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Another big leap for Dubai
DUBAI -- More cargo airlines will soon join Dubai's newly opened DWC-Al Maktoum International Airport , said Shaikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman of Dubai Aviation City Corporation and Emirates Group.He was talking to reporters after the official inauguration of the first phase of the 140-square kilometre Dubai World Central (DWC) development on Thursday.
The first phase of the project will feature one A380-capable runway, 64 remote stands, one cargo terminal with an annual capacity of 250,000 tonnes and a passenger terminal building designed to accommodate five million passengers per year when it goes full swing next year.
"More than 13 airlines have already signed to operate from here and also there are many more to be announced very soon," Shaikh Ahmed said.
Emphasising that Dubai World Central will support the emirate's aviation, tourism, commercial and logistics requirements through 2050 and beyond, he added: "The Government of Dubai remains fully committed to the timely realisation of the airport and Dubai World Central as whole."
Khalifa Al Zaffin, Executive Chairman, Dubai Aviation City Corporation, said: "Located at the crossroads of global trade flows, DWC is the region's first aerotropolis, providing multi-modal transportations solutions, international connectivity and the kind of operational predictability that is vital to today's fast-cycle business environment.
While referring to the passenger terminal at the new airport, Al Zaffin said: "It will start with both low-cost carriers and non-low-cost carriers."
Eventually, the five-runway Al Maktoum International Airport will be able to handle 160 million passengers a year, up from the previously projected 120 million, as well as 12 million tonnes of cargo. "We need to give Dubai International airport a breathing space and will accommodate all the overflow," he said.
Once this project is completed it will be populated by about one million people, he added.
© Khaleej Times 2010
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