To complete the travel procedures without contact
Emirates Airlines launches its first "biometric track" at Dubai Airport
Emirates Airlines launched an integrated biometric route at Dubai International Airport.
This development comes within the framework of the airline’s commitment to continuous innovation and to provide an unparalleled airport experience without contact for its passengers traveling from and through Dubai.
And she confirmed in a statement issued today, that the integrated biometric path provides travelers with a smooth movement through the airport, from the completion of travel procedures to the boarding gates, which improves the flow of passenger traffic in the various areas of the airport, while limiting document checks and shortening the waiting time in Queues.
Emirates Airlines passengers, using the latest biometric technology based on facial and iris recognition, can complete travel procedures, complete immigration procedures, enter the Emirates lounge and board.
The various contact points in the biometrics pathway allow for a healthy, contactless travel journey, reducing human contact and focusing on health and safety.
“Our focus has always been on providing a great customer experience at any point of contact, and the importance of leveraging technology and using products and processes that focus not only on the fast track, but more importantly to ensure the health and safety of Clients in all stages of their journeys.
The modern biometric non-contact route is the latest in a series of initiatives that we have introduced to ensure that Emirates Airlines provides its customers with seamless journeys and gives them more peace of mind.
The installation of biometric contact points has now been completed at the first-class and businessmen counters in Terminal 3 of Dubai International Airport, at the immigration gates, including the smart tunnel, and at the entrance to the Emirates Airline's private lounge in Concourse B, in addition to the boarding gates.
The areas where the biometric equipment was installed were clearly marked.
Additional units will be installed at all contact points in the future.
The "smart tunnel", which was developed by the General Administration of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai, in cooperation with Emirates Airlines, is the world's first passport control system, based on the simple passage of travelers through a tunnel, where their identity and the authenticity of their papers are automatically verified by the immigration authorities. Without human intervention or the need to stamp their passports.
Emirates Airlines also became the first airline outside the United States to obtain approval from the US Department of Customs and Border Protection to allow its passengers to board aircraft according to the biometric system.
Customers flying from Dubai on Emirates flights to destinations in the United States will have the option to choose facial recognition technology at the departure gates.
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