Only ticketed passengers allowed entry to Dubai terminals

Dubai airports today announced that only ticketed passengers will be allowed entry to the terminals at Dubai International during December 29-January 8.

The ongoing peak travel period will witness an estimated two million passengers who are expected to pass through Dubai, the authority said. An average daily traffic will exceed 178,000 travellers, local agency WAM reported.

January 2, 2022 will be the busiest day of the holiday season with more than 198,000 passengers expected.

Only ticketed passengers will be allowed entry to Dubai International (DXB) terminals during the ongoing peak travel period.

لن يتم السماح بالدخول إلى مباني الركاب في مطار دبي الدولي إلا للمسافرين الحاصلين على تذاكر الطيران خلال فترة الذروة في حركة السفر والعطلات pic.twitter.com/Bna6xf81Bj

— Dubai Airports (@DubaiAirports) December 30, 2021

Essa Al Shamsi, vice president of Terminal Operations at Dubai Airports, said, “We always advise friends and families of travellers to say their goodbyes at home instead of coming to the airport. This is even more important now given the situation with the pandemic and the high volume of passengers using the airport during the peak holiday season. If a friend or family member is flying out of Dubai during the next 10 days, people can help us in a big way in minimising congestion in and around the airport and making travel safer and easier for everyone by simply not coming to the airport to see them off.”

Al Shamsi also urged travellers not to arrive at the airport earlier than three hours before their departure if they are flying out of Terminals 1 or 2, in order to lessen congestion.