With the Eid al-Adha break just around the corner, chances are that you might have already booked your tickets for the short holiday. However, if this is so, then you will certainly want to know about the important notifications released by the Dubai International Airport for the peak period. As it happens, authorities have advised people to say goodbye to their friends and family from home only. Here’s all about this and more.
DXB Issues Advisory For Travellers
According to the notification released by the DXB, it is now mandatory for residents to drop their friends and relatives at the airport. They must wait in the terminal until they complete their check-in formalities. As such, access to the arrival court in both Terminals 1 & 3 will not be given to public transport and only authorised airport vehicles will be allowed. However, this notification mentioned by the Khaleej Times is hardly surprising, as it’s also the period for the extreme summer rush. With the UAE residents getting a four-day summer break from June 15 to 18, the holidays come just before school closes for two months’ summer vacation.
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What Are The Guidelines Issued By The Airport?
In case you are also wondering about all the other guidelines issued by the Dubai International Airport, they are as follows –
- Flydubai passengers should arrive at least four hours before the departure.
- Passengers flying with the Emirates have been advised to use the airline’s home-, early-, and self-check-in facilities. This also includes their city check-in options.
- People flying with other airlines should try to arrive at the DXB, three hours before their scheduled departure.
- People have been asked to familiarise themselves with the airline baggage allowance and packing regulations.
- To save time at the security screening, passengers have been asked to be prepared.
- Families travelling for vacation with children over the age of 12 can speed up the passport control process by using smart gates.
- Travellers must be aware of the latest travel regulations for the destination and must ensure they have all the documents required in hand.
- Travel documents must be organised in advance and luggage must be weighed at home to avoid any last-minute chaos.
- Spare batteries and power banks must be packed in the hand luggage and travellers can use Dubai Metro to commute to and from the airport.
In fact, this is an important notification, as DXB mentions, it is ready to welcome more than 3.7 million guests from July 12 to 25. It is expected that the daily average traffic might be 2,64,000 and June 22 is expected to be the busiest day with guest numbers expected to surpass 2,87,000.
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