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Free WiFi at all Dubai airports: High-speed, unlimited too
Passengers will now be able to enjoy unlimited free high-speed Wi-Fi at Dubai International and Dubai World Central after operator Dubai Airports officially rolled...
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Emirates flight makes emergency landing in Mumbai
A Dubai-bound Emirates flight with 186 passengers on board was forced into making an emergency landing Wednesday at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport shortly after take-off owing to technical problems with one of its engines.
IndiGo launches Dubai-Hyderabad daily flight
IndiGo Airlines Tuesday launched its new daily Dubai-Hyderabad flight with an Airbus-320 aircraft. The first flight landed at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) from Dubai at 11.05 a.m. and received a traditional water canon salute welcome at the airport in the presence of RGIA and IndiGo Airlines officials.
Dubai Airshow Organizer Harnesses Growth in Military Attendance
You don’t get to be a key member of the military team responsible for transporting the president of the United States around the globe without having an eye for detail and top-draw customer service, according to Sharief Fahmy, CEO of F&E Aerospace.
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Man, 60, stalked airport for unattended bags, court hears
An elderly man stalked travellers at Dubai International Airport and stole their luggage, the Dubai Court of Misdemeanours heard this morning. The defendant, SM, a 60-year-old Egyptian visitor, was spotted by airport police in November and December coming to the airport and roaming around with no apparent purpose, records said.
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Unauthorised drone causes delay at Dubai Airport
Air traffic was brought to a standstill for about half than an hour at Dubai International Airport on Wednesday, following the presence of an...
Diversions near Dubai Airport can cause delays in coming days
Dubai: Road works near Dubai International Airport this weekend could result in delays for people heading to the airport.
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA)...
Dubai airport offers ‘sleep pods’ to travellers
Dubai Airports has introduced “sleep pods” at Dubai International (DXB) Terminal 3, it said on Wednesday.
The Scandinavian-designed sleep lounge, located close to Gate A1...
Dubai Spring Carnival starts today
Ahmed Abdul Karim, Director, Department of Public Parks and Horticulture, said: "The public parks in Dubai are not purely commercial entities and the Dubai Government has invested several billion dirhams to develop these parks in accordance with the long-term vision of the leaders. It is our core strategy to attract more people to public parks."
DXB airport sets yet another traffic record
DXB airport sets yet another traffic record, passenger numbers reached 7.7 million passengers in August, surpassing July’s 7.6 million.
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Dubai Spring Carnival starts today
Ahmed Abdul Karim, Director, Department of Public Parks and Horticulture, said: "The public parks in Dubai are not purely commercial entities and the Dubai Government has invested several billion dirhams to develop these parks in accordance with the long-term vision of the leaders. It is our core strategy to attract more people to public parks."
Dubai new airport opening delayed to 2012
The opening of the passenger terminal at Dubai's new airport will be further delayed to 2012, but the emirate's air industry should benefit from unrest in the Arab world, the chief executive of Dubai Airports said. The opening of the Al Maktoum airport, estimated to cost around $34 billion, to passengers had been already delayed to the last quarter of 2011 from March.
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Emirates’ Sheikh Ahmed says confident over succession plan
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No plans to reduce US flights, says Qatar Airways
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Passenger traffic at DXB up 7.4% in Q1
Passenger traffic at Dubai International (DXB) airport grew 7.4 percent during the first quarter of 2017, according to the latest figures released today.
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Air Canada apologizes for bumping youth off oversold flight
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Dubai races to complete world’s biggest airport
In a land of superlatives — the biggest shopping mall, the tallest skyscraper — construction workers have been toiling in the desert to add one more: the world’s biggest airport. That’s what Al Maktoum International Airport will be when it’s finished, a monstrous aerial hub with five runways and three sprawling terminals able to handle upwards of 160 million passengers a year.
