In Pictures: Sheikh Mohammed approves world’s largest terminal at Dubai’s Al Maktoum International

In Pictures: Sheikh Mohammed approves world’s largest terminal at Dubai’s Al Maktoum International

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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai has approved designs for the new passenger terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport set to be built a cost of Dh128 billion.

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Sheikh Mohammed reviewed the master plan for the Airport of the Future, which, upon full development, will emerge as the world’s largest airport, covering an expansive area of 70 square kilometres.

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During the event, Sheikh Mohammed was briefed on the key design features and strategic implementation plan for the airport.

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The new terminal will ultimately enable Al Maktoum airport to scale up passenger capacity to 260 million annually and fully absorb Dubai International Airport’s operations in 10 years.

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Once fully operational, Al Maktoum airport will span 70 square km, with 5 parallel runways and 5 passenger terminals housing more than 400 aircraft gates.

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It is expected that the first phase of the project will be ready within a period of