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Worlds largest airport to come up
in Dubai
The world’s largest airport is
taking shape in Dubai.
BY OUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT
February 5, 2006
When completed the Dubai World
Central International Airport aims to
serve 120 million passengers a year.
Work is already on and a runway has
been completed. Five more runways are
slated to be constructed.
The airport is slated to be
commissioned by the end of next year.
Already Dubai boasts of the fastest
growing airport in Middle East, which
handled 28 milion passengers in 2006.
The project is a part of the Dubai
World Central (DWC) mega-project,
spanning 140 square kilometres. The
DWC will have residential and
commercial areas and a regional
logistics hub.
The promoters are also aiming to make
the airport under construction to be
the world’s biggest cargo hub, which
could handle 12 million tonnes
annually.
Infrastructure for the airport project
alone may cost $33 billion according
to estmates. Around 20,000-30,000
workers are to be employed for the
construction.
The present airport is just 40
kilometres away rom the upcoming one.
Another terminal is slated to come up
in the present airport this year. This
could increase the number of
passengers to 60 million by 2010.
The DWC will have 850 towers which
will employ around 1,30,000 and
2,50,000 are expected to reside there.
Moer than hundred airlines offer
flights from Dubai now to about 150
destinations.
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