Our plane was delayed about half an hour and left Glasgow about 10pm last night. We were on an Emirates Boeing 777-300ER Rego A6-ENR. I reckon there was a near miss around dawn when we made a sharp turn to the right and then I noticed a large aircraft pass close by, out the left side window!We landed in Dubai about 8am. By the time we changed terminals and found our new departure gate it was almost time to check in again. However, the boarding was incredibly sl...

We all managed a bit of sleep on the way to Dubai and also took in some movies. We landed just before 6am local time but the aircraft parked a long way from the terminal and we boarded shuttle buses which took us on a ride for at least 20 minutes before we reached the terminal. By the time we found our way out and made it through a ridiculously slow border control queue it was 7am. We had a 9 hr layover before the next flight so had organised a 4 hour tour with ...

On Board Emirates Flight 124 (B777-300ER Rego A6-ENF)Flight time: 3hrs 45minIt's been a really pleasant flight so far... Gail and I both watched 'The Sapphires' and really enjoyed it. The view outside has been really clear...saw Ankara below and a high snow covered mountain...I'm guessing Mt Aararat but will have to check my geography. (Probably not...Mt Aararat is further north...Ed)I should have seen Baghdad too but was too engrossed in the mov...

Managed some more sleep over the Bay of Bengal before catching sight of some scattered lights coming up from India. Listened to a few comedy shows for a while before breakfast over the Arabian Sea...Saw lots more lights along the edge if the Persian Gulf approaching Dubai with the first glow of dawn appearing...Have a few hours to wait at Dubai. Having a coffee and a muffin. Can't seem to connect to any WiFi here. (did eventually). Airport is chaotic. Bri...