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It is the second busiest airport in the UAE after Dubai International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the Middle East and is the hub for Etihad Airways as well as an operating base for Wizz Air Abu Dhabi and Air Arabia Abu Dhabi. The airport is located 16.5 nautical miles (30.6 km; 19.0 mi) east of Abu Dhabi, and covers an area of ...
The UAE has a number of free zones across Dubai, [1] Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Fujairah, Ajman, Ras al-Khaimah and Umm al-Quwain. Free zones may be broadly categorized as seaport free zones, airport free zones, and mainland free zones. Free-trade zone exemptions are: [2] 100% foreign ownership of the enterprise. 100% import and export tax exemptions.
Zayed International Airport [2] AUH Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi: OMAA Al Bateen Executive Airport [2] ...
AD Ports Group has five integrated business clusters Digital, Economic Cities & Free Zones, Logistics, Maritime and Ports. [10] Under the supervision of Abu Dhabi's Department of Economic Development, Maqta Gateway have developed and operates the Advanced Trade and Logistics Platform (ATLP) designed to unify trade and logistics services across Abu Dhabi, [11] including sea, land, air, and ...
Brendan O'Regan established the world's first duty-free shop at Shannon Airport in Ireland in 1947; [6] it remains in operation today. Designed to provide a service for trans-Atlantic airline passengers typically travelling between Europe and North America whose flights stopped for refuelling on outbound and inbound legs of their journeys, it was an immediate success and has been copied worldwide.
The airport was built in the 1960s, and in 1970, the airport was inaugurated as Abu Dhabi International Airport. [3] In 1982, a new airport was opened on the mainland southeast of the city to accommodate the increasing air traffic. In 1983, Al Bateen became a military airbase, [3] known as Bateen Air Base. [4]
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) was established in 4 March 2006 and offers aviation-related services at Abu Dhabi's airports. [1] The airports it is responsible for include Zayed International Airport , Al Ain International Airport , Al Bateen Executive Airport , Dalma Airport and Sir Bani Yas Airport .
Hub airport(s) Notes Air Arabia: G9: ABY: ARABIA: 2003 Sharjah International Airport, Ras Al Khaimah International Airport: Largest low-cost airline in the Middle East. Air Arabia Abu Dhabi: 3L: ABY: NAWRAS: 2020 Abu Dhabi International Airport: Low cost carrier of Abu Dhabi and a subsidiary of Air Arabia. Emirates: EK: UAE: EMIRATES: 1985 ...