World's largest airport terminal to be built in Dubai PHOTO/VIDEO

Prime Minister and Vice President of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has said that Dubai started working on a Dh128 billion ($35 billion) airport terminal, which will have the largest capacity in the world when completed.

“Today, we approved the designs for the new passenger terminals at Al Maktoum International Airport, and the commencing construction of the building at a cost of AED 128 billion as part of Dubai Aviation Corporation's strategy,” Caliber.Az reports, citing Al Maktoum’s page on social network X page.

“Al Maktoum International Airport will enjoy the world's largest capacity, reaching up to 260 million passengers. It will be five times the size of the current Dubai International Airport, and all operations at Dubai International Airport will be transferred to it in the coming years. The airport will accommodate 400 aircraft gates and feature five parallel runways. New aviation technologies will be employed for the first time in the aviation sector.

As we build an entire city around the airport in Dubai South, demand for housing for a million people will follow. It will host the world's leading companies in the logistics and air transport sectors.

We are building a new project for future generations, ensuring continuous and stable development for our children and their children in turn. Dubai will be the world's airport, its port, its urban hub, and its new global center.

When completed, Al Maktoum International Airport, which opened in 2010, will be the new home of flagship carrier Emirates and will have five parallel runways and 400 gates,” the prime minister wrote.