Heading for the airport for the long holidays?

Heading for the airport for the long holidays?

  DUBAI – Brace for possible long lines and queues as Emirates airline said it expects 250,000 people to fly out from Dubai. The airline company has advised travellers to check-in online prior to coming to the airport or use the self-service kiosks or baggage drop facilities to speed things up. Only those with e-boarding pass and travelling with carry-on bags are the ones allowed to proceed to passport control and security clearance. Passengers, the airline added, should check-in no later than 90 minutes before departure, regardless of class of travel. Those who have checked in online are likewise required to check in their luggage 90 minutes before flight departure. Since passengers must go through security checks. The airline encouraged them to be at the airport no later than 60 minutes before their flight departure. As early as Thursday, Emirates said it is already expecting a volume of up to 160,000 passengers to pass through its dedicated hub - Dubai International Airport's Terminal 3. It is also expecting that the bulk of its passengers will fly out on Friday. Emirates cited that travellers’ top destinations during Eid include Karachi, Mumbai, Amman and Beirut. The airline also suggested that the use of smart gates may also speed things up. A UAE resident flying from Terminal 3 may use their National ID cards to pass through. However, the case may be different with other terminals, as prior registration is needed in order to use the smart gates. Those who are holding e-gate card may also pass through the e-gates. For those who are travelling to the United States, Canada and the UK, the airline reminded them to charge their electronic devices before getting to the airport since they will be required to switch these on at the relevant boarding gates where screenings will take place so as not to risk being denied the access to fly.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