Dubai Airports announces major change for private cars at DXB Terminal 1

Dubai Airports announces major change for private cars at DXB Terminal 1

Dubai Airports announced a change for arriving passengers and those waiting to receive them at the international airport’s Terminal 1. The airport authority said, “only public transport and authorised vehicles will be allowed into the arrivals forecourt at Dubai International Airport’s (DXB) Terminal 1.” The change came into effect on June 8. The change has been made to reduce vehicle congestion as Dubai Airports handles an increase in overall passenger traffic. Traffic at DXB has reached 95.6 per cent of 2019 levels with exceeding 21.2 million in the first quarter of the year, according to revealed earlier this month. The decision, which came into effect on Thursday, is intended to reduce congestion in the pickup area of the DXB airport. The notification by DXB on Twitter does not state until when the rule will be in place. Those heading to Terminal 1 to receive arriving passengers are advised to use the two or the valet service. The terminal is served by two car parks – Car Park A’s charges start at Dhs5 for five minutes going up to Dhs125 for the whole day while Car Park B rates start at Dhs25 and goes upto Dhs85 for a full 24 hours.