Dubai airport implements special screening for China flights

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By DAVID RISING

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, announced on Thursday that it’s taking special precautions to screen the droves of Chinese tourists expected for the Lunar New Year holiday after the outbreak of a pneumonia-like virus that has led to China’s lockdown of the entire city of Wuhan.

Dubai Airports said that, following government guidance, all passengers arriving on direct flights from China will receive thermal screening at the gate upon arrival and be provided with informational brochures.

The screening will be conducted at secured, closed gates by teams from the Dubai Health Authority and the Airport Medical Center, Dubai Airports said in a statement provided to The Associated Press.

The airport authority would not say whether it expected a drop in passengers from China for the Lunar New Year holiday, which begins Friday, following China’s decision to close off Wuhan, a city of 11 million people, where a newly identified coronavirus first appeared last month. Chinese are expected to take an estimated 3 billion trips during the 40-day spike in travel.



FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2019, file photo, an Emirates jetliner comes in for landing at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai International Airport, the world's busiest for international travel, said Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, that it is taking special precautions to screen the droves of Chinese tourists expected for the Lunar New Year holiday after the outbreak of a pneumonia-like virus that has led to China's lockdown of the entire city of Wuhan. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell, File)


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[getagrip_already]

1. Some US airports will also do thermal screening....

The cdc announced that earlier this week. But it will be passive I think.

[Farmer-Rick]

2. I had no idea so many Communist Chinese visited the feudal kingdom of Dubai

While using capitalism to obtain and distribute the wealth.....weird conglomerate of abusive forms of control.

[IronLionZion]

4. It's a common connection point for travel between the US and Asia

and the main hub for Emirates airline.

[Farmer-Rick]

5. Its amazing how well Chinese Communism, feudalism and capitalism combine to manipulate our wealth

while destroying our planet. Just a smoothly functioning machine.

[IronLionZion]

6. Yeah, but burning lots of jet fuel can help make oil stocks great again

[Devil Child]

3. I hope the CDC moves to implement aggressive screening of travelers from affected areas