Arab News, Tue, Apr 30, 2024 | Shawwal 21, 1445
Dubai ruler approves new $35bn airport terminal
Emirates:
Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum approved a new passenger
terminal in Al Maktoum International airport worth 128 billion dirhams ($34.85
billion), he said on Sunday in a post on X.
The Al Maktoum International Airport will be the
largest in the world with a capacity of up to 260 million passengers, and five
times the size of Dubai International Airport, he added, saying that all
operations at Dubai airport would be transferred to Al Maktoum in the coming
years.
The Al Maktoum airport will also include 400
terminal gates and five runways, he said.
The airport will be the new home of flagship
carrier Emirates and its sister low-cost airline Flydubai along with all airline
partners connecting the world to and from Dubai, Dubai state-owned airline
Emirates chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum said.
The move “further solidifies Dubai’s position as a
leading aviation hub on the world stage,” the CEO of Dubai Airports, Paul
Griffiths, was quoted as saying by the Dubai Media Office.