Dubai to build replacement for DXB

Dubai’s ruler Mohammed Al Maktoum has approved plans for a $34.8bn replacement for Dubai International Airport at Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC), otherwise known as Dubai World Central airport.

The site, which opened in 2010 for freight traffic, will be extended with a new passenger terminal to accommodate 260 million passengers annually.

The airport is planned to be the hub for “Dubai South”, a new city built from the ground up in the Emirate. 

When completed DWC will be five times the size of the current hub, Dubai International (DXB). 

“All operations at Dubai International Airport will be transferred to it in the coming years. The airport will accommodate 400 aircraft gates and feature five parallel runways,” according to Dubai’s premier, who also serves as the United Arab Emirate’s Prime Minister.