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Planning began for further expansion of Dubai Airport, with the construction of Terminal 4, it was revealed on the day Emirates completed its phased operations at the new Terminal 3, on 14 November 2008. [82] According to Dubai Airport officials, plans for Terminal 4 had begun and extensions would be made to Terminal 3.
Dubai Airports Company was structured in 2008 to take control of Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai World Central in Jebel Ali, Dubai International Airport, and Dubai Cargo Village. [ 1 ] In 2016, Dubai Airports started working on the expansion of the Al Maktoum International Airport , from 66,107 to 145,926 sq metres.
Al Maktoum International Airport (IATA: DWC, ICAO: OMDW), also known as Dubai World Central, [3] is an international airport in Jebel Ali, 37 kilometres (23 mi) southwest of [2] Dubai, United Arab Emirates, that opened on 27 June 2010. [1]
Management of Dubai's airports and cargo gateways have been transferred to Dubai Airports Company, a separate entity from the Department of Civil Aviation. With this restructuring, the scope of the Department of Civil Aviation's activities have been narrowed to aviation regulations and permissions. [ 1 ]
In 2004, the United States Department of State has cited widespread instances of blue collar labour abuse in the general context of the United Arab Emirates. [34] The BBC reported in September 2004 that "local newspapers often carry stories of construction workers allegedly not being paid for months on end. They are not allowed to move jobs and ...
Construction on a large scale is a part of Dubai Strategic Plan 2015 [2] unveiled by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Ruler of Dubai, to maintain economic growth and to put Dubai on the map of the world, and a tourist destination of the world. [3] Construction on a large scale has turned Dubai into one of the fastest-growing cities in the world.
DAFZ was established in 1996. It came into being as a part of the Dubai government's strategic plan to make Dubai an investment-driven economy. Today, it is one of the fastest-growing and pioneering free zones in the region, contributing to around 4.7 percent of Dubai's gross domestic product) It allows international investors a completely duty-free business setup and execution of services ...
When Dubai Cargo gateway was built in 1991, it was designed to handle 150,000 tonnes of cargo per year. The 300,000-square-metre complex was built at a cost of $75 million (about Dh 275.5 million) to accommodate air and sea freight growth and facilitate transshipment operations between the Indian sub-continent, South East Asia, the Far East and Europe.