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Abu Dhabi Airports (ADA) is public joint-stock company and part of ADQ, one of the region's largest holding companies, established in 2006 to spearhead the development of the aviation infrastructure and aviation-related services at the Emirate of Abu Dhabi's airports. [1]
The airport was first conceived in 1974, in response to the government's plans to modernize the then brand new nation. At the time, Al Bateen Airport (then called Abu Dhabi International Airport) was the main international airport serving the city (Abu Dhabi Airfield was the other old airport).
Airport name IATA [1] Location Emirate ICAO [2] Coordinates; Zayed International Airport [2]: AUH Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi: OMAA Al Bateen Executive Airport [2]: AZI Abu Dhabi
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: 100% foreign ownership of the enterprise
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.
In the 1960s and 1970s DFS Group significantly expanded their operation in Pacific Islands and North America. DFS capitalized on the rising wave of Asian tourists who began to travel further overseas, opening stores in international airports and later in downtown locations where travelers have their purchases delivered before departure. [8]
Dubai Duty Free – the company responsible for the duty-free operations at Dubai International Airport. DDF became the largest airport retailer in the world in terms of sales in 2012. [ 6 ] DDF represents over 5% of global duty-free sales, [ 7 ] generating 2014 revenues of $1.91 billion [ 8 ] and 2016 revenues of $1.85 billion. [ 9 ]
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] Starting on 17 August 1990, two ...