ash666
"I dont want to wait nearly 9 hours for a connecting flight"
Why would you???
EK036 arrrives DXB at 0005 and EK384 deps for BKK at 0315 I make that 3hours 10mins.
Return is even better with a choice of flights from BKK arriving DXB at either 0430 or 0535 and departing for NCL at 0720