Dubai Ruler approved the plans on Sunday for the new passenger terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport. All of Dubai International Airport’s operations will be gradually moved to the new airport over ten years.
The Dh128 billion terminal will be built, and work will start right away as part of the Dubai Aviation Corporation’s plan. Covering an area of 70 square kilometers, the airport will have five parallel runways and 400 aircraft gates.
When finished, it will be five times larger than the existing Dubai International Airport (DXB). Technologies never employed in the aviation industry will also be used at the new airport.
Announcing social media platform X, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said, “Al Maktoum International Airport will be the largest in the world with a final capacity of up to 260 million passengers.”
In his post, the Dubai Ruler wrote: “We are preparing for a new phase in the growth of the global aviation sector. We are preparing for a phase in which Dubai leads the international aviation sector for the next forty years.”
In Dubai South, an entire airport city is being planned, which will increase the demand for one million more homes. The world’s most significant logistics and aviation companies will be based at this prime location.
Sheikh Mohammed wrote: “We are building a new project for generations, ensuring continuous and stable development for our children so that Dubai will be the world’s airport, port, urban metropolis, and new cultural centre.”
