If you were at Dubai Airport this morning, the last people you probably expected to see was Dubai royalty.

But travellers and employees at DXB were in for a serious surprise…

When HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai carried out an unannounced inspection.

HH Sheikh Hamdan filmed the visit

HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai checking service quality at Dubai Airport ???? pic.twitter.com/MeQEladpB0

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— Lovin Dubai (@lovindubai) July 22, 2018

HH inspecting facilities and procedures at Dubai Airport

. @HHShkMohd, accompanied by @HamdanMohammed and Maktoum bin Mohammed inspects the facilities and procedures at #Dubai Int’l Airport and directs officials to raise the bar in welcoming travellers & simplifying procedures.

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) July 22, 2018

Dubai’s Ruler directed officials to raise the bar in welcoming travellers and simplifying procedures

Dubai Media Office shared the information, while HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of the UAE shared the trip on his Instagram stories

In 2016, HH Sheikh Mohammed conducted a similar inspection at government offices

He arrived to what looked like empty offices. The visit was a warning “he certainly wanted to send a message. Timeliness starts at the top and we won’t go after employees when their bosses aren’t there.” – Mona Al-Marri, director general of the government of Dubai’s Media Office, told Bloomberg at the time.