Airliners-India.com Forum Index Airliners-India.com
Flickr Group & Facebook
 
 FAQFAQ   SearchSearch   MemberlistMemberlist   UsergroupsUsergroups   RegisterRegister 
 ProfileProfile   Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages   Log inLog in 

Dubai's ruler clears Al Maktoum for huge expansion

 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Airliners-India.com Forum Index -> International
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
747-237
Member


Joined: 11 Jun 2007
Posts: 11336
Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom

PostPosted: Mon Sep 08, 2014 7:01 pm    Post subject: Dubai's ruler clears Al Maktoum for huge expansion Reply with quote

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/dubai39s-ruler-clears-al-maktoum-for-huge-expansion-403427/


Dubai's ruler clears Al Maktoum for huge expansion

Dubai World Central's new Al Maktoum airport has been given clearance for a Dhs120 billion ($32 billion) expansion which will initially include two satellite buildings able to handle 100 Airbus A380s.

The rule of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has endorsed the expansion of the airport, located in the Jebel Ali district, following a review of several architectural designs.

His official office says he "expressed admiration" over a particular "simple" design known as "the light box", and directed the "immediate implementation of the design in the airport".

Emirates Group chief Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum adds that the airport will have five parallel runways, each 4,500m long and 800m apart, allowing four simultaneous landings.

It will feature two main terminals and four 2,800m concourses and 400 apron positions. The airport will be built in two phases, the first to be completed in six to eight years. This will provide capacity for 130 million passengers, with the figure for the final development eventually reaching 220 million passengers.

Dubai Airports, the operator, says this expansion of Al Maktoum will "pave the way" for Emirates to relocate its intercontinental service to the new airport by the mid-2020s.

“Our future lies at Dubai World Central," says Dubai Airports chief Paul Griffiths, noting the "limited options" for growth at the current Dubai International hub.

"We are taking that next step to securing our future by building a brand new airport, that will not only create the capacity we will need in the coming decades but also provide state-of-the-art facilities that revolutionise the airport experience on an unprecedented scale."

_________________
11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India.

Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Nimish
Member


Joined: 16 Dec 2006
Posts: 9757
Location: Bangalore, India

PostPosted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 12:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good lord! Impressive, yet scary, esp. given that there's no mandate to vacate the current DXB, and it's possible EK might continue at DXB for some time to come.
_________________
We miss you Nalini!
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Yahoo Messenger MSN Messenger
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Airliners-India.com Forum Index -> International All times are GMT + 5.5 Hours
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum


Powered by phpBB © phpBB Group. Hosted by phpBB.BizHat.com