We have planned one month in Dubai starting mid-November. We will then proceed to Sri Lanka for a three-month stay. We'd been holding off buying that round trip section, although we already hold Turkish Air tickets for next month's departure and our spring return from Dubai. The prices on Emirates seemed pricy as a direct flight is only around four hours and fifteen minutes. However, we will need to prove a departure date when entering the United Arab Emirates.
Suddenly, last night, we saw round-trip fares drop $180 on Expedia for each of us. We quickly bought them. Now we are set for the air portion of our entire winter.