On June 15th, Hamad International Airport will start receiving passengers from and to Qatar, as part of a four-stage plan announced by the State of Qatar to ease the closure procedures imposed to combat the spread of the Corona virus "Covid-19".
In conjunction with the decision to lift the travel ban, Hamad International Airport developed a plan to enhance the safety of travelers and employees within this facility and apply strict procedures to everyone who enters or exits the airport, in light of radical changes, the adoption of which will become a norm for all who wish to travel through the airport.
Al Jazeera Net has monitored these new changes that start before arriving at the airport, only travelers who carry valid travel tickets to the destinations they go without accompanying will be allowed to enter the airport as usual, with travelers being called to the airport three hours before departure and contacting companies Fly their own and check the status of their flight before coming to the airport.
Passengers are not permitted to enter the airport without wearing a face mask and the traveler adopts the proper way to use, dispose of, or even replace them, with a recommendation to travelers that they should carry a sufficient number of masks, in addition to alcohol-free hand liquids for the duration of the trip.
Development of safety procedures at the # Hamad_International Airport using modern technology that can enhance the safety of travelers and employees. @ Qatarairwaysar @qatardutyfree pic.twitter.com/Pi1yd7YrnP
- Hamad Int'l Airport (@HIAQatar) May 19, 2020
After entering from the airport gate, a thermal inspection and sterilization is conducted for all employees and travelers using modern technology, where passengers are examined using a thermal examination to measure the temperature, and these advanced technologies include the use of smart helmets for thermal examination, allowing the ability to check travelers on the go.
Smart helmets
These helmets are characterized by performance efficiency and allow the concerned persons to measure the temperature without contact, and these helmets use many advanced technologies such as infrared thermal imaging, artificial intelligence and augmented reality screen, and they can also enable the implementation of scenarios to control use in a mobile phone.
And with the arrival to the area of passenger registration "Contra", the passengers' bags are sterilized by the use of ultraviolet sterilization tunnels in order to purify all the luggage that is registered for the "departing, arriving or transiting" passengers, with periodic sterilization of all luggage carriages and docks, while the airport is keen to stop The feature of recording electronic travel inside the airport, since the use of these devices by travelers makes them vulnerable to the transmission of the virus through contact.
To achieve social distance within the building, the airport administration has set up barriers that ensure that a distance of 1.5 meters is maintained at all points of contact across the airport, with the help of landmarks, signs and spaced seats, with the distribution of many guiding signs that facilitate the movement of travelers without the need to help others until reaching The plane through a sterile passage allows individual passage, through the full supervision of airport staff, to prevent any congestion when entering the plane.
Ministry of Health procedures
And among the measures taken by the Ministry of Health at the airport.
Install epidemiological surveillance cameras across the building.
Establishing a medical clinic at the airport that works around the clock.
Provide all airport personnel with additional training to protect themselves.
Temporary suspension of passenger trains 1 and 2.
* Stop using all escalators and escalators.
In a way that reduces the movement of cleaners inside the airport, Hamad International Airport uses the use of sterilization robots, which are mobile and completely independent devices that launch a light that contains ultraviolet rays. Eliminating a high content of infectious microorganisms, as well as reducing the spread of pathogenic germs.
The airport, which has a five-star rating, is keen on the safety of employees by emphasizing the use of masks and gloves, using artificial intelligence techniques and computer inspection systems to automatically investigate and alert the wearing of masks, with all contact areas sterilized once every 10 to 15 minutes and ensure the provision of hand sanitizing fluids For all travelers.
While encouraging non-cash transactions through bank cards, the airport administration was keen to operate all retail, food and beverage outlets in the building, with a plan to activate purchases online or through phone applications.
According to the results of the Skytrax International Airports Awards 2020, last year, Hamad International Airport, which started its operations in 2014, was finally ranked third in the list of best airports in the world, which included 550 airports. the world.