Passengers at Dubai International Airport will once again be able to use smart gates, it was announced on Wednesday.

The smart gates have been reactivated at Terminal 3, the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai (GDRFA) announced.

Departing passengers will be able to use the smart gate by scanning their passport only, the authority added.

Major General Mohammed Al Marri, Director General of the GDRFA in Dubai said: "The restart of the smart gates helps to facilitates and simplifies the travel procedures, as the smart gates consider the safest way to travel in light of the current conditions that the world defeat against the Covid-19."

He added, "This step helps to enhance the passenger's confidence in the emirates of Dubai about this procedures which constitute a safety umbrella for them."

Al Marri also stressed that the GDRFA Dubai continues to provide the best services for passengers though Dubai ports according to precautionary and security measures to ensure the safety of the passengers and GDRFA Dubai employees.

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