Delhi-Dubai-Manchester
This time it is not a direct flight. I am hopping via Dubai and yet hardly any time there. Anyway you will find some pictures of the Dubai airport later. I have once spent 23 hours 40 minutes in transit at Dubai and yet did not venture out then! I wonder if they still give a transit tourist visa at the airport itself.
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Indica thank you for the information, I will try this the next time. Too close to my travel now and I anyway have just 4 hours starting from midnight.
Though I am told it is not necessarily issued yet there are times when transit visas are granted at Dubai airport, when requested, to passengers with confirmed onward airline bookings. I know of a friend who succeeded in getting one last year for a couple of days who later on proceeded to UK. A far easier option would be for a hotel in Dubai to arrange a visa in advance prior to travel.
Sangfroid, they must be afraid that we Indians would slip over in Dubai and not come back
Aha! Already. Nice
If 'Indian' why why?
my email id is: rrames@hotmail.comjust in case
Mridula,There is no Visa on Arrival for transit at DXB, if you are a Indian Passport holder. I went through the same.
Coincidence again, guess what… I am in London now. How long would you be in Manchester?
have a great trip!! we shall look forward to your pics!
Have a safe journey. The long flight is what I hate most in International journeys. In contrast the long train journeys with my family are ones I enjoy most during domestic travel.
give me a shout if you are in London… lets meet if possible
I love to be on ground.And I will never fly.
hey M passing thru DXB? inform if u can take a transit break outside..will be glad to meet u…