dubai-airports

Dubai Airports to upgrade southern runway at DXB

Dubai Airports recently confirmed plans to close Dubai International’s (DXB) southern runway for a 45-day period in 2019 to conduct a comprehensive upgrade designed to boost safety, service and capacity levels. DXB operates 24/7, 365 days per year with over 1,100 aircraft movements per day featuring predominantly wide-body aircraft. While ongoing runway maintenance is scheduled on a weekly basis, more extensive upgrades require a complete closure of the runway. Such is ... [+]

Dubai Airports reports continued growth in November 2017

The upward trend in passenger traffic continued at Dubai International (DXB) with the hub welcoming close to 7 million passengers in November 2017, according to the monthly traffic report issued by operator Dubai Airports. Passenger traffic at DXB reached 6,953,596 in November compared to 6,581,805 recorded in the corresponding month in ... [+]