Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Dubai to London. Left side wins at both ends of the flight. During the cruise over Turkey and the Balkans, the left side also gets better views of the Anatolian plateau and the Aegean coastline depending on exact routing, making it the stronger choice throughout.

During takeoff from Dubai International (DXB), sit on the Left side for the best views. DXB's primary departure runways 30L/30R send aircraft northwest over the city. The left side gets the Dubai skyline including Downtown Dubai and the Burj Khalifa, plus the Palm Jumeirah and the coastline of the Arabian Gulf as the aircraft banks northwest. The right side faces inland desert. Notable sights include: Burj Khalifa and Downtown Dubai cluster, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Marina towers, Arabian Gulf coastline.

When landing at Stansted (STN), sit on the Left side for the best views. Stansted's primary landing runway 22 brings aircraft in from the northeast heading southwest. The left side looks southeast over the Essex and Hertfordshire countryside, with the Thames Estuary visible in the distance on clear days. The right side faces northwest toward less distinctive terrain. Notable sights include: Thames Estuary (on clear days), Hertfordshire countryside patchwork, Bishop's Stortford town, M11 motorway corridor.

The flight from Dubai International (DXB) to Stansted (STN) takes Approximately 7 hours 15 minutes.

Route typically tracks northwest over Oman briefly, then Iran's Zagros Mountains, across eastern Turkey and the Anatolian plateau, over the Bosphorus and Istanbul, across Bulgaria and Romania, over the Alps or northern Germany depending on routing, then across the North Sea toward East Anglia. The Zagros Mountains of Iran and the Bosphorus strait near Istanbul are the most visually dramatic midpoint features.