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The future of aviation in Dubai is going to boom...like five times bigger and Dh128 billion worth of a boom - DXB airport will shut down...when and why? Let's find out!
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<h2 style="line-height: 2;">All eyes on Al Maktoum International Airport as Dubai puts in terminal mega-expansion plans worth Dh128 billion, making it the&nbsp;World's Largest Airport upon completion. DXB Airport remains the aviation star, for now. DWC is coming in hot!</h2>
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Dubai loves a good construction operation, loves to hit the big numbers and strike the world with the most innovative and technologically advanced urban revolutionizing creations. With a terminal expansion worth over a hundred billion Dirhams, Al Maktoum International Airport will change the face of Dubai's Economy, Tourism and Air Transport sectors.&nbsp;
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<h3 style="line-height: 2;">Let's talk statistics.</h3>
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<h3>260 million passengers and more than 13 million tons of cargo a year!</h3>
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This massive project will enable the DWC airport to surpass and eventually replace the existing Dubai International Airport, currently holding the now decade-old title of "busiest in the world for international traffic".&nbsp;
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Dubai&rsquo;s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum eloquently stated on April 28: &ldquo;Dubai will be the world's airport, its port, its urban hub, and its new global center."&nbsp;Words that will reflect in the building of this project that is securing future generations with continuous and secure development.&nbsp;
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<h3 style="line-height: 2;">DWC will cover more than 27 sq miles, feature 5 parallel runways and the 4 terminals will then operate 400 gates for the facility to accomodate the 260 million passengers annually.</h3>
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All operations at the Dubai International Airport will be transferred to the expanded Al Maktoum International Airport by 2034.
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<h3 style="line-height: 2;">DWC will be five times the size of the current DXB: &ldquo;a new era of smart airport systems and passenger-centric facilities, taking travellers to worldwide destinations in the most awe-inspiring and comfortable way possible&rdquo;.</h3>
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The plan is for the first phase to be ready within 10 years and will prepare the ground for the next 40 years of anticipated growth in Dubai&rsquo;s aviation sector. With this, Dubai intends to create an &ldquo;airport city&rdquo; around the expanded DWC and the new urban center will house a million residents and be connected to Dubai via road and transit networks.
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As we look into maps and envisioned structures of the one day to-be Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport, we are certain that the competition in the Gulf is fierce in the pursuit of the biggest, busiest, largest and most advanced airports of the world.
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