{"id":111603,"date":"2024-04-28T20:26:38","date_gmt":"2024-04-28T19:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=111603"},"modified":"2024-04-28T20:26:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T19:26:38","slug":"dubai-begins-construction-of-worlds-largest-airport-terminal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/dubai-begins-construction-of-worlds-largest-airport-terminal\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai Begins Construction Of \u2018World\u2019s Largest\u2019 Airport Terminal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dubai announced on Sunday that work had begun on a new terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport, which the Gulf emirate\u2019s ruler said will become \u201cthe world\u2019s largest\u201d at a cost of almost $35 billion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe approved the designs for the new passenger terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport, and (are) commencing construction of the building at a cost of AED 128 billion ($34.85 billion),\u201d Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, said on X.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nOnce fully operational, the airport will \u201chandle a passenger capacity of 260 million annually\u201d, the government said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Sheikh Mohammed said it will have \u201cthe world\u2019s largest capacity\u201d and be \u201cfive times the size of the current Dubai International Airport\u201d, which is one of the world\u2019s busiest air hubs.<\/p>\n<p>According to Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, president of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and CEO of the flag carrier Emirates, \u201cthe first phase of the project will be ready within a period of 10 years, with a capacity to accommodate 150 million passengers annually.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Built on the city\u2019s outskirts, Al Maktoum Airport has received a relatively small share of the Gulf financial hub\u2019s air traffic since 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities want it to replace Dubai International Airport, which has a capacity of up to 120 million passengers annually and whose city-centre location prevents expansion.<\/p><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dubai announced on Sunday that work had begun on a new terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport, which the Gulf emirate\u2019s ruler said will become \u201cthe world\u2019s largest\u201d at a&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":111604,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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