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A woman enters the face and iris-recognition gate to board a plane, during a media tour at Dubai Airport, in the United Arab Emirates, Sunday, March 7, 2021. Dubai's airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, has introduced an iris-scanner that verifies one’s identity and eliminates the need for any human interaction when leaving the country. It’s the latest artificial intelligence program the UAE has launched amid the surging coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

At Dubai airport, travelers’ eyes become their passports

CORRECTS DATE TO EARLY SUNDAY FEB. 21, 2021 - An Emirates Airlines Boing 777 arrives from Brussels to deliver Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 coronavirus vaccines shipment at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, early Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to clobber the aviation industry, Emirates Airlines, the Middle East’s biggest airline is seeking to play a vital role in the global vaccine delivery effort. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Dubai’s Emirates seeks key role in global vaccine delivery

FILE - This Oct. 27, 2010 file photo, shows a Boeing 737 being delivered to flydubai in Seattle, Washington. The United Arab Emirates, a key international travel hub, announced on Wednesday it has lifted its ban on Boeing's 737 Max, allowing the plane to return to its skies after being grounded for nearly two years following a pair of deadly crashes. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

UAE aviation agency clears Boeing 737 Max to fly again

U.S. Presidential Adviser Jared Kushner, center right, and U.S. National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien, center left, pose with members of the Israeli-American delegation in front of the El Al's flight, which will carry the delegation from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi, at the Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. (Menahem Kahana/Pool Photo via AP)

First direct Israel-UAE flight lands in Abu Dhabi amid deal

The front desk staff wearing masks due to the coronavirus pandemic help customers at the Rove City Centre Hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, July 6, 2020. Dubai reopened for tourists Tuesday amid the coronavirus pandemic, hoping to reinvigorate a vital industry for this city-state before its crucial winter tourist season. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

Thermometers in hand, Dubai opens for tourists amid coronavirus pandemic

Dubai International Airport's Terminal 3, typically buzzing with passengers, stands largely empty in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, June 10, 2020. The coronavirus pandemic has hit global aviation hard, particularly at Dubai International Airport, the world's busiest for international travel, due to restrictions on global movement over the virus. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

Virus slows Dubai airport, world’s busiest for global travel

CORRECTS TO SAY THAT EMIRATES HAS DRAMATICALLY CUT ITS PASSENGER FLIGHT DESTINATIONS AND NOT SUSPENDED ALL FLIGHTS. -- FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2019 file photo, an Emirates jetliner comes in for landing at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. On Sunday, March 22, 2020, long-haul carrier Emirates it has dramatically cut its passenger flight destinations from 145 locations to just 13 countries. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell, File)

Dubai throws Emirates Air a cash lifeline as travel grounded

FILE - In this Aug 3, 2016 file photo, a damaged Boeing 777 is seen at the Dubai airport after it crash-landed, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. An investigative report released Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, found that the pilots of an Emirates flight that crashed in 2016 and caught fire in Dubai failed to realize the engines of their Boeing 777 remained idle as they tried to take off from a failed landing attempt. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell, File)

Report: Emirates pilots unaware engines idle in 2016 crash

President of Dubai-based carrier Emirates to retire in June

Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the chairman and CEO of the Dubai-based long-haul carrier Emirates, speaks at a news conference at the Dubai Airshow in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Nov. 18, 2019. Emirates announced Monday a new order for 20 additional wide-body Airbus A350-900 planes in a deal worth $6.4 billion. This brings the airline's total order for the aircraft to 50 Airbus A350s costing $16 billion at list price. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

Emirates opts for 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliners in revised deal

Dubai-based airline Emirates announces new order for 20 additional wide-body A350-900 planes in deal

Australian left thirsty on Emirates flight loses injury case

Top Emirates airline executive resigns after dip in profits

In this May 21, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump, right, holds a bilateral meeting with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Trump sided with Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries Tuesday in a deepening diplomatic crisis with Qatar, appearing to endorse the accusation that the oil-rich Persian Gulf nation is funding terrorist groups. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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FILE - In this March. 29, 2018, file photo, a double-decker Airbus A380 plane lands at the Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon. Airbus said Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019 it will stop making A380 superjumbo jets in 2021 after struggling to win clients. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)

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An Emirates plane taxis in front of terminal 3 at the Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, April 20, 2017. Tim Clark, the president of Emirates said the Mideast airline remains committed to the U.S. market despite plans to slash 20 percent of its flights in the wake of tougher U.S. security and visa measures. Clark told The Associated Press on Thursday that its cutbacks are temporary and it has no intention of pulling out of the 12 cities it currently flies to. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

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