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Abu Dhabi, UAE: Abu Dhabi Airports has hosted a visit by a senior delegation from the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP), led by Clint A. Lamm, CBP Director of the Preclearance Field Office, who visited Abu Dhabi International Airport and toured its U.S. CBP Preclearance facility in Terminal 3.
The delegation, which included 16 Preclearance Port Directors and Preclearance Field Office Leaders representing each of the U.S. CBP’s air preclearance locations around the world, was welcomed by Mohamed Nasser Al Otaiba, General Manager of Operations at Abu Dhabi International Airport, as well as Abu Dhabi-based CBP Port Director Jason Greene.
The visit was a part of the CBP’s annual Port Director Summit, and was a manifestation of the strong ties and close cooperation between Abu Dhabi Airports and the U.S. CBP, who have been working together since the opening of the award-winning preclearance facility at Abu Dhabi International Airport in January of 2014.
Mohamed Nasser Al Otaiba, Deputy Chief Operations Officer at Abu Dhabi Airports, said: “We were delighted to host Clint Lamm and his colleagues from the U.S. CBP at Abu Dhabi International Airport, and have the opportunity to showcase our achievement of winning the outstanding joint project category for the U.S. CBP in the Abu Dhabi Award Excellence in Government Performance 2015. The delegation’s visit is symbolic of the close economic and social ties between the United Arab Emirates and the United States, and we look forward to continuing to work closely with our counterparts at the U.S. CBP.”
Mr. Clint Lamm, CBP Director of the Preclearance Field Office, said: “We chose Abu Dhabi, UAE, for this summit because of its unique location and operating model, its robust enforcement posture, and our strong local relationships to discuss opportunities to imagine, influence, and innovate better ways to do CBP business. There aren’t many locations that can provide Port Directors with a comparably fertile environment to promote leadership development for our agency. Abu Dhabi Preclearance is an archetype of Preclearance enforcement operations and transformative business practices and partnerships such as we have with the UAE and Abu Dhabi Airports.”
The U.S. CBP preclearance facility at Abu Dhabi International Airport is the only one of its kind in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. It continues to be popular with passengers connecting through Abu Dhabi who enjoy being able to avoid lengthy queues upon arrival in the U.S. and have their baggage checked through to their final destination.
Passengers travelling to New York, Washington, Chicago, and Los Angeles on flights operated by the UAE’s national carrier, Etihad Airways, can take advantage of this unique service. Last year, more than 500,000 passengers passed through the facility, demonstrating its continued appeal to regional and international travelers.
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About Abu Dhabi Airports
Abu Dhabi Airports is a public joint-stock company wholly owned by Abu Dhabi Development Holding Company (ADDHC), and was established in March 2006 to spearhead the development of the Emirate's aviation infrastructure. In September 2006, Abu Dhabi Airports assumed responsibility for the operation and management of Abu Dhabi and Al Ain International Airports. In 2008, Abu Dhabi Airports added Al Bateen Executive Airport (an exclusive business aviation airport), as well as Sir Bani Yas and Delma Island Airports to its portfolio. These airports are geared to serve the various segments of air travelers, the aviation marketplace, and will help contribute to Abu Dhabi’s development as a destination for both business and leisure tourism.
Currently under way is the multi-billion-dollar re-development and expansion of Abu Dhabi International Airport designed to increase the overall capacity of the airport.
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