 |
| Passengers at Emirate corner. |
As schools break for mid-term holidays and a peak travel period kicks off from the 14 October onwards, Emirates announces a myriad of ways to ensure a smooth and swift travel experience for families, including new updates to the Emirates app and digital check-in options. All passengers are advised to arrive to the airport up to 3 hours before their flight and take advantage of Emirates’ multiple smart technologies to ensure seamless travel during the busy period.
1.
Plan everything on the Emirates App
Passengers
are encouraged to download the Emirates app on their mobile phone
to get all the flight details at their fingertips. Users can now track their
baggage, as well as book and change flights, download a digital boarding pass
for most destinations, check what meals will be served onboard, book their
chauffeur drive service and even pre-select and plan movies to watch via
the ice inflight entertainment- so that no time is wasted in
getting the kids comfortable and happy onboard.
2.
Check in online, or remotely in Ajman
All
passengers can check-in online 48 hours ahead of their flight using the online
check-in option on www.emirates.com. In a few clicks, they can
select a seat and preferred meal, and take advantage of any last-minute upgrade
options. At the airport, it’s easy to drop bags at the dedicated baggage drop
desks and download a digital boarding pass.
Those
starting their journeys from Ajman can also take advantage of a 24‑hour City
Check‑in at Ajman Central Bus Terminal. Passengers can check in up to 4 hours
before the flight departs, present health documents, check in baggage and
collect boarding passes, buy a bus ticket for AED 20 and head directly to
Emirates Terminal 3, with regular bus departures throughout the day from 4am to
11.30pm. Upon arrival at the airport, travellers can simply continue through to
their flight.
3.
Sort your luggage out in advance or check in from home
An
excellent and complimentary option – especially for families travelling with
children - is to drop luggage the night before travel. Passengers who are
departing from Dubai can check-in early and drop off their bags to the airport
24 hours before departure, or 12 hours before departure if flying to the US or
Tel Aviv, and then arrive to the airport and proceed directly to immigration.
Making
travel swift and smooth, Emirates also offers a home check-in service in Dubai
and Sharjah, fulfilled by DUBZ. DUBZ agents complete the check-in process in
the customer’s home, hotel or office, and take the bags to the flight while
customers are free to breeze through the airport later. Book and pay for the
service at least 24 hours before the flight and passengers can proceed to the
Airport check-in up to six hours before the flight departs. When a person books
First Class, the home check-in service is complimentary.
4.
Self Check-in kiosks at the airport
A
quick and easy option once at the airport are the self check-in kiosks.
Travellers can follow the steps on the touchscreen kiosk and complete the
check-in process or operate the kiosk without touch using a mobile phone. It’s
possible to view the travel itinerary, choose a preferred seat and add Emirates
Skywards numbers, and if you’ve already checked in online, there is also an
option to use the baggage drop area to check-in bags.
5.
Get smart with Biometrics
For
First and Business Class customers departing Dubai, the Smart Tunnel at Dubai
International Airport is a world-first for passport control, whereby passengers
simply walk through a tunnel and are cleared by immigration authorities without
human intervention or the need for a physical passport stamp. All it takes to
register is a quick photo at check-in to capture facial data. Travellers can
check-in, clear immigration, access the airport lounge in Concourse B, and
board flights at selected gates purely by facial recognition or using their
boarding pass.
Passengers
can also register to use the Smart Gates at Emirates Terminal 3 and speed
through Immigration every time they return to Dubai. If a UAE citizen or
resident, passengers can use their passport, boarding pass or a valid UAE ID.
Smart Gates can also be used by GCC national’s or a visa on arrival visitor
with a biometric passport.
0 Comments
DISCLAIMER
The views and opinions expressed on this platform as comments were freely made by each person under his or her own volition or responsibility and were neither suggested nor dictated by the owners of Precious Eze's Blog or any of their contracted staff. So we take no liability whatsoever for such comments.
Please take note!