Dubai International Airport

At least 12 flights operated by Emirates, Air Arabia and flydubai were listed as cancelled on the airlines’ official flight-status pages, affecting services from Dubai and Sharjah

The airline expects particularly high traffic between July 3 and 5, marking the start of what is anticipated to be a consistently busy travel period throughout the summer

Transfer passengers are expected to represent around 50 per cent of total travellers, reinforcing Dubai’s position as one of the world’s leading international aviation hubs

The incident resulted in four people being injured

From a single high-tech command centre, Dubai Police officers can now remotely monitor six X-ray screening machines across dnata’s warehouse

The airline says the rollout will allow passengers to pass through check-in, immigration, boarding gates, and lounges using only facial recognition

The project is designed to improve traffic flow, reduce journey times, and accommodate the airport’s rapidly increasing passenger numbers

The airport welcomed 92.3 million guests in 2024, surpassing its previous all-time high of 89.1 million in 2018

The airport is expected to handle an average of 280,000 passengers daily, with numbers peaking at over 295,000 on Saturday, February 22

This is an increase of around 6 per cent from 2023 levels