DXB/DWC | Dubai-Area Airports

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The passenger numbers at Dubai International surpassed the four million mark for the second time in the airport’s 50-year history in October, according to data released by Dubai Airports.

The airport had handled a total of 4,013,127 passengers up 14.8 per cent from the 3,496,366 recorded during October last year, said the Dubai Airports’ traffic statistics for October.

The year to date passenger numbers total 38,851,488 compared to the 33,565,105 recorded in the corresponding period in 2009, an increase of 15.7 per cent, it added.

The largest increases in total passenger numbers during October were recorded on routes to and from Western Europe (+103,695 passengers), Indian subcontinent (+96,611 passengers), Asia (+74,322) and AGCC (+69,007).

The largest percentage passenger traffic growth was seen on routes to and from Eastern Europe (306 per cent), Russia (28 per cent) and Asia (28 per cent).

The air freight volumes too rose in October, up 9.2 per cent to 202,984 tonnes compared to 185,868 tonnes recorded during the same period last year.

The year to date cargo volumes total 1,888,619 tonnes up 21.6 per cent from the 1,552,748 tonnes recorded during the corresponding period in 2009, the report added.

Dubai Airports on Wednesday also released its 2011 traffic forecast which projected that passenger numbers will reach 52.2 million next year, up 13.1 per cent from the 46.1 million passengers expected to pass through the airport in 2010.

Growth will be driven by a projected 10 per cent increase in Emirates passenger numbers and an anticipated doubling of flydubai traffic in 2011 as both airlines continue to expand their respective fleets and networks.

The cargo volumes are anticipated to exceed 2.2 million tonnes in 2011, an increase of 4.8 per cent over the 2.1 million tonnes forecast for 2010.

This modest growth rate reflects a more stable cargo traffic environment following the double-digit expansion seen this year as the industry recovered from the 2009 economic downturn.

The forecast air freight traffic growth continues to be in line with Dubai Airports’ projections for cargo volumes to exceed 3 million tonnes by 2015. Total aircraft movements are expected to grow by 12 per cent in 2011 to reach 328,900 movements.

“Our vision to manage the world’s top international airport is coming into focus. Over the past 50 years Dubai International has seen passenger numbers increase by an average 15.5 per cent annually," said Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports.

"By the end of 2011 passenger numbers will have almost quadrupled in ten years from 13.5 million in 2001 to over 52 million," he noted.

"Before the end of the decade passenger numbers will approach 90 million making Dubai International the busiest airport in the world in terms of international passenger traffic,” Griffiths noted.

According to him, Dubai is ideally located four hours flying time from one-third of the world’s population and 12 hours from 80 per cent of the population.

New aircraft types such as the A380 and B777 ER are effectively shrinking the globe and amplifying the attractiveness of Dubai’s strategic location for international and regional operations.

“Dubai’s aviation industry is thriving due to its liberal aviation policies, tax free environment, geo-centric location as well as its willingness to invest in top-flight infrastructure,” said Griffiths.

“It is a formula that clearly works. Today we have more than 130 carriers serving 220 destinations on six continents and we are home to arguably the world’s most profitable airline. The challenge going forward is to ensure we have ample capacity in place to accommodate traffic growth,” he added.

Concourse 3, set to become the world’s first dedicated A380 facility, will boost capacity from the current 60 million passengers annually to 75 million, which, when combined with other facility enhancements and operational efficiencies will boost capacity to 90 million by 2018.

http://www.tradearabia.com/news/TTN_189413.html

[hkskyline]

Does each transit passenger count as 2 to the overall traffic - one inbound and one outbound?

So if I transit in Dubai to another location, it should count as 4 passengers worth of traffic per roundtrip?

[Dubaiiscool:)]

Originally Posted by hkskyline

Does each transit passenger count as 2 to the overall traffic - one inbound and one outbound?

No, when a passenger transits it counts as only one passenger.

Originally Posted by hkskyline

So if I transit in Dubai to another location, it should count as 4 passengers worth of traffic per roundtrip?

