Sheikh Mohammed approved the designs for the project (World Largest Airport), set to be built at a cost of Dh128b
Dubai began building a new terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport on Sunday. The ruler of the Gulf emirate stated that it will be “the world’s largest” terminal, with a projected cost of around $35 billion (Rs 2.9 lakh crore).
“We approved the designs for the new passenger terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport and (are) commencing construction of the building for AED 128 billion ($34.85 billion),” Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, said on X.
Once fully operational, the new terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport will have the capacity to handle up to 260 million passengers a year, according to a government announcement.
The new airport has five parallel runways, can accommodate 260 million passengers, and has 400 gates.
Sheikh Mohammed described the airport as having “the world’s largest capacity” and one of the world’s busiest aviation hubs, “five times the capacity of the current Dubai International Airport”. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Director General of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and CEO of Emirates It will be able to accommodate 50 million passengers.”
Emirates’ CEO also said the airport will serve as a new hub for flagship airline Emirates, its low-cost partner flydubai and all its aviation partners, providing global connectivity with Dubai. It said it would provide transit.
Al Maktoum Airport, located on the outskirts of the city, has not attracted the majority of Dubai’s air traffic since 2010. Authorities plan to replace it with Dubai International Airport, which can handle up to 120 million passengers a year, but its central location in the city prevents it from expanding further. I can’t.