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I wouldn't bother rescheduling the lunch meetings yet
Yep. Nothing seems safe about schedules any more. Attached are the changes made on the morning of a recent flight to Perth!I wouldn't bother rescheduling the lunch meetings yet!
If the 12 hour stopover is down to Sing Air then you should be entitled to a free hotel room. Ask them anyway. CheersIt´s funny how we get fussy about thigs, right?
I have a trip to France in 6 months time (not camino related, but I will search for 'Saint Jacques' sites) and Singapore airlines changed my flights as well. I got flustered for losing time in my last day in France and going from a 3h to a 12h stopover in Singapore.
But then... hey, isn´t Singapore a lovely place? I'll just hop off the airport and explore! And I'll book the airport hotel if I actually just feel like sleeping horizontally!
The camino lessons really provide
Hahaha, indeed, there's always a chance airlines will change everything back
The same thing heppened to me! Lufthansa moved my flight to the next day due to a pilot strike. I lost one day of holidays and there's nobody you can talk to anymore, just bots in their webpage.Yep. Nothing seems safe about schedules any more. Attached are the changes made on the morning of a recent flight to Perth!
At the airport, I got a lecture about arriving in time for my flight!
On the minus side though you miss sightseeing in Dubai and using your Arabic.But hang on!!
- I can do my Dubai Meetings in one day.
- I can leave Dubai a day earlier.
And mine continues here at home. Flight scheduled from Denver to Tampa to visit 92 years old father. Flight cancelled last minute, no reason, new flight included stopover in Vegas. Got on flight mechanical problems, missed connection, got off plane, no recourse from airline except refund. Lost airline money and car rental money. We'll be seeing a lot more of this in the future I'm afraid. Hopefully the Camino will provide down the line.I was really irritated.........
Even though my flight is still many months away, Emirates have decided to change my Dubai - Madrid flight for 'engineering' reasons.
My carefully planned itinerary, allowed for a bit of work on the way to my Camino........
But my flight to Madrid is delayed 7+ hours.
- A flight Sydney-Dubai.
- A 2 day stopover for some business meetings.
- A flight Dubai-Madrid leaving early, that would get me into central Madrid by midday.
- Lunch meeting in Madrid.
- Train to Sevilla later afternoon.
- And a free day in Sevilla before starting my Camino.
No time for Madrid meeting.
Won't even make the last train to Sevilla.
Meaning an overnight in Madrid and a very short day in Sevilla for sightseeing......
But hang on!!
The Camino is showing me the way already.......
- I can do my Dubai Meetings in one day.
- I can leave Dubai a day earlier.
- No plans or meetings disrupted at all.
- No rushing around.
- Plenty of time for sightseeing in Sevilla
- and.......if I manage to stick roughly to my very rough walking plan........with the extra day......I'll be in an awesome place for my Birthday
I am currently walking the Portuguese Coastal Way. At the last moment I decided to check in a small suitcase ahead of my flight leaving Melbourne, which was delayed by 2 hours, eating up the stopover time in Dubai to connect to Lisbon flight. As a result my case was 4 days later than me arriving in Porto, which lead to delays and aggravation. Lesson learned - that extra “stuff” I thought I needed to bring with was really not worth the hassle. If you can possibly avoid checking in luggage then don’t.I was really irritated.........
Even though my flight is still many months away, Emirates have decided to change my Dubai - Madrid flight for 'engineering' reasons.
My carefully planned itinerary, allowed for a bit of work on the way to my Camino........
But my flight to Madrid is delayed 7+ hours.
- A flight Sydney-Dubai.
- A 2 day stopover for some business meetings.
- A flight Dubai-Madrid leaving early, that would get me into central Madrid by midday.
- Lunch meeting in Madrid.
- Train to Sevilla later afternoon.
- And a free day in Sevilla before starting my Camino.
No time for Madrid meeting.
Won't even make the last train to Sevilla.
Meaning an overnight in Madrid and a very short day in Sevilla for sightseeing......
But hang on!!
The Camino is showing me the way already.......
- I can do my Dubai Meetings in one day.
- I can leave Dubai a day earlier.
- No plans or meetings disrupted at all.
- No rushing around.
- Plenty of time for sightseeing in Sevilla
- and.......if I manage to stick roughly to my very rough walking plan........with the extra day......I'll be in an awesome place for my Birthday
Why are you starting in Sevilla? Too many aims...I was really irritated.........
Even though my flight is still many months away, Emirates have decided to change my Dubai - Madrid flight for 'engineering' reasons.
My carefully planned itinerary, allowed for a bit of work on the way to my Camino........
But my flight to Madrid is delayed 7+ hours.
- A flight Sydney-Dubai.
- A 2 day stopover for some business meetings.
- A flight Dubai-Madrid leaving early, that would get me into central Madrid by midday.
- Lunch meeting in Madrid.
- Train to Sevilla later afternoon.
- And a free day in Sevilla before starting my Camino.
No time for Madrid meeting.
Won't even make the last train to Sevilla.
Meaning an overnight in Madrid and a very short day in Sevilla for sightseeing......
But hang on!!
The Camino is showing me the way already.......
- I can do my Dubai Meetings in one day.
- I can leave Dubai a day earlier.
- No plans or meetings disrupted at all.
- No rushing around.
- Plenty of time for sightseeing in Sevilla
- and.......if I manage to stick roughly to my very rough walking plan........with the extra day......I'll be in an awesome place for my Birthday
Why are you starting in Sevilla? Too many aims...
From my experience this is an unusual result from Emirates. In past transits through Dubai I have had stop-overs of less than 80 minutes and my checked luggage has always arrived with me. To be honest I do travel Business Class so not sure if this contributes to the luggage being transferred. In the case I referred to it took me nearly 30 mins to get from the aircraft (at the far end of Terminal C) to Terminal A even with a ride on the priority cart.I am currently walking the Portuguese Coastal Way. At the last moment I decided to check in a small suitcase ahead of my flight leaving Melbourne, which was delayed by 2 hours, eating up the stopover time in Dubai to connect to Lisbon flight. As a result my case was 4 days later than me arriving in Porto, which lead to delays and aggravation. Lesson learned - that extra “stuff” I thought I needed to bring with was really not worth the hassle. If you can possibly avoid checking in luggage then don’t.
I've been there before. Not really my kinda place.On the minus side though you miss sightseeing in Dubai and using your Arabic.
Nothing seems safe about schedules any more
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