So in total it counts as two like at other origin and destination airports with a return trip - One destination,Another return.

[Rohne]

Don't mix up transfer and transit. Transit passengers are those who don't change planges and flight numbers. I.e. pax of Garuda's CGK-DXB-AMS flights who stay on this flight from CGK to AMS. All other passengers who don't have DXB as their origin/destination are transfer passengers and thus counted twice (i.e. all EK pax who i.e. fly from say Europe to South East Asia via Dubai; LHR-DXB-MNL, FRA-DXB-SYD, YYZ-DXB-BLR, ... - all pax on those routings are counted twice in Dubai) - same procedure on all airports worldwide.

[Vrooms]

Source:http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/sub/...16529,00.html?

December 7, 2010, 4.03 pm (Singapore time)
Dubai may delay opening of new passenger airport

DUBAI - Dubai Airports said on Tuesday it may delay the scheduled March opening of a passenger terminal at a new airport as it unveiled plans to expand capacity at its old airport to 90 million passengers by 2018.

'We are currently reviewing the master plan for the new airport,' the CEO of Dubai Airports, Paul Griffith, told reporters.

'With everything going on time and according to schedule, we are reviewing the opening date for the new terminal and we may push it a little just to get everything right,' he said.

But the opening would still take place before the end of 2011. 'We are talking just months ... It looks though that it is going to be later in the year,' he said.

In June, the Gulf city state opened Dubai World Central-Al Maktoum International Airport, touted to become the world's largest when completed. It has so far been confined to cargo.

The airports chief also unveiled plans to expand the capacity of Dubai International Airport to 90 million passengers a year by 2018, from 60 million at present.

'We are about to unveil an expensive master plan for this airport,' he said on the sidelines of a Middle East Business Aviation show. 'It will give us a big increase in capacity to 90 million by 2018.'

He said the current capacity of 60 million passengers would rise to 75 million when concourse three opens in 2012.

'The growth here is going to be very strong and it will take the pressure off us having to complete Al-Maktoum airport in quite the timescale we were looking at before,' he added. -- AFP

[YU-AMC]

I like their ATC tower.

[Dubaiiscool:)]

Originally Posted by Tony 90

Thanks to Tony 90.

[Dubaiiscool:)]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL-LZN1toOU

[dumbfword]

Which architectural firm designed Terminal 3?

[EK413]

Originally Posted by SALIL GARG 25 BUSALT

I AM REALLY NOT CONVINCED...........

SEE........

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...77162&t=h&z=14


http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...77162&t=h&z=14


THE MAGNIFICATION IS SAME IN BOTH.........AND DUBAI T3 LOOKS REALLY SMALL IN COMPARISON TO BEIJING T3................

Totally agree... The scale of Beijing is amazing....

[Dubaiiscool:)]

Originally Posted by dumbfword

Which architectural firm designed Terminal 3?

I am not exactly sure but I think the interior was designed by Paul Andreu and the exterior (Concourse 2) by the Dar Al-Handasah group.

[R@ptor]

Originally Posted by Vrooms

The airports chief also unveiled plans to expand the capacity of Dubai International Airport to 90 million passengers a year by 2018, from 60 million at present.

'We are about to unveil an expensive master plan for this airport,' he said on the sidelines of a Middle East Business Aviation show. 'It will give us a big increase in capacity to 90 million by 2018.'

That would definitely make it necessary to build at least a 3rd runway, because it's simply not possible to handle 90 million passengers annually with just 2 runways.

But if you look at aerials you quickly realize that there is no space around DXB whatsoever.

[Dubaiiscool:)]

December passenger numbers reached 4.2 million, an increase of 11.6 per cent compared to 3.8 million recorded during the same month in 2009.

