People queue at the check-in counter at the Dubai International Airport, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 17, 2024. Photo by Reuters
Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest travel hub and voted as world’s most luxurious by British travel insurance provider AllClear, saw a record 92 million travelers pass through its terminals last year, up around 6% from 2023 levels.
Dubai is the biggest tourism and trade hub in the Middle East. Its ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum last year approved a new 128 billion dirham ($34.85 billion) passenger terminal at Dubai’s second airport, Al Maktoum International.
The airport will be the largest in the world, five times the size of Dubai Airport, with a capacity of up to 260 million passengers, the company said previously.
All operations at Dubai airport will be transferred to Al Maktoum in the coming years.
