A new passport can now be issued with the same passport number if your passport is full and with the same expiry date but at a ridiculous cost of $178.00. I just had to apply for a new one because I have 1 single page left with 3 years to go but paying $278.00 for the new passport was a better de...

But how will that work for kids and people without a chip in their passport?

I tried it on all 4 of my Emirates flights last month just see if it worked and could never get on. Only once did it bring up my webmail front page - for like 30 secs - but couldn't do anything with it. When flying, I enjoy the fact that I can't be contacted.

I travelled Emirates business class recently for the first time and wasn't overly impressed, particularly on the SYD/DXB/SYD flights. The service was practically non-existent on the way over, ordering coffee & juice 4 hours before breakfast and never receiving it, not even at the breakfast se...