Dubai Airports tightens screening for H1N1 Influenza

Notes and media contacts

bout Dubai Airports:
Dubai Airports owns and manages the operation and development of both of Dubai's airports - Dubai International as well as the upcoming Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International.

Passenger traffic at Dubai International increased from 34.34 million in 2007 to 37.44 million, a year-on-year growth of 9%, while cargo tonnage increased by 9.4% to 1.8 million tonnes. Connected to over 200 destinations across six continents through more than 120 airlines, Dubai International has grown at an unparalleled rate for almost a decade and accounts for nearly 25 per cent of all passenger movement in the Middle East and Africa region.

With the opening of the Emirates-dedicated Terminal 3 in October 2008, now acknowledged as the most successful launch of a terminal of its size in the history of aviation, Dubai International is well on its way to becoming the world's future aviation hub. Terminal 3 has doubled Dubai International's operational capacity to 60 million passengers per year, a figure that will increase to 75 million passengers with the completion of the now under-construction A380-dedicated airside facility.

Work is also in progress on the first phase of Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International, which will eventually become the world's largest airport with a capacity of 120 million passengers and 12m tonnes of cargo per year.

For more information, please contact:

Zaigham Ali
Senior Officer
Press Relations & Communications
Marketing & CorporateCommunications
Dubai Airports
Tel: +971 4 216 6916
Fax: +971 4 2244 113