Shaikh Mohammad inspects amenities at the purpose-built A380 facility

[Al Bhatti]

July 1, 2012

Shaikh Mohammad tours Concourse 3

Ruler inspects amenities at the purpose-built A380 facility

His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, toured the new Concourse 3 of Terminal 3 at the Dubai International airport.

Shaikh Mohammad was accompanied by Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai’s Crown Prince, in his tour around the building which cost over Dh12 billion. It will be officially inaugurated in January 2013 and will have the capacity of holding 19 million passengers annually.

He started his tour at the current building — Concourse 2 — by inspecting the Residency and Foreigners Affairs counters, where he directed the UAE nationals working there on the best way to receive and see off visitors in the UAE with a smile and kind words.

Shaikh Mohammad stopped at the passengers’ inspection gateways and ordered that visitors be treated with respect and hospitality in a manner which reflects the traditions of the UAE’s culture.

Shaikh Mohammad then headed towards the new building via the internal airport Metro which links the two buildings and extends over a distance of 1.5 kilometres in both directions and has the capacity of carrying 6,000 passengers per hour.

Train system earns praise

He praised the idea of the internal Metro which facilitates passengers’ transport to deliver them on time for their flights.

Shaikh Mohammad inspected the new building’s facilities, including the special halls for receiving passengers on the giant Emirates Airbus A380. The building which was designed for receiving this giant airplane covers an area of 528 square metres and is designed to accommodate twenty A380 airplanes at the same time.

Shaikh Mohammad also viewed the designs for the first and business class areas and the 5- and 4-star hotels which include 200 rooms, a health spa, and a business centre.

Shaikh Mohammad also toured the passengers’ luggage area and viewed the latest techniques in carrying and loading luggage in a completely automated manner.

Before leaving the building, Shaikh Mohammad also toured the arrivals area for Emirates passengers.

Shaikh Mohammad was also briefed by Maj Gen Mohammad Ahmad Al Merri, Director General of the Dubai General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (DNRD), on the latest techniques of electronic gateways used by those arriving in the country.

Al Merri said that two gateways have been activated experimentally before 12 new gateways are formally activated in the new concourse.



His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, yesterday inspected work in progress at Concourse 3 at Terminal 3 of the Dubai International airport. Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Shaikh Maktoum Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates airline and Group, were also present.

Shaikh Mohammad, Shaikh Hamdan, Shaikh Maktoum, Shaikh Ahmad and other senior officials take stock of the work in progress.

Shaikh Mohammad is accompanied by Shaikh Hamdan, Shaikh Maktoum, Shaikh Ahmad and other senior officials during his tour of the airport.

Shaikh Mohammed and Shaikh Maktoum taking the internal metro.

Shaikh Mohammed, Shaikh Hamdan, Shaikh Maktoum, Shaikh Ahmed and senior officials touring the new emirates terminal at the Dubai International airport on Saturday.

gulfnews : Shaikh Mohammad tours Concourse 3

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1 July 2012


Dh12b terminal set for takeoff

With the new Dh12 billion Emirates airline terminal set to open in January, His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, made an inspection tour of the facility at the Dubai International Airport on Saturday, calling on the staff to be kind and nice.

He was accompanied by Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai; Shaikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai; and Shaikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Civil Aviation and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates airline and Group.

The terminal will have an annual capacity of 19 million passengers.

Shaikh Mohammed began his tour at Concourse 2 where he inspected the counters of the General Department of Residency and Foreigners Affairs. He directed employees there to deal with passengers nicely and kindly. At the passengers check gate, Shaikh Mohammed ordered that security people deal with passengers in a civilised manner and pay them due respect.

Shaikh Mohammed and accompanying officials then headed for the new terminal through the internal metro which can transport 6,000 passengers per hour between the old and new terminal. Shaikh Mohammed hailed the idea of the internal metro.

Entering the new terminal, which is 645 metres long and 90 metres wide and covers an area of 528 square metres, Shaikh Mohammed inspected the arrival and departure lounges, which can accommodate 20 A-380 aircraft.

The new terminal is partially an underground structure and has five gates for remote stands, comprising an ‘Automated People Mover’ for both arrivals and departures. The terminal extends above the ground under a metal shell to accommodate 20 aircraft with the lower and upper levels of Concourse 3 connected by means of a special vertical transportation system (Sky Train).

Shaikh Mohammed also inspected the designs for the First and Business Class lounges as well as the two four and five-star hotels which have about 200 rooms in addition to a health club and a business centre.

At the luggage section, Shaikh Mohammed familiarised himself with the latest technology used in transporting and uploading luggages via the ‘Automated People Mover’ in addition to the vehicular and baggage handling system.

