AUH Midfield Terminal Opening
Apr 23, 19, 5:10 pm
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AUH Midfield Terminal Opening
I know this has been delayed by several years and officially delayed until fourth quarter 2019 but has anyone heard an exact date through the grape vine? I hear a new duty free manager says in an article the inaugural flight is confirmed as December. Has anyone heard from an inside source as to the specific date? I will be departing 15 December so thought I might get to try out the new terminal and Etihad Lounges with a bit of luck.
Apr 30, 19, 11:58 pm
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It's not going to open in December, reading between the lines of this article: https://www.arabianbusiness.com/tran...ening-says-ceo
I live very close to it. The good news is that the lights are on inside it every night and the cranes are pretty much all gone. The bad news is the roads around it and leading up to it are completely unfinished - they still have bridges under construction.
I used to know someone working on it. It's had.....issues. That's all I'm allowed to say
I live very close to it. The good news is that the lights are on inside it every night and the cranes are pretty much all gone. The bad news is the roads around it and leading up to it are completely unfinished - they still have bridges under construction.
I used to know someone working on it. It's had.....issues. That's all I'm allowed to say
May 2, 19, 2:56 am
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Originally Posted by SinkOrSwim
It's not going to open in December, reading between the lines of this article: https://www.arabianbusiness.com/tran...ening-says-ceo
I live very close to it. The good news is that the lights are on inside it every night and the cranes are pretty much all gone. The bad news is the roads around it and leading up to it are completely unfinished - they still have bridges under construction.
I used to know someone working on it. It's had.....issues. That's all I'm allowed to say
I live very close to it. The good news is that the lights are on inside it every night and the cranes are pretty much all gone. The bad news is the roads around it and leading up to it are completely unfinished - they still have bridges under construction.
I used to know someone working on it. It's had.....issues. That's all I'm allowed to say
07.07.17 was the original date. Another typical top notch half assed project
May 2, 19, 5:14 am
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Originally Posted by SinkOrSwim
The bad news is the roads around it and leading up to it are completely unfinished - they still have bridges under construction.
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May 2, 19, 7:21 am
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Also heard the inaugural flight will be in December, it would make sense i guess to do it on the National Day weekend, which is also the F1 weekend this year. But i don't think it will actually get actively used for some time after that.
Its massively overbuilt i hear mixed numbers but i think it's designed to handle something like 40m passengers a year. The current terminals handle much less than half of that number from what i understand they need to work out a way to make sure it does not feel like a ghost town once it opens.
Its massively overbuilt i hear mixed numbers but i think it's designed to handle something like 40m passengers a year. The current terminals handle much less than half of that number from what i understand they need to work out a way to make sure it does not feel like a ghost town once it opens.
May 2, 19, 11:32 am
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Originally Posted by LonghornDXB
Tbh, the roads/bridges near the airport have been "under construction" of some sort or the other for the better part of the last 10 years.....
May 2, 19, 11:33 am
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Originally Posted by BigDaz
Its massively overbuilt i hear mixed numbers but i think it's designed to handle something like 40m passengers a year. The current terminals handle much less than half of that number from what i understand they need to work out a way to make sure it does not feel like a ghost town once it opens.
Jun 29, 19, 4:08 am
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Originally Posted by BigDaz
Also heard the inaugural flight will be in December, it would make sense i guess to do it on the National Day weekend, which is also the F1 weekend this year. But i don't think it will actually get actively used for some time after that.
Its massively overbuilt i hear mixed numbers but i think it's designed to handle something like 40m passengers a year. The current terminals handle much less than half of that number from what i understand they need to work out a way to make sure it does not feel like a ghost town once it opens.
Its massively overbuilt i hear mixed numbers but i think it's designed to handle something like 40m passengers a year. The current terminals handle much less than half of that number from what i understand they need to work out a way to make sure it does not feel like a ghost town once it opens.
Jun 30, 19, 9:43 pm
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Originally Posted by BigDaz
there is a big difference between an inaugural flight and a full operation...
Jul 22, 19, 5:33 am
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This article showed up today. Progress perhaps?
https://www.constructionweekonline.com/projects-tenders/257129-adac-etihad-conduct-tests-at-abu-dhabis-midfield-terminal-complex
https://www.constructionweekonline.com/projects-tenders/257129-adac-etihad-conduct-tests-at-abu-dhabis-midfield-terminal-complex
