DUBAI DWC AL MAKTOUM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FEATURE
DWC –OPEN FOR FREIGHT BUSINESS
Although the introduction of full passenger traffic through the US$34 billion Dubai World Central Al Maktoum International airport has now been put back to 2027, the gateway is open for freighter services – and logistics providers are taking advantage of the space available
logistics services in the Gulf emirate, the Dubai World Central (DWC) Al Maktoum International airport aims to capitalise on its location to strengthen Dubai’s reputation as an international trading and commercial hub. Although the new gateway had
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expected to begin full passenger services in 2017, Dubai Airports CEO Paul
onceived as part of the Dubai government’s overall strategy to enhance the transport and
Griffith has revealed “we’ve pushed that back by about ten years”, and the airport is not likely to be fully operational for passenger flights by 2027. Noting that global economics have
changed enormously in the last four years, Griffiths said: “We have had to adapt,” pointing out that Dubai Airports had slowed its development of the new gateway in the wake of the global financial crisis, which halted a number of development projects in the emirate.
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