Tag: Dubai Metro to Dubai airport

Dubai plans to build one of the biggest airports in the world, right in the middle of the desert. The airport will eventually cater to 160 million passengers each year, but when and whether Emirates Airline moves to the new site is the key sticking point.

Forget smart gates, Dubai is moving on to smart passengers, phasing out the need for rows of immigration officers and long-winded queues in the government’s latest technological conquest.

A record 5.8 million passengers passed through Dubai International airport in March, the highest since August 2012, driven mainly by the Western European routes launched by Emirates and Flydubai.

Dubai International passenger numbers jumped 11.4 per cent in February over the same period last year as 5.08 million customers passed through the facility, according to the monthly traffic report released by airport operator, Dubai Airports on Tuesday. Year to date passenger numbers increased 13 per cent to 10.6 million from 9.4 million recorded during the same period last year, the airport body said in a statement.