$7.8 Billion Expansion For Dubai Airport

[straitman]

$7.8 Billion Expansion For Dubai Airport

Jul 7, 2011

[TD="class: storyAuthor"]By James Ott[/TD]

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In a bid to make Dubai International the primary hub for the Middle East, the prime minister of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai has endorsed an AED28.8 billion ($7.8 billion) project to boost capacity at the airport.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum authorized Dubai Airports to expand Terminal 2 and build a new Concourse 4, which will be connected to Terminal 1 for check-in and baggage services. The project is in addition to the completion of the Concourse 3 project. Capacity of Dubai International will increase to 75 million passengers a year when Concourse 3 opens, set for the end of 2012. Capacity with the new projects is expected to grow to 90 million passengers by 2018, says Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman of Dubai Airports and president of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority. [/TD]

 

[browski]

If I recall, T2 is the Low-cost and dodgy airline terminal. Very cool though if they can connect T2 and T1, since T1 and T3 are already connected.

Geez, only a lazy 7.8 Billion, they have really fallen on hard times.

 

[yohy?!]

8 billion on an airport upgrade....maybe this will spark an airport race with the Asian hubs