Dubai Airports: An exceptional travel experience and 210 gates by the end of the first phase of the expansion of Al Maktoum Airport

Dubai, April 29 / WAM / Majid Al Joker, Chief Operating Officer at Dubai Airports, revealed that the number of aircraft gates at Al Maktoum Airport upon completion of the first phase of expansion after 10 years will reach 210 gates, before reaching 400 gates in the final phase. The date of which has not yet been determined. He pointed out that the number of gates at Dubai Airport currently stands at 84 gates.
Al-Joker confirmed in statements to the Emirates News Agency, WAM, that the new Al Maktoum Airport promises travelers an exceptional travel experience based on facilitating their experience even before arriving at the airport, indicating that the new airport will include a central transportation station linking it to the city of Dubai.. He explained that the transportation station The central one will be integrated and include taxis, buses, metro and other means of transportation.
He pointed out that in addition to the internal train station at the airport, there will be a central transportation station, pointing out that the new airport focuses on encouraging the public to use public transportation to reduce the carbon footprint.
The Chief Operating Officer at Dubai Airports said: “What was announced about the expansion of Dubai Airport is the initial concept of the new airport and the planned capacity, explaining that there is a need to work on the finer details, especially with regard to the operational philosophy and the guests’ experience from the moment they enter the airport.”
He stressed that the experience of guests traveling at the airport will be carried out according to integrated planning, in cooperation and coordination with airlines and other strategic partners.
He added: “We aspire to create a modern airport according to the latest models and provide an exceptional, fast and comfortable experience for all travelers.” He pointed out that the design of the traveler’s experience at the new airport will be according to an integrated approach to transportation, based on facilitating effective transfer between land and air means of transportation with high efficiency and smoothness, with Reduce action points.
Regarding the current Dubai International Airport, Al-Joker said that it will continue its journey as a major aviation hub in the city of Dubai, and will be able to deal with any significant increases in the number of passengers during the coming years, pointing out that the goal of moving to the new airport does not mean that no required expansions will be made in the coming period. When needed, expansion projects at the current airport will continue according to needs, as will the integration and application of the latest technologies to facilitate the passengers’ journey.
He said, “Dubai Airport will expand and develop until all operations are transferred to Al Maktoum Airport.” He noted that the current airport can currently handle up to 100 million passengers annually, with the possibility of raising its capacity to 120 million passengers.
He added that any increase beyond the level of 120 million passengers before the completion of the expansion of Al Maktoum Airport, we will be able to deal with it, given that the Al Maktoum Airport completed so far can handle 27 million passengers.
Regarding preparedness for weather situations, Al-Joker confirmed that Dubai Airports has a proactive plan to deal with any challenge, which was what was done last time by forming a crisis management team in partnership with strategic partners. He said, “Dealing with Dubai Municipality, the Unified Center of the Roads and Transport Authority and other partners is continuing.” To coordinate efforts in this regard.
He pointed out that any challenge constitutes a lesson that can be learned, and thus logistical capabilities are being strengthened to deal with any unexpected impact of the weather condition.
He said: “We are communicating with all strategic partners inside and outside the airport in this regard… and we are able to fully activate all the resources present at the airport as quickly as possible.”
It is noteworthy that the new airport will be the largest in the world, at a cost of 128 billion dirhams, with a final capacity of 260 million passengers, and upon completion of its first phase within the next ten years, with a capacity of 150 million passengers annually.
The airport covers an area of ​​70 square kilometers and consists of five parallel runways with the highest operational specifications, four of which operate completely independently. The airport will have two passenger buildings on the western and eastern sides of the airport, 5 passenger lounge buildings containing more than 400 aircraft gates, and an internal train for easy transportation of passengers, which It will operate around the clock, and will be a central transportation station that includes all types of transportation to and from the city.

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