Dubai: Dubai airport has begun to install the latest generation 3D scanners to make security controls faster and easier for passengers.
Driven by artificial intelligence, the new scanners will project the luggage in seconds, allowing travelers to erase security verifications in a minimum time.
According to officials, passengers will no longer need to eliminate laptops, perfumes, water bottles or other liquids during detection.
The airport administration said the project will be completed at the end of 2026, expressing its confidence that the initiative will make trips smarter and more fluid for all passengers.
The Emirati city, located between Asia, Europe and Africa, has been classified in the world’s busiest air center for international passengers for a decade.
The installation marked its first busy half recorded with an year-on-year growth of 2.3%, welcoming 46 million passengers in the first half of this year despite the interruptions due to the Iran-Israel war.
The installation marks its first busiest half recorded with an overcoming growth of 2.3%.
During the 12-day Iran-Israel War, the airlines canceled the flights to many Middle East destinations when some governments closed their airspace.
In the first six months of 2025, the average monthly traffic was around 7.7 million passengers or 254,000 daily travelers.
In 2024, Dubai’s International Airport registered its largest annual passenger traffic in history, for a total of 92.3 million.
The main countries of passenger traffic to and from Dubai were India, Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom.
– With additional FTOM AFP entry
