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Finally after almost a couple of weeks, the laptop reached LAX.
What to do is simple, and here are the steps eliminating all the places I called unnecessarily.
Call the Dubai Lost and Found department. Give them as much details of the item as possible. Having an airlines tag certainly helped.
Once they located the item, you will be given a file reference ...
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There are a few steps when it comes to this, and indeed I even overheard airport staff in Calgary yesterday discussing this.
If it's lost on the plane, then you speak to the airline. That's the only time it's worth contacting them.
If it's lost in the airport, you need to deal with the airport.
Now, with regards to them not answering the phone, some ...
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I landed in terminal 3 and flew out of terminal 1 last year. I didn't have to leave the airside because Terminals 1 and 3 are joined.
It took me about 20 minutes to walk from the Costa stand at the far end of terminal 3 to my gate in terminal 1 which was maybe half way doen that terminal.
So assuming your inbound flight arrives on time and you can walk for ...
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As jpatokal said, Dubai is a bit of a sprawling mess, and not much of a walkable city. Depending on your budget, you'd be best served taking cabs from place to place, especially if you're only there for a day.
Having spent a day or two there myself in 2010, I'd say the following were highlights:
Visit the souk, especially the gold portion to see all the ...
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Um. You might want to start by investing in a guidebook or at least flicking through Wikitravel Dubai.
The airport and the "city" (such as it is, Dubai is hugely sprawling) are most definitely not within walking distance; however, they are connected by the Dubai Metro, which will whisk you there in a few minutes. The only bit of the city that is really ...
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From Wikitravel:
Dubai Airport currently has three passenger terminals. Terminals 1 and
3 are directly connected with a common transit area, with airside
passengers being able to move freely between the terminals without
going through immigration, whilst Terminal 2 is built on the opposite
end of the airport. For transiting passengers, a shuttle ...
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In general the tip to take the metro from the airport into town is a good idea, except when it is Friday. Being a Muslim country, Friday is a special day in the UAE and the metro only starts running at 1pm on Fridays.
Of course I got to Dubai on a Friday, but there should be buses right? Yes there are a bunch of them stopping in front of Terminal One. The ...
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In addition to handling the matter yourself depending on if you paid via a credit card, most of the major vendors include Lost Baggage insurance at no additional cost if you pay for your tickets with the card. I personally haven't used the protection myself as I don't fly often, but I've heard AmEx is top notch with assistance, and Visa also does a good job.
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Well let's break it down.
Like you said, you have 2.5 hours. Assuming you need to be back with 30 min to spare, and you arrive on time, that's 2 hours (120 minutes).
First - is it possible? While you can't go to Terminal 2, it's evidently "possible airside to move freely from Terminal 1 to 3 and back, without going through immigration".
On the outside, ...
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It will be hot during the middle of the day.
Here is what I would do:-
Catch an early sight-seeing bus around the city (airconditioned and with commentary). You can get off at stops around the city if you see something especially interesting.
Then go to Wild Wadi. You can put your backpack in a locker there, and have a shower after the rides before ...
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The answer is that it can be done, and without too much stress! There seem to only be a few places where you can get from the lower level of T3 to the transit security check, before you're allowed into the main bit of the terminal. This meant a bit of a walk, then a long queue at security. After that, you're in the middle of Concourse 2 of Terminal 3, bang ...
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