Emirates has just released a short video in preparation for welcoming back visitors to Dubai.
The just under one-minute clip shows how the emirate is readying for guests through safety measures including thermal body temperature checks and disinfecting of items, while also showcasing the city's many attractions. Popular spots featured include the Burj Al Arab, Burj Khalifa and Dubai Fountains, La Perle, Dubai Creek, Atlantis the Palm and more.
"We've been waiting, dreaming, looking forward to when we meet again. We've also been preparing, getting ready, knowing the time to see each other comes closer with every rising sun," the Dubai airline says in the video. "We promised to welcome you with open doors, to make your journey extraordinary and your wellbeing, our priority. We said we needed a moment and it will only be a moment more. Dubai, daarna, home."
Due to the global coronavirus pandemic, flights in and out of the UAE grounded back in March. However, some have since retaken to the skies with cargo, repatriation and a handful of flights to select destinations currently operating.
Speaking at the first virtual Arabian Travel Market on Monday, June 1, Emirates president Tim Clark told interviewer and aviation expert John Strickland that he hoped tourists would be back in the emirate by July. However, if travel restrictions were lifted and there was passenger demand to travel, Emirates could ready its fleet to be back in the sky within 48 hours, Clark confirmed during the ATM webinar.
He also believed it would be bit of a wait before travelling returns to normal.
"I think probably by the year 2022-23, 2023-24 we will see things coming back to some degree of normality and Emirates will be operating its network as it was and hopefully as successfully as it was," he said.
Scroll through our gallery of the Dubai Airport:
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A health worker checks the body temperature of passengers bound for Frankfurt at Dubai International Airport. -
Emirates Boeing 777 aircraft are seen on the tarmac at Dubai International Airport. -
Passengers bound for Frankfurt board a shuttle bus at Dubai International Airport. -
A flydubai aircraft is parked on the tarmac of Dubai International Airport. -
Passengers check in at Dubai International Airport. -
An information board displays an alert for passengers to maintain distance from others at Dubai International Airport. -
Mask-clad passengers bound for Frankfurt walk past check-in counters at Dubai International Airport. -
A mask-clad employee walks in front of a flydubai aircraft on the tarmac of Dubai International Airport. -
Passengers bound for Frankfurt wait at a terminal of Dubai International Airport. -
Passengers bound for Frankfurt wait at a terminal of Dubai International Airport. -
Passengers bound for Frankfurt wait at a terminal of Dubai International Airport. -
Passengers wait at a terminal at Dubai International Airport, as Emirates resumed a limited number of outbound passenger flights. -
An Emirates aircraft takes off from Dubai International Airport. -
Emirates Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft are seen on the tarmac at Dubai International Airport as the airline resumed a limited number of outbound passenger flights. -
Passengers are assisted at the check-in counter in a terminal at Dubai International Airport. -
Passengers have their travel documents checked before departure at Dubai International Airport. -
Passengers have their travel documents checked before departure at Dubai International Airport.
