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Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Call to prayer - in the air
On Emirates flights the location of Mecca is shown on the common TV screens at the appropriate time. They restrain from the Muezzin's call to prayer over a crackly tannoy. I'm not sure how they set the prayer times though considering that while flying you are constantly crossing time zones.
Call To Prayer - flying towards Mecca
Call To Prayer - flying away from Mecca
Call To Prayer - flying towards Mecca
Call To Prayer - flying away from Mecca
Labels: airlines, emirates, religion
Posted by James Clark - editor of itravelnet.com
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Saturday, September 29, 2007
Dubai as a stopover
I have been wanting to visit Dubai for some time but I've only considered it as a stopover destination rather than a destination unto itself. While it makes more sense as a destination from Europe, travelling from Australia or North America is too far for a city that is a work in progress.
Most airlines flying between Europe and Australia stop in one of the Asian hub cities, so getting a decent priced flight via Dubai can be hard. If you fly with Emirates
though you can get a Dubai stopover and quite often they offer the best price going on the kangaroo route.
One advantage of flying with Emirates is that you can fly from Australia to 22 destinations in Europe (including 6 UK airports) with only one stop. A direct flight to Dubai, then connecting to the city you require.
Most airlines flying between Europe and Australia stop in one of the Asian hub cities, so getting a decent priced flight via Dubai can be hard. If you fly with Emirates
One advantage of flying with Emirates is that you can fly from Australia to 22 destinations in Europe (including 6 UK airports) with only one stop. A direct flight to Dubai, then connecting to the city you require.
Labels: dubai, emirates, stopover, uae
Posted by James Clark - editor of itravelnet.com
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