At the terminal 2 arrivals section, Shaikh Mohammed was briefed by Major General Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri, Director-General of the General Department of Residency and Foreigners Affairs, on the latest e-gates system which has been introduced to speed up and simplify the immigration process at entry and exit points. In his presentation, Al Marri also touched on the smart gates for people of special needs.

Shaikh Mohammed hailed the General Department of Residency and Foreigners Affairs’ initiatives, and urged Al Marri to make all possible efforts to achieve 100 per cent passenger satisfaction which he said would mirror the country’s culture.

Writing on his Twitter page later, Shaikh Mohammed said Emirates airline is a model for the rest of our national companies. “It started locally and succeeded internationally.”

“Emirates airline is a development success story and a national accomplishment. It serves our children and the future generations,” he wrote.

Also accompanying Shaikh Mohammed on his inspection tour were Shaikh Saeed bin Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum; Director of Dubai Ruler’s Court Mohammed Ibrahim Al Shaibani, Director General of the Government of Dubai Media Office Ahmad Abdullah Al Shaikh, Dubai Director of Protocol and Hospitality Khalifa Saeed Suleiman, Dubai World Central’s Executive Chairman Khalifa Al Zaffin, Emirates’ Divisional Senior Vice-President, Airport Services, Mohammed Mattar and other senior officials.

Dh12b terminal set for takeoff - Khaleej Times

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Writing on his Twitter page later, Shaikh Mohammed said Emirates airline is a model for the rest of our national companies. “It started locally and succeeded internationally.”

“Emirates airline is a development success story and a national accomplishment. It serves our children and the future generations,” he wrote.

The above two lines are a big slap on the faces that are running PIA, But i am sure they ( the people running PIA) do not know the Idiom chulloo bhar panee main doob marna

 

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Dubai Airports facts and Figures

Dubai Airports owns and manages the operation of both of Dubai’s airports – Dubai International (DXB) as well as Dubai World Central (DWC).



Dubai Airports was established as a commercial entity in April 2007, following organisational restructuring of the erstwhile Dubai Department of Civil Aviation (DCA).



Fast Facts

Dubai International comprises three terminals
Terminal 1 serves all airlines
Terminal 2 serves scheduled, charter, and special flights (pilgrimage)
Terminal 3 is dedicated for use by Emirates Airline

DXB is ranked the fourth busiest airport in the world in terms of international passengers according to Airports Council International’s latest figures (ACI). The airport serves more than 150 airlines flying to over 220 destinations across six continents.

The collective capacity of T1, T2, and T3 is 60 million passengers per annum; increasing to 75mppa when the A380-dedicated Concourse 3 opens.

Passenger traffic in the first four months of 2012 reached 18,828,279, up 13.9 per cent over 16,525,376 recorded during the same period in 2011. Dubai International recorded passenger traffic of 4,566,673 during April, an increase of 7.8 per cent compared to 4,237,548 during the same month in 2011.



The annual passenger traffic in 2011 reached 50.98 million, a year-on-year increase of 8 per cent compared to 47.2 million recorded in 2010. Passenger numbers are projected to reach 56.5 million in 2012 and 98 million by 2020.

Total built up area of DI is 1,444,474 sqm
[T1+C1 (246,474sqm) + T2 (13000 sqm) + T3+C2 (1,185,000 sqm)]

Dubai Airports Cargo is a 35,000 sqm facility located at Dubai International.

Dubai International has the capacity to handle 2.5 million tonnes of cargo per year

The airport handled a total of 703,826 tonnes of freight in the first four months of 2012, up 1.8 per cent compared to 688,537 tonnes during the corresponding period in 2011. In April the airport handled a total of 186,385 tonnes of freight, an increase of 3.9 per cent compared with 179,397 tonnes recorded during April 2011.

Dubai International handled 2.19 million tonnes of freight in 2011 compared to 2.2 million tonnes during the corresponding period in 2010, a contraction of 1.5 per cent.

DA Cargo is ranked fourth worldwide in terms of international freight traffic by the ACI. (ACI)
Dubai International recorded a total of 28,503 aircraft movements in April, up 7.2 per cent compared to 26,597 in April 2011. The year to date movements increased 7.7 per cent to 114,517, compared to 106,302 recorded during the first four months in 2011.



Dubai Airports opened Dubai World Central (DWC) with 17 cargo operators on June 27, 2010. The opening of the new airport involved the commencement of cargo operations as part of the project’s first phase. The airport has 22 freight operators signed up of which 14 are already operating.



