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World's busiest airport to close in coming years - all services to move to new site
The move will create a 260 million-passenger hub as Dubai shifts all commercial flights to the new airport, officials said.
- Dubai International Airport will permanently close in 2035, with all operations transferring to Al Maktoum International Airport, ending 75 years of service at the world's busiest international airport.
- DXB handled 95.2 million passengers in 2025 against structural limits, with transition expected in 2032 when capacity reaches 114 million annually, constrained by proximity to motorways and residential zones.
- CEO Paul Griffiths stated "there is little sense in operating two major hubs with such close proximity to one another," noting DXB assets will be near end-of-life by 2032, making continued operation economically unfeasible.
- More than 40 airlines, including Emirates and flydubai, will relocate to the new Jebel Ali facility, which features five parallel runways, 400 aircraft gates, and Etihad Rail connections cutting Dubai-Abu Dhabi travel to 30 minutes.
- Full Al Maktoum completion is targeted for 2057 at approximately £25.8 billion, accommodating 260 million passengers annually and positioning Dubai as the world's largest aviation hub within its broader strategy for global air travel dominance.
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Dubai International Airport to Shut Permanently By 2035 — All Flights Shift to New $35B Al Maktoum Hub
Dubai International Airport (DXB), which is the world's busiest passenger hubs, is set to close permanently in 2035, The Mirror UK reported. All commercial flight operations will transfer to Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC), a new mega-facility being built in the Jebel Ali district south of Dubai. The project carries a price tag of approximately $35 billion. The $35 billion figure for the terminal project was cited by Al Jazeera following …
·United Kingdom
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World's busiest airport to close for good in dramatic move - first opened in 60s
Dubai International Airport (DXB), the world's busiest international airport, is set to permanently close in 2035 as all operations transfer to the nearby Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC)
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