Dubai’s Emirates warns of busy travel period starting December 12

Emirates Airline expects a busy travel period ahead of the holiday season, starting from December 12 to 20.

Close to 300,000 people are expected to fly out of the country between those days.

The busiest time for departures from Terminal 3 will be on December 13 with close to 40,000 passengers expected to fly out of the country.

Also 430,000 Emirates passengers are expected to arrive into Dubai from December 20 until December 30.

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