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Cargo volumes at Dubai World Central up sharply in Q1
Cargo volumes at Dubai World Central (DWC) have surged 382 per cent in the first three months of 2012, according to the quarterly traffic report issued by Dubai Airports on Wednesday. The airport, now only in its second full year of operation, recorded a 382.2 per cent increase in cargo volumes to 50,062 tonnes in the first quarter of the year, compared to 10,381 tonnes in the first three months of 2011.
Dubai International soars to a record
Dubai International Airport handled an average of 135,700 passengers each day as the emirate’s aviation engine powered ahead in the first half of the year.
Dubai World Center marches on to world airport preeminence
The inauguration in June of Dubai World Central’s Al Maktoum International Airport marked the completion of the project’s Phase 1 and another significant milestone in Dubai’s pursuit of air transport preeminence.
Dubai Airports CEO wants fresh technology approach
To accommodate that staggering increase, we are building what will eventually become the biggest airport in the world – Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central – featuring five runways and capacity for 160 million passengers and 12 million tonnes of freight.
Does Dubai need another airport?
Dubai’s colossal new transport hub, Al Maktoum International Airport, is set to open in June – albeit for cargo flights only. No date has been set for the launch of passenger flights, but the airport’s management is in ongoing talks with airlines over relocation to the new hub.
