I went to Bali, Indonesia, from Paris, France, a few days ago. This mammoth journey took me across the hemisphere to the paradise island. The one major inconvenience is that, despite the popularity of the destination, there currently need to be direct flights between Europe and the Indonesian island.
The most popular way to get to Denpasar is to make a transit in Singapore with options like Singapore Airlines or KLM. However, I did not do that and decided to route via Dubai to none other than the Emirates. This review will look at the leg of DXB.
My journey began in Terminal 2C, which recently reopened for refurbishments—although I saw little change since I last traveled through ten years ago. Check-in was relatively inefficient, taking close to an hour as groups were given priority, and there was some confusion about where the line began. With my bags checked through to , I went up the escalators to the security check and e-gates, and I cleared in less than five minutes.
Note: Passengers from France and EU member states have dedicated speedy gates. Depending on the time of day, passengers from other e-gates in eligible countries may experience lengthy queues, so please make sure to come to the airport 2-3 hours before boarding time. I then made my way to the - as an economy class passenger, I was entitled to paid access for 140 euros.
Unfortunately, the card reader took some time to register. Hence, the lounge host let me in to eat and relax in the time needed to get the p.
