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Dubai World Central International Airport
(JXB), set to become the world’s largest airport with the combined
size of London’s Heathrow and Chicago’s O’Hare facilities, is going
all out to woo global carriers to its client ranks at the Routes
Forum, one of the world’s leading airline and airport networking
events taking place in Dubai next month (September 2006).
JXB will be promoted to airlines from over five continents at
Routes, which runs at the Dubai World Trade Centre from September
17-19, and Dubai World Central - the huge urban aviation project of
which JXB is the core - will also be in the spotlight as host of the
event’s gala dinner.
“Routes is exceptionally well timed to coincide with the
international industry’s planning cycle and slot application
process,” said HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman, Dubai
Aviation Corporation-Dubai World Central, Government of Dubai.
“This annual forum gives us the opportunity to put the Dubai
World Central and JXB global hub proposition in front of a range of
carriers, including network and low cost carriers, regional
operators, as well as cargo and charter airlines. This is an
important networking event for JXB as airports are now
internationally recognised as vital to the route development
process.”
Meanwhile, work continues on JXB’s first runway, due for
completion in the first quarter of next year. The 4.5 kilometre CAT
III runway is designed to handle the new generation Airbus A380
aircraft and will enable JXB and DLC to commence operations as the
world’s largest freighter airport and logistics hub.
DLC, together with Jebel Ali Port and Free Zone and JXB, offers a
unique proposition combining all transportation modes, logistics and
value-added services, such as product manufacturing and assembly, in
a single-bonded free zone environment.
The US $8.1 billion JXB has been designed to handle in excess
of120 million passengers and 12 million tons of cargo annually. |
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