Dubai’s Emirates resumes on ground services for premium customers from July 1

Dubai’s Emirates resumes on ground services for premium customers from July 1

Zainab Mansoor

Tuesday 30 June 2020

Dubai carrier Emirates will resume its Chauffeur Drive service (CDS) and airport lounge for premium customers from July 1, following a full health and safety review, it announced on June 30.

Emirates will open one lounge in Terminal 3, Concourse B, at Dubai International Airport (DXB) to serve First Class, Business Class and eligible Skywards members from 10am on July 1.

Guests will access the lounge via biometric gates using facial recognition to reduce contact.

The 9,209-square-metre space at DXB will operate with reduced seating capacity and increased space between each occupied seat to aid social distancing. Masks remain mandatory in the lounge and airport.

Meanwhile, as part of modified lounge facilities and amenities, food will be served in sealed meal boxes, while complimentary beverages, including spirits, will be offered in single serve bottles.

Wine and champagne, served from shared bottles, will be temporarily unavailable. The lounge will be sanitised and fumigated at the end of each day. Meanwhile, each seat and table will be sanitised after each customer leaves, throughout the day.  All lounge employees will wear personal protective equipment (PPE)

Simultaneously, Emirates will also resume its complimentary Chauffeur Drive service for First and Business Class customers in Dubai and other cities on