Violators of virus precautionary moves taken to task

AJMAN: The Ajman Crisis and Emergency Management Team, in coordination with the Ajman Police, the Department of Municipality and Planning and the Department of Economic Development, closed two restaurants and a barbershop for not adhering to the precautionary measures aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).

The businesses were closed because their workers did not wear face masks, gloves and head caps and have taken the COVID-19 vaccine and undergone regular testing, as per the instructions of relevant authorities.

The team urged owners of commercial businesses in the emirate to adhere to relevant precautionary measures and commit to the resolutions issued to combat the pandemic and curb its spread, stressing that violators will be subject to legal action.

CONTACTLESS TECHNOLOGY AT AIRPORT: Contactless technology is defining passenger experiences at an increasing number of airports across the world in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which rapidly accelerated the deployment pace of biometric authentication.

Contactless technology will be a key atraction at the 20th edition of Airport Show, the world’s largest B2B airport show, held in Dubai annually under the patronage of Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group.

Set to run from 24th to 26th May, 2021, the show will take place at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) across 12,000 square metres with participants expected from 90 countries as the world returns to normalcy. It will have three co-located events: Global Airport Leaders Forum (GALF), ATC Forum and Airport Security, as well as two new conferences focusing on Airport Passengers’ Experience and Airport Digital Transformation.

Daniyal Qureshi, Group Exhibitions Director at Reed Exhibitions Middle East, which is organising the show, says the trend for a contactless passenger experience in airports has rapidly accelerated ater the pandemic and several airports, including Dubai International, stand out. At the world’s largest annual airport event, the latest contactless innovations and airport digital transformations will be at the centre of the event experience this year.

Biometrics remain the focus for investment with 64 per cent of airports aiming to roll out self-boarding gates using biometric and ID documentation by 2023. Contactless technologies have proven to be a game-changer, as a 2020 report by SITA on Air Transport IT Insights revealed, and airports have accorded high investment priority for touchless technology between now and 2023.