Emirates urging travelers to come early to avoid rush at Dubai Airport

Over 250,000 people are expected to arrive into Dubai from 28 December until just after New Year’s Day, while 200,000 travelers will be departing from Dubai. In addition, more than 350,000 travelers will be connecting through Emirates’ dedicated Terminal 3 facilities in the same time period.

The busiest time for departures will be starting on 1st January 2018 in the afternoon and continuing all day on Tuesday 2nd and Wednesday 3rd January.

With road works and major infrastructure enhancements happening around the main airport highways and roads during this time, Emirates urges customers to build in extra time to their journeys to avoid potential delays. Customers are reminded 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 2 hours prior to departure, regardless of class of travel.