Expansion plans for Al Maktoum International airport passenger terminal building
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In a recent development, HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, president, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, chairman and chief executive, Emirates Airline and Group, and chairman, Dubai Aviation City Corporation signed a contracting agreement with Al Jaber LEGT Engineering and Contracting LLC [ALEC].
The partnership was inked for expansion of the Passenger Terminal Building at Al Maktoum International Airport.
Under the agreement, the first phase of this project, which increases built up area of the Passenger Terminal Building from existing 66,107 sq m to 145,926 sq m, will be completed by June 2017. It is expected that following additional planned extensions, the airport will handle up to 26.5 million passengers per year by 2025.
HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, said: “We are poised to significantly boost Dubai’s economy by creating a world-class facility capable of handling growing number of passengers visiting and transiting our city. We are building a range of amenities and facilities that will increase capacity and significantly enrich the airport experience, making it an attractive proposition for airlines as well as passengers.”
Al Maktoum International Airport will ultimately have the capacity to handle over 220 m passengers per year.
As part of the proposed expansion work, the arrival building, which houses public hall for arrivals, baggage claim area and related services, as well as the arrival baggage handling system, will feature a new immigration hall for 55 control counters, visa and passenger utilities. The departure building will see the expansion of the public hall, commercial areas and offices as well as the check-in hall which will house 64 check-in counters. An additional 10 counters will be specifically dedicated to business check-in.
Expansions will also include 12 new boarding lounges and extension of emigration transfer and security area. A new baggage screening area for arrivals will be added while current baggage reclaim area will see three new carrousels.
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