Staff Report

January 26, 2011

The Dubai International Airport saw 2010 passenger traffic reaching an historic 47.2 million, up 15.3 per cent over 40.9 million in 2009 and 2.4 per cent more than the 46.1 million originally projected for the year.
According to the annual traffic report issued on Wednesday by Dubai Airports, December passenger numbers reached 4.2 million, an increase of 11.6 per cent compared to 3.8 million recorded during the same month in 2009. In terms of monthly traffic, the airport crossed the four million mark for the third consecutive month in December, and for the fourth time in 2010.
Dubai International also witnessed strong cargo traffic growth in 2010 following a surge in air freight volumes during the first three quarters of the year as the global economy recovered and companies worldwide cleared inventories.

Air freight traffic growth slowed to single-digit monthly increases during the latter part of the year including December when the facility handled 188,103 tonnes of freight in compared to 182,874 tonnes in the corresponding month in 2009, an increase of 2.9 per cent. Annual cargo traffic rose to 2.27 million tonnes, a robust 17.7 per cent rise over the 1.93 million tonnes recorded in 2009.
Even with the trend of moderate cargo traffic growth expected to continue globally in 2011, freight volumes are fast-approaching Dubai's 2.5-million tonnes of capacity and should elevate the importance of Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International in accommodating additional cargo traffic.
Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman of Dubai Airports, attributed Dubai International's continued success to Dubai's progressive aviation model.
"The key to our success has been our coordinated and supportive approach to aviation," said Shaikh Ahmad. "Dubai has a model, unlike Europe and elsewhere, that recognises aviation's strategic importance and promotes growth in the sector. It starts with an open skies policy, competitive rates and a tax-free environment that has attracted over 130 airlines to Dubai and extends to strategic investments in top-flight aviation infrastructure that promote high service standards and sustain rapid growth. This combined with our geocentric location, which can effectively connect any two major cities in the world, will drive further expansion and continued benefits to consumers across the globe."
Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, added: "It was a year in which we celebrated many milestones. We surpassed our growth projections, ushered in Dubai's status as a twin-airport city with the opening of Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International in June and celebrated Dubai International's 50th anniversary.
"The growth story continues in 2011 with passenger numbers expected to surge another 11 per cent to 52.2 million. As a result, we have plans to boost capacity on the ground and in the air to ensure we can accommodate the growth while improving service across the airport."

http://gulfnews.com/business/aviatio...-2010-1.752343

[YU-AMC]

Is there a decent location for spotters to take pictures upon arrival and take off? Any popular spots in the particular?

[EK413]

Originally Posted by Vrooms

Source:http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/sub/...16529,00.html?

Increase capacity from the current 60 million to 90 million passengers!
How will the airport handle such a large figure of traffic with 2 runways?
From the aerial views there doesnt really appear to be any more room to add a 3rd runway...

[Dubaiiscool:)]

Originally Posted by YU-AMC

Is there a decent location for spotters to take pictures upon arrival and take off? Any popular spots in the particular?

I have posted your question in the "UAE Aviation News and Discussion" thread; maybe a local forum member can help you with your question.

[YU-AMC]

Originally Posted by Dubaiiscool:)

I have posted your question in the "UAE Aviation News and Discussion" thread; maybe a local forum member can help you with your question.

That is very nice of you. I have been looking on my own as well. I want to go for a visit and take some shots as well.

[LoverOfDubai]

I don't live in Dubai and am not entirely sure of the best locations, but maybe you should try Al Rashidiya Park, Mushrif Park (if you want to be directly under the airplanes as they descend or depart), or maybe one of the neighborhoods near the airport.

I have never done airplane/airport spotting myself, so I am not sure if there are certain locations that work the best. Hope this helps.

[firoz bharmal]

Originally Posted by Dubaiiscool:)

I have posted your question in the "UAE Aviation News and Discussion" thread; maybe a local forum member can help you with your question.

May be you can go to Festival City (IKEA Stores) .....go to top of the Intercontinental Hotel get best out of this place....

[SALIL GARG 25 BUSALT]

how many moving walkways are there in the present concourse 2 and how many will be there in the under-construction concourse 3?????? i know that there are 82 in the main part of terminal 3 but no idea about the concourses.....any guesses?????????