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Airports, flights, luggage, money and connections: how things work, and how long they take.
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How it works
What jet lag is, why flying east is harder, how many days it takes to adjust, and what the CDC and the NHS advise before, during and after a long flight from the UAE.
Updated 29 September 2026 · 6 min read
Report it before you leave the airport, keep the reference, and claim in writing in time: 7 days for damage, 21 for delay. What airlines and regulators say.
Updated 29 September 2026 · 7 min read
The Orchard, quiet rooms and the transit hotel airside, Discover Qatar's transit tours, Qatar Airways' free transit hotels and stopovers, and the Metro into Doha.
Free city tours and hotels from Turkish Airlines, places to rest airside, and the Metro and buses into Istanbul, with the timings the airline and the airport give.
Which airlines use which terminal at DXB, how the gates are laid out, how to move between terminals, and how to reach each one by Metro, bus or taxi.
Who can use the Smart Gates at DXB and DWC, how registration works, what the Red Carpet corridor and Emirates' biometric path are, and how Abu Dhabi and Sharjah compare.
Where Dubai's second airport is, who flies from it, how early to arrive, how to get there and to DXB, and what the official plans for the new airport say.
What EU261, its UK version, the US refund rules and the UAE's passenger welfare regulation give you when a flight is late or cancelled, and which trips each covers.
Updated 29 September 2026 · 8 min read
The official options from each DXB terminal, the Metro's hours and luggage limits, when you will need a taxi instead, and what to have ready before you leave arrivals.
The liquid limits at Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah airports, the exemptions for medicine and baby food, and the power-bank rules of four UAE airlines.
What Etihad, Air Arabia and Zayed International each say about check-in, US pre-clearance and peak days, with the points where their own pages disagree.
Updated 29 September 2026 · 9 min read
What Dubai Airports, Emirates and flydubai each say about check-in, passport control and gate times, and when to leave more room: the official deadlines in one place.
Sharjah Airport's own advice, Air Arabia's check-in times, the city and home check-in options, and the baggage rule that catches people out.
What Emirates, flydubai and Dubai Airports say about connecting at DXB: within Terminal 3, between terminals, on separate tickets and to DWC, and on a long wait.
