Dubai witnessed historic levels of rainfall in the last few days. The Internet was also flooded with pictures and videos of the entire city inundated with water. During the worst spell of rain, operations at the Dubai Airport had to be halted. Although the airport has begun operations again, it recently issued an advisory to passengers. The advisory is regarding overcrowding and how to avoid it at the airport in order to ensure smooth functioning.
Dubai Airport Issues Advisory To Flyers To Avoid Overcrowding
⚠️IMPORTANT ALERT: For guests departing from @DXB, we advise you to get to your terminal 3 hours before your departure time. Please do NOT arrive too early as this leads to further overcrowding at the airport.
— DXB (@DXB) April 20, 2024
According to an article which was recently published by Business Today or BT, the Dubai Airport asked flyers to only come to the airport if their flight was confirmed. The Dubai Airport happens to be the second busiest airport in the whole world.
Hence, the recent floods and rain have made it more difficult for authorities to ensure smooth operations. They took to X (formerly known as Twitter) and shared an advisory. In the post, they asked passengers to arrive at the airport not earlier than three hours before their flight was scheduled to take off.
They went on to mention that this advisory was to ensure that overcrowding at the airport could be curbed. Since the operations were shut down, many people’s travel plans were affected. Now that the airport is functioning again, the crowd may be difficult to manage.
Visuals Of The City During The Record-Breaking Flood And Rain
Exclusice footages of rain, flood & water leaks in Dubai#Dubai#DubaiFlooding#BreakingNews pic.twitter.com/5ElzL5HNVi
— Prince Nishat (@teasersixer) April 20, 2024
Social media was flooded with pictures and videos that showed how unprepared the city was for a flood at such a large scale. Dubai received the highest amount of rainfall in the last few days since data collection began in 1949.
Many people’s basements and garages were flooded with water ruining their expensive luxury cars. The city is currently reeling from the impact of the flood. It is hoped that the dream city will revert to business as usual soon.
Do you know anybody who lives in Dubai or the UAE? How did they manage to get by during the floods? Let us know in the comments section below!
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