Dubai Airport considers 'one stop' check in, security

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ONE STOP: Dubai World Central Al Maktoum International Airport may use 'one stop' processing to get travellers in and out of the airport quickly. (Getty Images)

Dubai World Central Al Maktoum International, set to become the world’s largest airport, may use “one stop” processing to get travelers in and out of aircraft more quickly.

Operator Dubai Airports has trialed Siemens AG technology that allows passengers to pass through check in, customs, immigration and security screening in one place, James Robinson, head of strategic planning, said at a conference in Sydney on July 28. Travelers usually go to different parts of an airport for each of these steps at present.

Robinson said: “It’s out there, it just needs to be driven forward."

The airport operator is deciding whether to implement the system, he said.

The new airport is the center of a planned $32 billion travel and logistics development that Dubai is building to boost inbound tourism and challenge London, Singapore and Hong Kong as a global aviation hub.

Located about 40 kilometers from Dubai’s existing airport, the new airfield will eventually have the capacity to handle 160 million passengers annually using five runways and 14.3 square kilometers of terminal space.

The airport began handling cargo flights in June, with passenger services scheduled to start in March.

Emirates Airline, the world’s largest international passenger carrier, plans to relocate to a dedicated terminal at the airport, which will be twice the size of Hong Kong Island, he said.

The new Al Maktoum facility will include dedicated facilities for Airbus SAS A380 aircraft, the world’s largest commercial passenger jet.

Emirates is building up a fleet of 90 A380s, which require special air bridges to reach the upper of its two passenger decks.

Dubai’s current airport, Dubai International, received 40.9 million passengers last year and is being expanded to accommodate 75 million by 2012. The emirate expects total arrivals to reach 140 million a year by 2025.

Dubai is the world’s third biggest reexport hub after Hong Kong and Singapore. The new airfield is located adjacent to the Jebel Ali port, which Robinson said will make it more efficient to load freight that arrives by sea.

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re. Arabi comment
Posted by disturbed of dubai, dubai, uae on Monday 2 August 2010 at 10:37 UAE time


sorry; I never realised UAE locals didnt have to be processed through Immigration, security,customs etc. so wouldn't benefit from any time savings..Silly me!!

Dubai Airport
Posted by Arabi on Monday 2 August 2010 at 10:27 UAE time


what benefit would this add to UAE locals.
every thing in Dubai is tailored to suite the expatriate with no added value to us .

one stop, all in one check-in at new Dubai airport
Posted by disturbed of dubai, dubai, uae on Sunday 1 August 2010 at 09:10 UAE time


What a great idea to complete all formalities at one stop and with modern day technology, why not? Would there also be further benefits in the scale of building as separate facilities would not be required for customs/immigration/security/airline check-in etc. Seems to be a winner all round..

Big step forward
Posted by Ahmed, Dubai, UAE on Sunday 1 August 2010 at 08:30 UAE time


I wish all success to this huge step.
It's a big gamble but I'm sure the officials have thoroughly studied and analyzed it properly before investing such money and challenging already established and huge airports (Hong Kong, Singapore and LHR).

Good luck Emirates Airlines. You deserve the best.

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