Dubai airport resumes normal operations after global outage hits check-in desks

DUBAI, UAE – The operator of Dubai International Airport, one of the world’s busiest airports and hub of Emirates airline, said on Friday, July 19, the airport was operating normally again after a global system outage affected the check-in process of some airlines.

Dubai Airports said in a statement the outage had impacted some airlines operating from Terminal 1 and 2 but that the check-in process had been switched to an alternative system, which allowed normal processes to swiftly resume.