Originally Posted by Caloy
Just wondering, with AUH and DXB pretty close to each other, and with Dubai being the choice of most tourists (or so it seems from what I've read in most FT forums), does AUH get that much traffic? With DXB being the major airport in the UAE, and with all those jets Emirates has on order, will AUH still be a player in the near future? I'm wondering why 2 airports so close to each other are needed.
They're building another airport at Jebel Ali, which is roughly half way between DXB and AUH. This is going to be the worlds biggest airport. I *think* I heard that it's area is about 55 square kilometers.
Cheers,
Rick