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Major international airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Dubai International Airport (DXB) is the largest hub in the Middle East and one of the busiest airports in the world. It is home base of Dubai's government-owned flag carrier Emirates and likewise government-owned low-cost airline FlyDubai. The airport has grown at such a furious pace that the present terminals are bursting at the seams, especially during the peak hours around midnight. The airport is one of the few that has non-stop flights to all inhabited continents, operated by Emirates, some of which are among the longest non-stop flights in the world.
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Dubai first deployed automated smart gates at passport control in 2017 (look for the purple signs).
Read in the guideTerminals 1 and 3 are directly connected to each other via the airside (no immigration needed for transfer) and are models of modern airport design.
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