The new technology can be retrofitted into any existing airport kiosk, baggage drop facility or installed as a desktop system at a processing point such as an immigration desk
The funding will be in addition to the financial aid which has been pledged by the government
The two chartered flights will repatriate over 80 Emiratis from the United Kingdom
India banned all international commercial passenger aircraft starting March 22
The airline will operate flights to London Heathrow, Frankfurt, Paris, Brussels and Zurich
An earlier report by IATA said that the global airline industry would need government aid and bailouts totaling between $150bn and $200bn if it is to survive the coronavirus crisis
Allowances including housing and education assistance will continue to be paid
Industry-wide traffic is expected to decline almost 40 per cent in 2020 as a whole
Shareef Hashim Al Hashmi was previously working with the Tawazun Economic Council
The airline said that guests currently within the UAE will still be able to depart from Abu Dhabi until 11.59pm on Wednesday, March 25
Only cargo and emergency evacuation flights will be exempt
The airline is implementing a series of cost-cutting measures including salary cuts for most employees
Middle East airlines have lost $7.2bn in revenues from the Covid-19 pandemic as of March 11
UAE carriers Emirates and Etihad have reduced flights due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic
The carrier will operate special flights to Moscow and St. Petersburg between March 20-29
Passengers can cancel their bookings for free, and use the original value of their bookings as credit towards their next trip
Most of the biggest carriers in the US, China and Middle East are likely to survive because of government help or support from their owners
The carrier has stopped serving about a quarter of its usual destinations
IATA said a March 5 estimate suggesting carriers will lose $113bn in revenue this year is already outdated
Several countries have imposed restrictions on international air travel
The man’s family has reportedly told the authorities that he did not have any pre-existing medical conditions
Emirates airline also denied social media reports that it is planning to suspend all flights from March 17
Frequencies to Jakarta, Seoul and Bangkok have also been temporarily reduced
A British national who boarded the flight was reportedly in quarantine and has tested positive for coronavirus
Emirates also plans to gradually roll out thermal screening procedures for all of its flights departing Dubai
Saudi also extended travel bans to 14 countries, including UAE, Oman and European nations
Only Saudi nationals will be allowed to travel on the special flights from Dubai to Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam
The policy covers all existing destinations across the Emirates network
Customers will only need to pay the fare difference, if any, at the time of rebooking their flights