DXB gearing up to welcome two million passengers over two weekends

The airport has lined up an array of activities and deals – covering food, relaxation and retail therapy, as part of its now popular Hangout@DXB campaign. 

With schools across the UAE closing for the summer break, over 900,000 passengers are anticipated to pass through DXB from June 30 to July 3 and a similar volume of travellers is forecast on the following weekend from July 7-10 around the Islamic festival of Eid Al Fitr. To ensure that the summer rush of travellers flows smoothly through its facilities while they have a great time eating, relaxing and shopping, operator Dubai Airports is launching the Hangout@DXB campaign to encourage departing passengers to get to the airport early. 

Introduced last year, HangOut@DXB will feature prize giveaways, promotions, musical performances, sports screenings and other incentives to entice passengers to start their summer travel by getting to the world’s busiest international airport earlier than intended for their flights, and taking full advantage of all that DXB has on offer. 

“Nearly a quarter of a million passengers will be passing through our facility every day during the two weekends. While we are very happy with the ongoing growth in traffic, we want to make sure that our customers can make the most of the wide range of food, spa & relaxation, shopping choices available at DXB, and have a comfortable and memorable start to their vacation. As such our campaign is focused on maintaining service quality at the airport and the overall experience of our customers at DXB,” said Anita Mehra, senior vice president of communications and reputation, at Dubai Airports. 

Like every year, Dubai Airports, in collaboration with airlines and other partners at DXB is taking a number of measures, including a public awareness campaign and the deployment of additional resources across the airport to ease passenger flow through the facility.

“While the additional staff deployed at touchpoints across the airport will guide and help passengers through the facility, the Hangout@DXB campaign will reach out to them, keep them informed with daily updates and summer travel tips to plan ahead and make their journey easier, while also engaging and exciting them with fun activities and surprises,” she added.