Preparing for my flight to Johannesburg

gamefreakgcb

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Returning back for classes to Johannesburg, South Africa in a couple hours, Etihad Airways, layover in Abu Dhabi (TINY TINY AIRPORT) for 7 hours, first flight from JFK to Abu Dhabi is 15 hours, then from there to Joburg is 8 hours.... God I hate flying such long trips (2 a year) :( , flight departs JFK at 10:20AM in the morning and am just in chaos right now (as I am before any international flight).

Edit: On the plus side, the airline is pretty good. :thumbsup:
 

gamefreakgcb

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Originally posted by: KLin
Wow that sucks. 7 hour layover? :thumbsdown:

I've had worse, 13 hours at the Paris Airport, and it sucked (Air France, never will take them again because their service was horrendous).
 

Farang

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I'm jealous.. South Africa is on the top of my list of places to go along with Madagascar. Trouble is there is little opportunity for foreigners there, and now that I'm nearly done with college I won't have the chance to study there (wasting my last study abroad opportunity in India next month).
 

gsethi

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I had a 8hr layover at LHR back in Jan. It does gets boring for the last 3-4 hours (first few hours pass pretty quick). Oh..and theres lots to see at LHR.

take your laptop and batteries/charger and use wifi ?
 

gamefreakgcb

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Originally posted by: gsethi
I had a 8hr layover at LHR back in Jan. It does gets boring for the last 3-4 hours (first few hours pass pretty quick). Oh..and theres lots to see at LHR.

take your laptop and batteries/charger and use wifi ?

I'll probably sleep a bit, no wifi (TINY TINY TINY airport, because Dubai International Airport is closeby somewhere there, the airport is circular, first floor is shops, the lobby of which takes less then 2 mins to circle, and the 2nd floor balcony style area, which can be circled in under 2 mins, from here you go the boarding gates), they have free internet computers, but the only way to use them is standing up (no chairs).

Edit: A friend is coming from a different country, we have the same flight to Joburg, so I wont be alone atleast (My people skills SUCK)