Dubai Airport News Stories
Arabtec Strike Stops Dubai Airport Construction
May 21, 2013
Arabtec, Dubai's largest construction firm, said on Tuesday the delivery of projects was unaffected by what it called a partial work stoppage, adding it was working with authorities in the United Arab Emirates to resolve the issue.
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Dubai To Treble Tourism Income By 2020
May 5, 2013
Dubai aims to treble its annual income from tourism to AED300 billion dirhams USD$82 billion) by 2020, which would involve doubling the number of its hotel rooms, a senior official said.
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Dubai Passenger Numbers Jumped 20.6 Pct In March
April 29, 2013
Passenger traffic at Dubai airport exceeded 5 million people for the fourth straight month in March, jumping 20.6 percent from a year earlier, airport authorities said on Monday.
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Dubai Flights Rely On Iranian Oil Despite US Pressure
April 23, 2013
Fuel produced from Iranian oil is legally powering thousands of flights a year out of Dubai's booming airport, despite US pressure on buyers to shun Tehran's petroleum exports.
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New Dubai Airport To Launch On October 27
April 3, 2013
Dubai's new airport, which started cargo operations in 2010, will open its long-delayed passenger terminal on October 27 with two budget airlines launching services there, airport authorities said on Wednesday.
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Austerity Threatens EU Competitive Position
March 28, 2013
Austerity is threatening the EU’s competitive edge and the region could fall behind other areas of the world if spending is not kept up on key infrastructure projects including aviation.
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Dubai Airport Passengers Top Five Million In February
March 26, 2013
Passenger traffic at Dubai's main airport surpassed 5 million people in February, rising 11.4 percent from a year earlier.
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Dubai Airport Pax Traffic Up 15 Pct In January
February 26, 2013
Passenger flows through Dubai Airport climbed 14.6 percent in January compared with the same month in 2012, boosted by holiday traffic and visitors arriving for the Dubai Shopping Festival, airport authorities said on Tuesday.
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Dubai Airport Traffic Up 13 Percent
January 28, 2013
Passenger flows through Dubai's main airport jumped 13.2 percent last year, helping the airport overtake Hong Kong to become the world's third busiest for international passenger traffic, airport authorities said on Monday.
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Dubai Economy Bets On A380 Air Travel Boom
January 9, 2013
With the opening of a huge new airport terminal in Dubai this week, the wealthy emirate's economic future became more closely intertwined with the world's biggest passenger jet.
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Dubai November Passenger Traffic Up 10 Pct
December 24, 2012
Passenger traffic at Dubai Airport rose 10.0 percent in November from a year earlier to 4.88 million people, boosted by increasing flows from western Europe and India, Dubai Airports said on Monday.
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New Dubai Airport To Open End-2013
December 11, 2012
Dubai's new Al Maktoum Airport, which began cargo operations two years ago, expects to open its long-delayed passenger terminal by the end of 2013, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al-Maktoum said on Tuesday.
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