Dubai Police General Directorate of Airport Security, in cooperation with the General Administration of Community Welfare, launched the "Let Your Travel Fun" campaign to educate travelers on the procedures to be followed before travel, The campaign identified three steps to avoid delaying travel and legal accountability.

In a press conference yesterday, Acting Deputy Director General of Airport Security at Dubai Police, Brigadier General Mohammed Ahmed Bin Dylan, said that the failure of passengers to take necessary measures delays the completion of travel procedures, especially for those who carry dangerous and prohibited items in bags or hand luggage. . He pointed out that the security of the airport seized, during the month of August and September last, 14 thousand prohibited items, the knives and scissors and packages of gas and liquid prohibited, pointing out that the months of August and September of the most months increase in the number of passengers at Dubai airport, And 640,000 passengers at Dubai airports last year.

Ben Dylan added that the traveler must take three steps before traveling to avoid delaying his journey and falling into legal accountability: to arrange his bag and supervise the placement of its contents, and uses a "Universal" lock in the closure of the bags because it is easy to open, so that security men do not have to Airports to break the bag for inspection in the event of any prohibited materials inside, and to adhere to travel time and access to the airport three hours before the date of the trip, to avoid delaying the flight under any circumstances.

He pointed out that the goal of the awareness campaign is to limit the carrying of passengers prohibited materials, pointing out that the prohibited materials are divided into two parts, hazardous materials containing gels, gas bottles and energy batteries, and sharp materials such as knives and scissors, In the cargo bag, but all passengers must check the conditions imposed by airlines on the prohibited items before carrying them in bags, to avoid any obstacles at airports. Ben Dylan said that travelers should not use electronic cigarettes while traveling, as they are prohibited in some countries, and should be placed in the hand luggage, noting that the passengers' compliance with the terms and conditions and compliance with the travel procedures facilitate the task of security officers and airlines, Within an hour leading to delayed travelers' flights.

Some airlines may not be able to delay their flights and do not board the plane. Some airlines close the flight 45 minutes before take-off, in safety procedures, so that passengers will not be affected by delays caused by some passengers As a result of not following the necessary instructions before traveling.

He added that airport security monitored three cases that lead to the delay of the traveler: the weight of travel bags on 30 kg of the bag, forcing him to open the bag and unloading the contents in another bag, and taking a large number of bags delaying the weight process, and use a large bag is difficult to put on Weight measuring device.

He pointed out that Dubai airports have allocated special gates to terminate the travel procedures for some humanitarian cases, including the owners of the heart, heart patients who have pacemaker devices, and the owners of prostheses, in order to end the inspection and travel in rooms reserved for the privacy of patients.

He added that all travelers who take narcotic pills for the purpose of treatment should take the medical prescriptions authenticated by the competent authorities in order to avoid legal accountability, especially as some countries do not recognize the medical prescriptions, and the traveler may be subject to legal accountability in the event of seizure of narcotic pills accompanied by A prescription certified by the Ministry of Health or the competent doctor.

Dr. Fahd Ahmed Al Zarouni, Dubai Police's Diplomatic and Consular Affairs Officer, said that the "Let Your Travel Fun" campaign is being carried out in cooperation with representatives of the Philippine, Pakistani and Bangladeshi consulates in the UAE. The three communities are among the largest communities in the country. The three communities come as a partner in educating travelers on travel procedures, through spreading awareness through social media and their councils in various languages ​​targeted at the targeted communities.

3 factors delay travel procedures

- Increase the weight of travel bags on 30 kg of the bag.

- Taking a large number of bags to delay weight.

- Use a large bag that is hard to put on a weight machine.

3 steps to avoid delays

- Arrange the traveler's bag and supervise the development of its contents.

- Universal lock is used to close bags because it is easy to open.

- Arrival at the airport three hours before the date of the flight.

• 89.6 million passengers used Dubai airports last year.

• Special gates for travelers with humanitarian interests and situations.