Dubai International Airport, the world's largest hub for air transport, was quick to take a series of measures to support the resumption of scheduled flights for airlines, to ensure the smooth flow of passenger traffic and accelerate the pace of recovery, in parallel with ensuring their safety and health.
Dubai Airports has performed extensive sterilization of various airport facilities in stages by specialists licensed by the Dubai Health Authority and in cooperation with its strategic partners in the framework of preparations.
Dubai International plays a key role in connecting global travel, as it is the largest airport in the world in terms of international passenger numbers for the sixth consecutive year, registering more than
The Foundation has taken a set of precautionary measures in accordance with international standards that include the presence of protective glass at check-in, passport ports, thermal examination, and physical spacing marks, with increased levels of sterilization in accordance with international standards, in addition to providing free checks for "Covid-19" and other services that Facilitates the flow of travelers, including 'biometric' gates, using face recognition technology to reduce connectivity.
The Foundation affirmed the airport's readiness to provide the best and safest services to travelers, receive scheduled flights, and return trips of residents to the country, in addition to transit flights to other destinations.
In turn, Emirates Airlines has applied a comprehensive set of procedures in every step of the traveler’s journey to ensure the safety of its customers and employees on the ground and in the air, including distributing a box of protection and hygiene kits to all travelers for free. The box contains masks, gloves, hand sanitizer and anti-bacterial wipes. Information about the procedures and services for each trip, is available on the website.
The total number of airlines that have resumed regular flights to Dubai International Airport reached 16 national and foreign companies following the recent decisions and facilities adopted by the Dubai government, which included allowing travel starting from June 23, and starting to receive tourists as of July 7, in addition to allowing return Residents holding residency permits issued from Dubai.