DWC handled 50,062 tonnes of freight in the first quarter of 2012 compared to 10,381 tonnes in the first three months of 2011 – a 382.2 per cent increase in cargo volumes.



Air traffic movements at the airport also increased sharply during the first quarter of 2012, rising 313.3 per cent to 3,513 movements, compared to 850 during the same period in 2011.



During its first full calendar year of operations (2011), Dubai World Central handled 89,729 tonnes of air freight.

Dubai Airports launched General Aviation operations at DWC on February 28, 2011 with Al Futtaim Services Company as the launch customer.

In 2011, some 8,198 aircraft movements were recorded - of which 3,609 (44 per cent) were commercial cargo flights, 4,548 (55.5 per cent) were test and training flights and 41 (0.5 per cent) were general aviation operations. During 2011, 36 airlines operated into Dubai World Central, predominantly as cargo charter operations.

DWC will eventually become the world’s largest airport with a capacity of 160 million passengers and 12 million tonnes of cargo per year.



Fast Facts

Phase 1 of DWC includes a single A380 compatible runway; a passenger terminal with capacity of 5 million passengers per annum (expandable to 7 mppa); a cargo terminal building with a capacity of 250,000 tonnes per annum (expandable to 600,000) and a 92-metre air traffic control tower.

The major phases of the development to follow Phase 1 will incorporate up to four passenger terminals, with works on the last phase completing by the end of the next decade.

The airport will have a total of five parallel runways, 4.5km long, each separated by a minimum of 800m

DWC is designed to support aviation, tourism, and logistics well into the future.





Statistics

DXB PASSENGER TRAFFIC 2012

(Passenger figures in millions)



Month 2011 2012 % change

Jan 4,254,735 4,852,139 14%

Feb 3,831,385 4,561,147 19%

Mar 4,201,708 4,848,320 15.4%

Apr 4,237,548 4,566,673 7.8%

Total 16,525,376 18,828,279 13.9%









DXB PASSENGER TRAFFIC 2010/2011

(Passenger figures in millions)

Month 2010 2011 % change

JAN 3.86 4.25 10%

FEB 3.64 3.83 5.2%

MAR 3.97 4.2 5.8%

APR 3.75 4.24 13.2%

MAY 3.65 3.97 8.8%

JUN 3.68 4.07 10.4%

JUL 4.30 4.72 9.7%

AUG 3.98 4.01 0.8%
SEP 3.98 4.23 6.2%

OCT 4.01 4.30 7.3%

NOV 4.07 4.43 8.9%

DEC 4.26 4.69 10.2%

TOTAL 47.26 50.98 8%



DXB CARGO 2012

(Cargo in tonnes, total figures in millions of tonnes)


Month 2011 2012 % change

Jan 178,199 173,531 -2.6%

Feb 147,937 157,492 6.5%

Mar 185,921 186,417 0.3%

Apr 179,397 186,385 3.9%

Total 688,537 703,826 1.8%





ACI RANKINGS

International Passenger Monthly Ranking

(12 months to December 2011)



Airport / Total / %Chg.

1 LONDON, GB (LHR) / 64 687 737 / 6.2

2 PARIS, FR (CDG) / 55 674 880 / 4.8

3 HONG KONG, HK (HKG) / 52 749 262 / 6.0

4 DUBAI, AE (DXB) / 50 192 013 / 8.4

5 AMSTERDAM, NL (AMS) / 49 680 283 / 10.1

6 FRANKFURT, DE (FRA) / 49 477 184 / 6.9

7 SINGAPORE, SG (SIN) / 45 429 263 / 11.0

8 BANGKOK, TH (BKK) / 35 009 002 / 11.4

9 INCHEON, KR (ICN) / 34 537 845 / 4.8

10 MADRID, ES (MAD) / 32 449 857 / 4.7









International Freight Traffic for past 12 months (12 months ending Jan 2012)

Last update: April 20 2012

Airport / Total / %Chg.

1 HONG KONG, HK (HKG) / 3 882 903 / (6.7)

2 INCHEON, KR (ICN) / 2 452 821 / (7.1)

3 SHANGHAI, CN (PVG) / 2 250 807 / (5.0)

4 DUBAI, AE (DXB) / 2 192 042 / 0.2

5 FRANKFURT, DE (FRA) / 2 055 707 / (4.9)

6 TOKYO, JP (NRT) / 1 888 331 / (10.8)

7 SINGAPORE, SG (SIN) / 1 854 871 / 1.9

8 ANCHORAGE AK, US (ANC) / 1 714 156 / (2.4)

9 MIAMI FL, US (MIA) / 1 598 555 / (0.8)

10 TAIPEI, TW (TPE) / 1 578 967 / (10.1)