connections is to be avoided at any cost.
75min can disappear in a flash, arriving late, gate delays, 5km walks to next gate and so on
Dubai terminals are a jungle.. why risk the heartache ?

 

[jase05]

EK from our experience has always had pretty good customer service and will get you on a later flight. Personally I wouldn’t book one that tight as I love spending time in their lounges

 

[ZigZagWanderer]

My experience at Dubai has always been pretty rough. I used to have to walk halfway across the airport, and then go through security again (in a transit). It took absolutely ages. It always annoyed me because I was travelling business class, wanting to buy duty free (cheaper there) and use the lounge (being on Brunei Airlines which is dry). I never had enough time.

I'm not sure if it's still a requirement to go through security again, but if it is, your time will be tight.

 

[AIRwin]

75min can disappear in a flash, arriving late, gate delays, 5km walks to next gate and so on

Even shorter with 65min

 

[DC3]

And they said it would be fine?

At worst you’d get a Y seat up the back, on a later flight.

 

[Seat0B]

I think it’s tight. As noted above, you will have to re-do security, and this can take a while. If you have to take the train between terminals, that can also be quite long. If you could change it, I would. Also as noted above, more time in the lounge!