I only picked the cancellation of EK42 from the forums.No email from Emirates (booked direct with them)
Checked on Manage my Booking and a banner stated my flight had been cancelled and would I accept the later EK40 at 13.30
As we are overnighting in the airside hotel at DXB, I accepted the change-it still gives us 8 hours before our next flight at 09.00 the next day.
A reply came up to "please phone Emirates to confirm the change".
Before I could phone them the next day I rechecked MMB and they had accepted the change on-line,allocated the same seats but deleted the chauffeur. which I entered for the new flight.
The new itinerary was emailed to me together with new etickets showing the changes.
I wonder how long before the flight the cancellation would have been advised?
Thank goodness for airline travel forums
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