(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Lebanese travellers were greeted with special gifts as they arrived at the Abu Dhabi International Airport by Middle East Airlines flight ME418. It was the first flight of the Lebanon flag carrier to land in the UAE capital from Beirut since March.

The passengers were accorded a hearty welcome by the airport's wellness ambassadors to mark the flight's resumption.

Abu Dhabi International Airport has implemented a range of health and safety measures, including encouraging social distancing, monitoring the regular sanitisation of surfaces, communicating testing and isolation procedures, and providing hand sanitisers and personal protective equipment such as masks and gloves to passengers.

It has also introduced touch-less elevator technology as well as SterixGate sterilisation booths designed to safely disinfect a person within three seconds. Other new technologies and precautionary measures deployed at the airport include thermal scanning cameras that incorporate the latest artificial intelligence technology and cameras with facial recognition capabilities and heat motion sensors.

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