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Old 19th Apr 2008, 02:10
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Emirates Layover?

Hi EK crew,
Can some of you share the layover information with Emirates? I am about to join EK on May 30, but would like to know if EK only has 24 hrs. 26 hrs, 28 hrs layover? There no 2-3 days layover (except toronto, sao paulo)? Are all India destinations turnarounds? What about Dahka? Chennai? Sychelle? Nairobi?

Thanks in advance!
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hi... congrats on the job
most india flights r turnarounds however there was a layover in calcutta. most layovers r 24 hours however there are some great longer layovers... when i was there (only a few months ago) there used to be a 4 day layover in seychelles, 3 day layover in milan, 4 days in brisbane, 2 days in syd and singapore and 3 days in jakarta and a few others... there are layovers in dhaka (24hours) but it is also a turnaround sometimes as well... depending if u do the morning or the arvo flight.... hope that helps
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hello leemarlon,

Layovers in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane are usually split with a shuttle to either Auckland or Christchuch. Sao Paolo only has one layover a week that is longer than 30 hours. They've also stopped the 4 day Seychelles, it's now a turnaround. Nairobi used to be a layover, but at the moment it's operating as a turnaround due to conflict there and should change back within the next few months. The 4 day Milan will be ending soon as well once it becomes direct daily.

As a general rule of thumb when the flying time is more than 4.5 hours then there will usually be a layover there.
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Wow! That's amazing! I thought all layovers are 24 hrs or so...but finally I see a lot of destinations which offer more than 24 hrs, even 48 hrs of layover...such a relief! Otherwise, the jetlag is gonna kill us...

What about Asian flights? Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Osaka, Nagoya, Seul, Manila...etc? (Since i am the language speaker...i might get a lot of these layovers...i think)

Thanks in advance for all your precious information!!!
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Crap!
Someone deleted the most important information here!!! Who did it? It contains a lot of useful information!!! Moderator, did you guys delete it again?
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Re post EK layovers

Accra 24 or 48 hrs (shuttle to Abidjan in between)
Athens 27 hrs
Auckland 27 hrs
Birmingham 24 hrs
Bangkok 24 or 48 or 80 hrs
Beijing 28 hrs
Brisbane 48 hrs
Calcutta 24 hrs
Cape Town 24 hrs
Casablanca 24 hrs
Christchurch 27 hrs
Colombo 13 or 24 or 36 or 48 hrs
Dhaka 24 hrs
Duesseldorf 24 hrs
Entebee 24 hrs
Frankfurt 24 hrs
Glasgow 24 hrs
Guanghzou 27 hrs (beginning July 1st)
Hamburg 24 hrs
Hong Kong 26 hrs
Houston 25 hrs
Istanbul 24 or 48 hrs (begins October)
Jakarta 24 or 48 or 72 hrs
Johannesburg 24 or 27 hrs
Kuala Lumpur 24 or 48 hrs
Lagos 24 hrs
London Gatwick 24 hrs
London Heathrow 24 hrs
Los Angeles 24 or 48 hrs (not finalized - begins September 1st)
Madrid begins March 2009 (probably 24 hrs)
Malta 24 or 48 hrs
Manila 24 or 48 hrs
Manchester 24 hrs
Mauritius 13 hrs
Melbourne 17 or 24 hrs
Milan 24 or 48 or 98 hrs (only 24 hrs from July)
Moscow 24 hrs
Munich 24 hrs
Nagoya 29 hrs
Nairobi 27 or 48 or 72 hrs
Newcastle 24 hrs
Nice 24 hrs (from September also 48 hrs)
Osaka 31 hrs
Perth 27 hrs
New York Kennedy 24 or 31 hrs
Paris CDG 24 hrs
Rome 24 hrs
San Francisco 24 or 48 hrs (not finalized - begins October 26th)
Sao Paolo 26 hrs
Seoul 30 hrs
Seychelles 11 hrs
Shanghai 30 hrs
Singapore 24 or 48 hrs (also 72 hrs beginning September)
Sydney 24 or 48 hrs
Toronto 48 or 72 hrs
Tunis 24 hrs
Venice 24 hrs
Vienna 25 hrs
Zurich 24 hrs

I think that covers everything.......
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The only thing that post doesn't cover is the fact that it wasn't a Mod but euroxx him/herSELF who deleted the previous post.
Nowt to do with us.
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The layovers in the Asian countries are longer than 24 hours. I have Shanghai on Thursday and thats a 30hour layover.

Accra in Ghana (West Africa) is a 48 hour layover (its longer than that as you do a shuttle service to Abidjan and back). We have a 48hour layover in Malta but that will go to 24hour by the end of the year as Malta is will go daily. Seychelles is either a turnaround or a 12 hour layover - depending on which flight you are on. Mauritius is 13hours layover.

Too many to remember ;p
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how does the bidding system work out for some of you? is that a good tool to request your favourite flights? Just being curious of that system. the roster will come with STB which means I can either wait or call Mr. Scheduling to find a flight for me?

Thanks again.
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meal allowance?

Hi all,
For those layover destinations, which ones have the better meal allowances?

