• The smart travel system allows passengers to quickly finalise their travel procedures from the moment they arrive to the airport and until they board the plane. Christopher Pike / The National
    The smart travel system allows passengers to quickly finalise their travel procedures from the moment they arrive to the airport and until they board the plane. Christopher Pike / The National
  • Passengers pass through the newly implemented E-Border gate, which is part of the smart travel system, at the Abu Dhabi International Airport. Christopher Pike / The National
    Passengers pass through the newly implemented E-Border gate, which is part of the smart travel system, at the Abu Dhabi International Airport. Christopher Pike / The National
  • Passengers queue while waiting to depart from terminal one of Abu Dhabi International Airport. Christopher Pike / The National
    Passengers queue while waiting to depart from terminal one of Abu Dhabi International Airport. Christopher Pike / The National
  • The smart travel system will decrease processing times within the airport by up to 70 per cent, meaning less time in queues for travellers. Christopher Pike / The National
    The smart travel system will decrease processing times within the airport by up to 70 per cent, meaning less time in queues for travellers. Christopher Pike / The National
  • Passengers register for the newly implemented smart travel programme. Christopher Pike / The National
    Passengers register for the newly implemented smart travel programme. Christopher Pike / The National
  • Passengers register for the smart travel programme. The smart travel system will decrease processing times within the airport by up to 70 per cent, meaning less time in queues for travellers. Christopher Pike / The National
    Passengers register for the smart travel programme. The smart travel system will decrease processing times within the airport by up to 70 per cent, meaning less time in queues for travellers. Christopher Pike / The National
  • The smart travel programme will eventually allow a passenger to check-in and move through immigration and security without human contact, interacting only with technology. Christopher Pike / The National
    The smart travel programme will eventually allow a passenger to check-in and move through immigration and security without human contact, interacting only with technology. Christopher Pike / The National
  • Abu Dhabi Airports has began installing 25 e-registration stands, 58 e-gates and 76 self-boarding gates. Christopher Pike / The National
    Abu Dhabi Airports has began installing 25 e-registration stands, 58 e-gates and 76 self-boarding gates. Christopher Pike / The National
  • Above, a self check-in kiosk for the newly implemented smart travel system at Abu Dhabi International Airport. Christopher Pike / The National
    Above, a self check-in kiosk for the newly implemented smart travel system at Abu Dhabi International Airport. Christopher Pike / The National

Abu Dhabi airport’s smart makeover for the jet-setters – in pictures


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Minimum hassle at the airport is top of most travellers’ wish lists. To help to deal with the rising number of passengers at the UAE capital’s main airport, authorities have installed a ‘smart’ travel system that is simple, efficient and much faster than traditional check-in processes.