Dubai international

Another (3rd) PCR upon arrival. Even though not technically required by government; the airport staff made me do it.

Everything was quiet and fine until we reached immigrations hall. Over 4,000 confused people being huddled into a line. Mostly European with children. Where is everyone going?

Anyway, the kicker is, it’s 1:30 A.M. It was a struggle until we found the correct line. We quickly grabbed bags, but that’s when the drama began. Everyone we asked about Uber pick-up told us a different spot. For 45 mins we wandered around, going level to level, exit to exit. Even the driver was telling us he’s here. No one mentioned that you actually meet the driver, not his car. Then walk to the parking structure. Seemed fishy to me, but the taxi line was 1,000’s strong and the never ending sea of confused passengers made me realize Dubai airport is actually poorly managed and set up for taxi company. It was insanity.Read more