Thanks again!
Marlon
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Brisbane layover

Can someone tell me why Brisbane has 48 hrs layover? and not the same with SYD or PER or MEL?

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EK layovers

EK is seeking world domination, they want to keep costs down and this will be at the expense of somebody, most probably the cabin crew........
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Emirates - Wannabes & Recruitment V

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Waiting for the email!!! (just got through first elimination)

Hello everyone,

First of all I want to thank everyone for all their postings and advice in this forum, I think this is why I was so prepared for the Emirates Open Day here in Toronto at the Courtyard Mariott Hotel. I want to post my experience:

DAY 1:

We were asked to fill out a form, some personal info, some questions like list the 3 top skills a flight attendant must have and list the 3 tops reasons why you want to be a flight attendant. Then they gave us 2 scenarios at the end of the form one of them was what you would do if a drunk man is on the flight slurring his words and acting a bit out of control and the second one was if a man was sitting in the back of the airplane and was afraid of flying and preferred to sit upfront but it was full how would u handle the situation. I suggest that all applicants when writing your answers, stress the fact that you will always be calm and give examples of your great communication skills. and how you can be diplomatic etc.
After filling the form we had a reach test, sadly many ladies were thanked and had to leave.
The remainder of us had to wait for the one on one short interview. I was there for under 5 minutes with a lovely lady by the name of Ingrid. She made me feel so warm and comfortable, both of the ladies that were interviewing were so well carried and pleasant and it really represented Emirates so well and it just made me want to go to Dubai even more. Ingrid asked me what my current job was, why I wanted to be a flight attendant apart from the obvious travel and life style. Then she filled out a slip of paper and invited me back for the assessment the next day. I was ecstatic!

Day 2:
We were 20 of us, I heard there were four groups of 20 that made it to the second day (us at 9 am, second at 10, third at 11 and fourth at 12). We were divided into two groups of 10 and given 3 activities.

1st activity: Introduce the person to the left (name, what they did and an interesting fact about them) that was fun.

2nd activity: If you were stranded on an island, name 5 things that you all agree on in order to survive.

3rd activity: List 10 global issues the world is facing today

After that we were all asked to sit in rows again altogether and they briefed us on proper interview attire, named some errors some of us made in dress, like anklets (which I forgot to take off! oops) open toed shoes (yes some girls wore them), hair should be in a bun, away from face, conservative jewlery, no bracelets or bangles etc. A knee length skirt suit set should be worn, closed toed shoes and hair pulled back neatly in a bun. After this it was over and they told us that we would hear back from them through an email by Wednesday or Thursday. I am soooooo anxious now, Im excited and I want this more than anything in my life and Im willing to work my ass for it and I know it doesnt pay that great to start off with but it is worth it for me to live in Dubai with that kind of lifestyle.

So Today is Monday and I am just waiting for this email...I'll keep writing and keep everyone updated!
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best of luck to ya. let us know how it goes. how many people showed up in the beginning ?I am from new york , but ended up going to dublin for open day because i couldnt make it to toronto and they did everything in one day except the final interview which was the following day. you must have had more people as we had like 120 to start with. I'm flying to Dubai the 27th of this month. It all happens so fast, but the waiting was very dreadful but well worth it.
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thanks~

Thanks a lot! Wowww ur going so soon, u must be overjoyed! Yeah they had this open day 9am to 5 pm and you can drop in anytime, I went first thing at 9 and it happened very quickly...hundreds showed up, a friend of mine went later around 12. Then we both were called back the next day for assessment, we were given times...it turns out that out of the chosen from the first day, they divided us up into 4 groups of 20 each, I was scheduled in the first group of 20 at 9, she was part of the fourth group scheduled at 12. Now we are both awaiting for the "golden email" hahaha...by wed or thursday...I am dying.
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Emirates 21 June MELBOURNE

Open Day 21st June!! MELBOURNE
Hi all, wow just spent about 4 hours reading posts about Emirates to be COMPLETELY prepared! Just one thing I'm not sure about, many people seem to say you must take at least two reference letters on workplace letterhead- with reasons for leaving, pass port, pictures by a professional photographer, birth certificate, diploma and certificates etc- i know you definitely need your resume and pictures but all the other stuff ? and do the pictures have to be professional?
also I am leaving to go on a trip to thailand on the 29th june for 10 days, will that matter? i can organise someone to answer my phone/email etc? also

how long will the selection week go for/ I'm travelling up from Hobart and have to organise to get work off, the Emirates invitation letter just says they might need me all week?
thanks for help!!!
ALSO WHO IS GOING-? I'M SO EXCITED!
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it could take several days, also depends how many people show up. you should get professional pictures only because if they aren't satisfied with them they will ask for news ones and that can delay your process. If your not from the area where your open day/assessment is i would bring your passport,high school certificate and your references. I am from new york and when i had my open day/assessment in Dublin i went and got professional pictures done after my final interview and left them at the front desk of the hotel. As I say it is better to be more prepared than not.
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assesment day in u.s.

Hello everyone! Is anybody here going to any of the u.s. open days?
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which one are going to go to. im from new york but they didnt have any open days when i applied and now they do so go figure.
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