DUBAI, UAE, 16 November 2022: In collaboration with the Common Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai (GDRFA), Emirates airline is now providing worldwide travellers the chance to hurry up their airport expertise by consenting to using biometric knowledge.
The settlement was signed by His Excellency Lieutenant Common Mohamed Ahmed Al Marri, Director Common of GDRFA in Dubai, and Adel Al Redha, Emirates’ Chief Working Officer, within the presence of a number of senior officers from each side.

The primary settlement of its sort globally, the strategic partnership between GDRFA and Emirates is a cooperative effort to enhance additional the revolutionary and digitally targeted journey expertise of Dubai guests. The settlement improves passenger site visitors procedures inside Dubai Worldwide Airport Terminal 3. It ensures a quicker and extra environment friendly airport expertise for travellers transferring to connecting flights and people who arrive in Dubai as their closing vacation spot.
Commenting on how the settlement will develop best-in-class providers for travellers, His Excellency Lieutenant-Common Mohammed Al-Marri mentioned: “Dubai is without doubt one of the world’s most aspirational locations, and 2022 has already seen greater than 8 million vacationers arrive within the metropolis. We proceed to help our key companions with best-in-class providers as we try for excellence and innovation in positioning Dubai because the world’s main enterprise hub and tourism vacation spot.”
Highlighting the significance and worth of this settlement, Adel Al Redha mentioned: “Emirates regularly invests in bettering buyer expertise, and we thank the GDFRA for extending the bridges of cooperation, communication and coordination so as to add worth to Emirates’ providers and permit our worldwide passengers to Fly Higher.”
By utilizing biometric recognition applied sciences and the GDRFA pre-populated biometric database to determine travellers at a number of factors within the airport, travellers will be capable of breeze by means of Dubai Worldwide Airport Terminal 3 check-in, lounges, boarding and immigration at excessive velocity because the AI programs recognise their distinctive facial options and can hyperlink to their passport for immediate identification verification. A privilege beforehand solely loved by UAE residents and GCC nationals, worldwide passengers will be capable of use the service in 2023 by offering official consent in a few clicks by means of the Emirates app, at Emirates self-check-in kiosks, or in individual at Emirates check-in desks.
In 2023, Emirates passengers can click on to consent to biometric knowledge use on the Emirates app, at Emirates self-check-in kiosks, or in individual at Emirates check-in desks. It will enable them to benefit from a touchless and swift expertise at a number of factors in Dubai Worldwide Airport Terminal 3 each time – Verify-In, Lounges, Boarding, and Immigration are all outfitted to make use of time-saving biometric improvements.
There are numerous extra methods through which Emirates prospects can get pleasure from a swift and clean journey expertise:
Use the Emirates App – Globally
Passengers are inspired to obtain the Emirates app on their cell phones to get all of the flight particulars at their fingertips. Customers can now observe their baggage, guide and alter flights, obtain a digital boarding go for many locations, verify what meals might be served onboard, guide their chauffeur drive service and even pre-select and plan films to observe through the ice inflight leisure.
Verify-in on-line – Globally
All passengers can verify in on-line 48 hours forward of their flight utilizing the net check-in possibility on www.emirates.com. In just a few clicks, they’ll choose a seat and most well-liked meal and benefit from any last-minute improve choices. On the airport, it’s simple to drop baggage on the devoted baggage drop desks and obtain a digital boarding go.
Drop baggage the night time earlier than journey – Dubai
If departing from Dubai, passengers can verify in early and drop off baggage on the airport 24 hours earlier than departure or 12 hours earlier than departure if flying to the US or Tel Aviv, after which arrive on the airport and proceed on to immigration.
Dwelling check-in service – Dubai
Emirates residence check-in is an Emirates service accessible in Dubai and Sharjah, fulfilled by DUBZ. DUBZ brokers full the check-in course of in prospects’ houses, accommodations or places of work and take baggage to the flight whereas passengers get pleasure from the remainder of the day and go rapidly by means of the airport later. E book and pay for the service not less than 24 hours earlier than a flight and proceed to the airport check-in as much as six hours earlier than the flight departs.
Self Verify-in kiosks – Dubai
A fast and simple possibility at Dubai Worldwide Airport is the Emirates self-check-in kiosk. Travellers can comply with the steps on the touchscreen kiosk and full the check-in course of or function the kiosk with out a contact utilizing a cell phone. It’s attainable to view the itinerary, select a seat and add Emirates Skywards numbers on the similar time and if already checked in on-line, there’s additionally an possibility to make use of the luggage drop space to verify in baggage.
(Your Tales: Emirates)