Dubai is set to open its 2nd and what is planned to be the World’s largest airport, Al Maktoum International Airport on June 27 2010 with the launch of freighter operations. With just 4 months to go before the opening, Dubai Airports is in advanced talks with airlines, both passenger and cargo, on every continent to start [...]
Following negotiations between the Australian Government in Canberra and the United Arab Emirates, Etihad Airways has secured 7 additional weekly flights from its Abu Dhabi Airport home-base to Australia. The 7 flights can be operated to any gateway in Australia including the carrier’s current destinations of Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. A further 7 weekly flights [...]
7 years since launching operations to Osaka, Emirates has unveiled plans to launch direct flights from Dubai Airport to Japan’s capital city – Tokyo. Tokyo will be Emirates’ 102nd international destination which will closely follow the recent launch of operations to Durban and Luanda. With the introduction of flights to Tokyo, Emirates will offer two [...]
Dubai World Central (DWC) is the emirate’s 140 square km mega construction project that is twice the size of Hong Kong Island and once it is finished, it will enable the world’s largest airport (Al Maktoum Airport) to go into operation. Once completed, the $8 billion Al Maktoum International Airport, named after the late Sheikh Maktoum [...]
A 10-lane bridge and a 27km expressway linking the Port Zayed area with the Abu Dhabi-Dubai road through the fast developing Saadiyat and Yas Islands, and the Shahama district that was opened back in October last year has proved to be a huge success. The 1.4km-long Shaikh Khalifa Bridge and the highway is an alternative route [...]
Spanish golfer Miguel Angel Jimenez has made it 3rd time lucky as he won the Dubai Desert Classic after beating European Tour No. 1 Lee Westwood in a three-hole playoff on Sunday. The 46-year-old who has twice been a runner-up in the tournament, saw his English rival miss winning putts at the first 2 holes, [...]
Dubai officially inaugurated the centerpiece of its decade-long construction boom to coincide with the 4th anniversary of Accession Day of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and with the surprise revelation that the world-beating 168-story skyscraper seen by some as a symbol of the city’s economic excess was even bigger than previously thought. [...]
At least 5 hotels on the Palm Jumeirah are set to open by 2011. Globally, many major hotel chains have suffered a delay in their projects, but none of the 30 hotels due to open on Palm Jumeirah have been cancelled. Palm Jumeirah is set to become one of the world’s premier resorts, offering more [...]
The developer of the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai has confirmed that the project is 70% complete. Regarding the Marina Residences on Palm Jumeirah, 3 projects visible from this waterfront project include The Kingdom of Sheba and Ottoman Palace which is almost complete and all villas are semi-complete. Both projects will be finished by early April to June 2010 and the [...]
The Dubai Roads & Transport Authority has landed the Gulf Engineering Union’s Excellence & Innovation Award for the Dubai Metro Project, the longest automated metro project undertaken as a single unit in the world. The Award was presented during the 13th Gulf Engineering Forum held recently in Kuwait under the theme: “Transport & Traffic Issues: [...]
Millions of residents and visitors passing through Terminal 2 at Dubai Airport can now enjoy quick and easy access to Du’s wide range of products and services at a new shop which has recently opened in the Arrivals lounge. Dubai International Airport has become an important travel and communications hub that provides an ideal location [...]
Dubai Airport Passport Control
Passport Control Queues at Dubai Airport Lenghty Dubai Airport passport control queues could soon be a thing of the past thanks to a new high-tech system which is under consideration by the organisation that runs Dubai International Airport. An official for Dubai Airport has revealed that one of the systems would improve the process of [...]
Dubai set to be World’s Largest Airport
Dubai to Overtake Heathrow as Worlds Largest Airport Dubai is set to overtake Heathrow by 2016 as the world’s largest international airport. Last year Heathrow Airport handled 69.4 million passengers. With both parties opposing expansion and the building of a 3rd runway, it is set to be overtaken by Dubai international. By 2020 Dubai Airport [...]
