20 - 26 September 2001

Extra check-in times for security checks

Emirates Airline, which operates three weekly flights to Malta, is advising customers to allow an extra hour for check-in on all services to allow for extra airport security procedures.
The Dubai-based international airline is operating a normal schedule, but is advising passengers to arrive at the airport three hours before their flight depar-
ture, that is 60 minutes earlier than the normal time requirement.
Emirates has also cautioned travellers to take the greatest care when packing for travel by air.
Passengers are strictly forbidden from carrying any of the following items in their carry-on cabin baggage on any Emirates flight: Toy or replica guns (plastic or metal), household cutlery, blades of any length (including steel nail files), paper knives, razor blades, tradesmen’s tools, darts, scissors of any size, corkscrews, knitting needles, sporting bats (including rackets, cricket bats and golf clubs), billiard, snooker, or pool cues, catapults, hypodermic needles*.
Travellers carrying any of the above items (with the exception of hypodermic needles) will be asked to place it in their hold baggage.
*Customers requiring hypodermic needles for medical conditions (for example, diabetics, allergies, and so on) will be asked for proof of medical need.