Emirates asks passengers to check in before 3 hours

dubai — Over 100,000 passengers will pass through Terminal 3 of Dubai International Airport this weekend as travel is expected to peak ahead of the winter holiday break.

The busiest time for departures will be on Friday with more than 30,000 passengers scheduled to travel. Peak travel will continue throughout the month with high passenger traffic peaking again on next Friday and Saturday.

With road works and infrastructure enhancements happening around the main airport highways and roads during this time, Emirates airlines has asked travellers to arrive at the airport at least three hours before their flight departures. “Passengers can physically check in at the airport as early as six hours before departing on their flight, and are requested to check in no later than two hours prior to departure, regardless of class of travel,” said the airline in a Press release.

“Customers who check in less than 60 minutes prior to their scheduled flight departure will not be accepted for travel. Customers can also check in online on both their desktops and mobile devices from 48 hours to 90 minutes before flight departure,” it added.

Emirates also offers convenient car park check-in facilities equipped with 16 check-in counters, located in Zone C. Customers can use these to check in and drop off their luggage. Alternatively, customers can choose to drop their luggage at one of the 46 dedicated bag drop counters in Economy Class or separate counters in First Class and Business Class from six hours to 90 minutes prior to departure.