Meet and greet is one of those phrases that means very different things depending on who sells it. For some operators it means a phone call once you are outside; for others, a driver somewhere in the multi-storey car park. Ours means a chauffeur standing inside the arrivals hall, past customs, holding a printed board with your name on it, from before the aircraft doors open until you appear. That distinction is the entire product, and it is why it is included in the fare rather than sold as an extra.
The sequence begins well before landing. We track the flight number from departure, so a two-hour delay, an early arrival or a diversion moves the assignment automatically without anyone needing to call us. The chauffeur is briefed to be in position around the scheduled touchdown time and stays there; the 60 minutes of complimentary waiting begins at wheels-down, which is the fair place to start it because nothing in your control happens before then.
Terminal geography at DXB matters more than people expect. Terminal 3 is Emirates and has two arrivals exits — Concourse A and B traffic emerges at one, Concourse C at another — so we confirm the flight rather than guessing. Terminal 1 handles most other international carriers and has a single main hall. Terminal 2, on the opposite side of the runways, serves flydubai and regional operators and is a ten-minute drive from the other two, which is worth knowing if you are collecting two arrivals on one booking.
At DWC, the passenger terminal is compact and the meeting point is straightforward, but private aviation is different: for FBO arrivals at DWC or Al Bateen we stage apron-side by prior arrangement, so the car is at the aircraft steps rather than in a public hall. That requires the tail number and handling agent at the time of booking, and we confirm the arrangement with the FBO directly rather than leaving it to arrival-day improvisation.
Once you are met, the chauffeur takes the luggage trolley, walks you to the car in the nearest available parking zone rather than a remote lot, and has water and climate already set. If someone in the party needs assistance, a wheelchair-accessible route, or extra time, tell us at booking and the chauffeur allows for it rather than moving at the pace of a standard transfer. Child seats are fitted before arrival, free of charge, when ages are given in advance.
The cost question is simple because there is no separate line item. Meet and greet, airport parking, Salik, fuel and the first hour of waiting are all inside the fixed transfer fare — AED 120 in an E-Class as an entry point — and the figure is confirmed in writing at booking. Extended waiting beyond the free hour is charged at the standard hourly rate in 30-minute blocks, and nothing is added for a night landing, a public holiday or a peak arrival bank.
If the plan changes in the air — a missed connection, a re-route to the other airport, a decision to go straight to a meeting instead of the hotel — the number on your confirmation reaches a dispatcher, not a call queue, 24 hours a day. In practice most arrival problems are solved in a single WhatsApp message before the passenger has cleared passport control.