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Old Jan 30, 2011, 6:53 pm
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Originally Posted by DYKWIA
I'd guess still a couple of years from completion then?

What's the status of the new Jebel Ali airport? Has that been put on hold for the time being?

Cheers,
Rick
Last I checked the first runway was complete and I they have started cargo operations. But they did push back the opening of the passenger terminal by at least a year. I think it's only after concourse 3 opens and EK starts overflowing from there, that they'll do something about the new airport.

I really don't understand their expensive strategy of T3 being temporary for EK and them eventually moving to the new airport. I say temporary because the rate at which EK is growing, it won't take 8 years to fill up the new concourse.
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