Antskip From Australia, joined Jan 2006, 883 posts, RR: 6 Reply 2, posted (5 years 11 months 1 week 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 4240 times:
If you want to fly non-stop SYD-DXB, I think EK are the only ones. Great airline (I'm travelling MEL-DXB non-stop next week with EK). If you want something different, you could instead go to EY direct to AUH, then car/bus to Dubai.
6thfreedom From Bermuda, joined Sep 2004, 3267 posts, RR: 22 Reply 4, posted (5 years 11 months 1 week 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 4180 times:
Quoting EI747SYDNEY (Thread starter): Question is apart from the obvious what are the options other than EK?
OK, if you're not too worried about doing it as a one stop, then there are many options, with overall flight times comparable to EK's one stop services via BKK...
EK
9:10p SYD 1 5:45a+1 DXB 1 EK 413 Non-stop 345 14:35
6:45p SYD 1 5:35a+1 DXB 1 EK 419 1-Stop 77W 16:50
some others:
8:05a SYD 1 6:35p DXB 1 SQ 220/SQ 494 Via SIN 744/773 16:30
3:40p SYD 1 2:55a+1 DXB 1 SQ 222/SQ 490 Via SIN 744/773 17:15
10:00a SYD 1 9:35p DXB 1 TG 994/TG 517 Via BKK 777/333 17:35
2:20p SYD 1 3:00a+1 DXB 1 MH 122/MH 156 Via KUL 744/332 18:40
7:35a SYD 1 8:45p DXB 1 CX 110/CX 731 Via HKG 333/330
if you have a preference for daylight flights, SQ, CX and TG offer good options, and fares would be pretty competitive.
Zeke From Hong Kong, joined Dec 2006, 7727 posts, RR: 73 Reply 5, posted (5 years 11 months 1 week 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 4073 times:
No surprise you put SQ/Star alliance at the top of your list and dropped a CX flight or two off the list
Quoting 6thfreedom (Reply 4): 8:05a SYD 1 6:35p DXB 1 SQ 220/SQ 494 Via SIN 744/773 16:30
Only available tues, thurs, sat, other days of the week its a 23/24 hr trip with SQ220/376 (23:15) or 220/490 (24:50)
Quoting 6thfreedom (Reply 4): 3:40p SYD 1 2:55a+1 DXB 1 SQ 222/SQ 490 Via SIN 744/773 17:15
Only available tues, thurs, sat, sun, other days of the week its a 32:55 hr trip with SQ220/494
Quoting 6thfreedom (Reply 4): 10:00a SYD 1 9:35p DXB 1 TG 994/TG 517 Via BKK 777/333 17:35
Only operates thurs & sun, they also have other flights via BNE and MAA
CX has two flights a day via HKG (CX110/731 & CX100/745), some days 3 flights (the addition of CX138 connecting to 751 or 745), also have the option of connecting off VS201 or QF187 at HKG or QF1 connecting to CX751 at BKK.
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6thfreedom From Bermuda, joined Sep 2004, 3267 posts, RR: 22 Reply 6, posted (5 years 11 months 1 week 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 4038 times:
Quoting Zeke (Reply 5): No surprise you put SQ/Star alliance at the top of your list and dropped a CX flight or two off the list
That's that supposed to mean?
I'm by no means playing favourites.
Simply put, that's how the flights came up when I put them in for shortest flight time SYD/DXB.
CX is a great airline, but travel time is about 19 hours.
EK413 From Australia, joined Nov 2003, 3920 posts, RR: 4 Reply 9, posted (5 years 11 months 1 week 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 3748 times:
Quoting Stylo777 (Reply 8): Quoting ANstar (Reply 7):
I'd also try Etihad. They offer a non-stop flight to Abu Dhabi, which is only aboout an hour and a bit drive from Dubai.
and the economy product is much more comfortable compared to EK
not to mention Etihad is the real UAE national carrier
FlyTUITravel From United Kingdom, joined May 2007, 723 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (5 years 11 months 1 week 3 days 14 hours ago) and read 3650 times:
Royal Brunei offering flights for $2282.34 return via BWN.
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