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MIDFIELD AIRPORT TERMINAL, ABU DHABI
terminal building at the city’s international airport. Te Midfield Terminal Complex, scheduled to open in 2017, is the
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cornerstone of the oil-rich emirate’s bid to position itself as a business and tourism hub. Te 700,000 sq m building is part of a wider AED25bn redevelopment plan for Abu Dhabi International Airport (ADIA), as the city vies with neighbouring Dubai to attract long-haul transfer travellers. On completion, the terminal will be home to the emirate’s flag carrier, Etihad Airways, with capacity to welcome up to 30 million passengers a year.
“Tis development represents one of the largest investments by the
government to deliver the needed infrastructure… [to] cater to the growth of the aviation sector in the region,” said Khalifa Al Mazrouei, chairman of Abu Dhabi Airports Company. Demand for the expansion has been driven by the rapid growth of Etihad,
the Arab world’s third biggest carrier. Te state-backed airline carried 8.3 million passengers in 2011, a number set to surge further thanks to a slew of new routes and more than 30 codeshare deals.
bu Dhabi signalled its intent to fight for a larger slice of global air traffic market in January, with the final approval of a long-delayed
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