DUBAI, UAE: 2 July 2021: Emirates is expecting more than
450,000 passengers to travel from, to and through Terminal 3 at Dubai
International Airport over the course of the next two weekends on over 1,600
flights.
The busiest days for the airline will be the next two
weekends, 2 to 3 July and 9 to 10 July, although high passenger traffic is
expected to start today and will run through to 12 July.
In addition, close to 100,000 passengers will be arriving in
Dubai on Emirates flights to start their summer holidays during that same
period.
All Emirates and DXB touchpoints are fully prepared to
manage the increase in passenger traffic, with measures and protocols in place
designed to enhance safety as customers move through Terminal 3.
This includes robust and consistent cleaning protocols for
high traffic areas such as seats and handrails; modern cleaning technologies
for surfaces in Emirates’ dedicated lounges keeping them germ-free for longer;
social distancing measures through floor markings, signage and airport
employees safely managing the flow of passengers; hand sanitising stations as
well as Plexiglas partitions at Emirates check-in desks and in Emirates
Lounges, amongst numerous other measures.
Customers are strongly urged to arrive at the airport at
least three hours before their flight departure to avoid delays. Passengers are
encouraged to build in extra time for their journey with expected heavy road
traffic coming into Terminal 3.
Customers are also reminded to review the latest travel requirements to their booked destination, including whether forms, vaccination certificates or negative PCR tests are required on the Emirates Travel Hub, which has the latest information for every country on the airline’s route network.
Customers can physically check-in and drop off their luggage
at any Emirates counter 24 hours before departure.* All passengers physically
checking in at the airport are requested to check-in no later than 3 hours
prior to…