Skift Take
Dubai is dreaming big in tourism and what better way to top it off than with the world's largest airport?
Dubai confirmed Sunday it would be shifting its airport operations from the current Dubai International Airport to Al Maktoum International Airport "within the next 10 years."
Announcing the emirate's plan to develop Al Maktoum International Airport as the world's largest airport, with a capacity of 260 million passengers, Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said, "Dubai will be the world's airport, its port, its urban hub, and its new global centre,"
Sheikh Mohammed has approved the designs for the new terminals at Al Maktoum International Airport, and greenlighted the commencement of construction for the project. The project is expected to cost AED 128 billion ($35 billion).
“Al Maktoum International Airport will enjoy the