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Dubai International Airport (DXB)

Dubai International Airport is the principal airport of the United Arab Emirates and is the third busiest airport in the world in terms of passenger traffic. It is a major international hub, a significant contributor to Dubai’s economy and sees the largest amount of traffic from Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft of any airport in the world.

Dubai Airport has three passenger terminals and two runways.

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Hartsfield-Jackson retains world’s busiest title for 20th year

8 February 2018 | By International Airport Review

The world's biggest airport has retained that honour for yet another year, keeping competition from China and the Middle East at bay.

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Iris and facial-recognition gates go live at Dubai Airport

24 January 2018 | By International Airport Review

As part of a commitment to seamless travel, Dubai Airport has brought in 100 state-of-the-art biometric gates with 40 more on the horizon.

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Food delivery service launches at Dubai Airport

16 November 2017 | By International Airport Review

Flyers at Dubai International Airport can now order food from their phones right to the departure gate.

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Tunnel vision: Dubai Airport unveils the future of seamless travel with a virtual aquarium

13 October 2017 | By International Airport Review

A short walk among 80 scanners taking in your biometric data may soon be all that is needed for a smooth and serene journey through airport borders - unless you don't like fish.

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Top 20 airports by passenger growth | 20 years of International Airport Review

21 June 2017 | By International Airport Review

Ever wondered which airport is currently the fastest growing in the world? How many of the world’s top 20 are situated in Asia? Find out in our latest instalment of the anniversary series…

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Dubai Airports chooses new automated planning solution

8 June 2017 | By International Airport Review

Quintiq has been selected by Dubai Airports to plan and schedule its fixed resources at Dubai International and Dubai World Central.

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Russian rebound offers big boost to Dubai, Prague and Munich airports

31 May 2017 | By International Airport Review

Dubai International (DBX), Prague (PRG) and Munich (MUC) airports are benefiting from a rebound in travel by Russians.

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Understanding the Dubai ‘Masterplan’ | CEO Paul Griffiths at GALF

23 May 2017 | By Roy Manuell | Junior Editor

"There are only 2 places in the world where we still have to queue… one is the post office; one is the airport. I’d love to hand that monopoly back to the post office."

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Emirates SkyCargo appoints Ross Barnett as UK Cargo Manager

22 February 2017 | By Roy Manuell (International Airport Review)

Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has announced the appointment of Ross Barnett as Cargo Manager in the UK.

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The world’s top 20 airports | 20 years of International Airport Review

20 February 2017 | By International Airport Review

Join International Airport Review in celebration of our 20th Anniversary as we begin our Top 20s feature and pick our Top 20 World Airports.

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Diabetes and air travel: Ensuring security, promoting dignity

10 February 2017 | By Katie McGhee | Child Health Nursing Lecturer | School of Health Sciences | UEA

People with Type 1 Diabetes often have difficulty when moving through an airport and while security is clearly essential, often certain passengers experience mistreatment...

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Emirates unveils SkyPharma certified under EU Good Distribution Practice guidelines

19 September 2016 | By International Airport Review

Emirates SkyPharma, a new facility dedicated exclusively to the secure transport of sensitive pharmaceutical shipments at Dubai Airport...

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Emirates plane crash-lands at Dubai International Airport

3 August 2016 | By International Airport Review

An Emirates airline flight with 300 people on board traveling from India has crash-landed at Dubai International Airport...

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Europe’s next gateway?

23 June 2016 | By Phil Fine

Nicholas Coleman, Senior Lecturer at London Metropolitan University, spoke to journalist Phil Fine exclusively for International Airport Review about how Istanbul New Airport stacks up against Dubai International Airport...

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Emirates introduce Airbus A380 on routes to Washington D.C.

13 January 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, International Airport Review

Emirates airline has revealed plans to introduce its flagship Airbus A380 on routes from Dubai International Airport to Dulles International Airport, Washington D.C.

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