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dWC is the outlet for future It is a proud addition on the outskirts of Dubai linking it with Jebel Ali industrial zones ♦ Ishtiaq ali Mehkri Al Maktoum International Airport or popularly known as Dubai World Central (DWC) is the aviation identity of a growing Dubai. It is all set to bring laurelsinthefieldofairtransportationand make Dubai, and the UAE, the hub for bulkairfreightandpassengercommutation.Moreover,DWChasbigplansto link it with sea and an expansive network of land transportation, especially across the GCC region and beyond. While Dubai already has three major airportsinsideitsmetropolitanvicinity, the DWC is a proud addition on the outskirtsoftheemiratemakingitapreferred transportation junction for traders and businesses, who incidentally havetheirpresenceinoneoftheworld’s biggest industrial zones, Jebel Ali. DWC has been built with a vision, which corresponds to the lofty goals of the leadership who want to see the UAE become the centre-stage for tourism, trade and logistics. Likewise, the DWC will also have residential and commercial units, as well as expansive warehouses, from where life will be bustling. With the passage of time, and as Expo 2020 nears, most of the international airlines are readying to fly into DWC as well, making it another outlet with the outside world. With eight parallel runways and an investment of $32billion, it is a wonder in aviation in the making.

Dubai World Central, the second international airport in Dubai, which had its inaugural flight five years ago, is all set to take-off on a remarkable journey that will make it the world’s largest aerodrome ♦ By nithin Belle

T is Dubai’s second airport and is the world’s future aviation hub in the making. Al Maktoum International, part of the sprawling Dubai World Central (DWC) complex, saw its inaugural flight five years ago, when Wizz Air, a Hungarian airline, operated its flight to the new airport on October 27, 2013. Just four days later, Jazeera Airways of Kuwait launched its services to DWC, followed a few weeks later by Gulf Air. While DWC opened its five to seven million capacity passenger terminal five years ago, it had launched its cargo operations at the facility on June 27, 2010. The airport is at the heart of a massive project, which will ultimately include six clustered zones: Al Maktoum International, Dubai Logistics City, Commercial City, Residential City, Aviation City and the Golf City. The sprawling, 140 sq km multi-phase project saw the first take-off with the start of the airport, which will gradually emerge as the world’s largest, with a capacity to handle more than 240 million passengers and 16 million tonnes of cargo per annum. The airport complex has come up in proximity of the rapidly developing areas of ‘new Dubai,’ and has also witnessed rapid growth. Passenger traffic in

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Geared to emerGe as world’s larGest the third quarter this year surged by a hefty 26.1 per cent and touched 119,000. In 2018, more than 637,000 passengers travelled through DWC. About 40,000 passengers were from Western Europe and an almost similar number from Eastern Europe. A large number of passengers also came from cities including Beirut (20,566), Amman (16,216) and Katowice in Poland (10,247). There were 5,742 flight movements in Q3 of 2018 and a total of 21,811 during the year so far. Airfreight added up to 254,421 tonnes in Q3 and a total of 729,611 tonnes during the nine-month period. According to the Airports Council International (ACI), DWC is the world’s 22nd busiest hub by international freight volume. Dubai Airports, the organisation that manages the operation and development of both of the emirate’s airports – Dubai International and Dubai World Central – says the outlook for passenger traffic at DWC “is positive during the

winter months, as well as the launch of new services from scheduled and charter carriers.” The number of international passenger airlines serving DWC has also risen to 10. The airlines operate an average of 21 weekly flights to more than six international destinations. The latest to join the list include Aeroflot, which launched daily flights to Moscow, and Pegas Fly (Ikar Airlines), which began charter services from multiple destinations in Russia. About 20 cargo operators also fly from the DWC to about 45 destinations around the globe. The existing facility at DWC includes a single A380 compatible runway, a passenger terminal with a capacity to handle five million passengers per annum (which can be expanded to seven million), a cargo terminal building with a capacity of one million tonnes per annum and a 92-metre air traffic control tower. But the DWC airport complex has ambitious development plans and aims to

emerge as a next generation airport “by adopting and future proofing for the latest innovative technologies.” It will undergo a massive $32 billion expansion, which will enable it to accommodate more than 240 million passengers a year. One of the biggest airport projects in the world, the expansion will be phased in two stages spread over six to eight years. Interestingly, besides the massive size, the uniqueness of the new project is the way new technology and efficient processes will help slash the time spent in completing travel formalities, besides reducing walking distances for passengers. The entire project will be developed in phases. The first one is focusing on three, 4.5-km-long runways with the capability of simultaneous operations. The terminals will then be able to handle 120 million passengers. The west terminal will have a 165,000 sq m footprint. The phase includes two satellite buildings, which will also accommodate 100 A380 aircraft at any one time. The

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Firas Jadalla Regional Director, Genetec for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) How can they be reached? How do they respond? These are the types of questions a company’s physical and cyber security teams need to jointly ask and manage. Take the supply chain for example. This department represents a potential vector for an enterprise attacker. Companies, becoming increasingly aware of this risk, are taking steps to mitigate the possibility of a potential attack. Some go so far as to make static analysis or penetration tests on the products of their suppliers to ensure the solutions are robust and successfully ‘hardened’ against cyber-attacks. secURIng the FUtURe wIth the cloUd In the coming years, more organisations will leverage the cloud to help address many of today’s cybersecurity issues. The Cloud oﬀers additional security for when making decisions on procuring new hardware and software. Education-by-example is a method that works well. Through training all the employees and members of your organisation on the beneﬁts of the Cloud, and how it can facilitate cybersecurity, they will have the knowledge to make better decisions regarding keeping their organisation safe. By making examples and showing how easy it is to ‘hack into’ some of the lowcost security hardware on the market, employees will understand first-hand, the perils that poor procurement choices can cause. In the event that these purchases have already been made, it would be necessary to:

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Five parallel Code F runways of 4.5 km each in length spaced wide apart to provide for simultaneous operation. Instrument Landing System (Cat IIIB) which allows operations under low visibility conditions. Two terminal facilities on either side of the airport – West and East – providing a capacity for over 50 million passengers in total. Four concourses featuring an innovative triple-plus layout 2.8 km-long encompassing three nodes, each the size of 7 football fields. Concourses, each with 100 wide body aircraft contact stands and 65 million capacity, totalling over 220 million passengers in capacity for the entire airport with

development will cover 56 sq km. Airport officials point out that the uniqueness of the project lies in the fact that a radically new approach is being adopted to ensure that the latest technology and efficient processes will cut the time spent completing travel formalities and reduce walking distances, enabling passengers to make fast and efficient connections between hundreds of destinations worldwide. For instance, it will have Biometrics & Smart Passenger Tracking such as iris scan, palm scan, RFID boarding cards and other innovative means to facilitate the seamless flow of passengers through the terminals with minimum paper processing. Shorter passenger walking distances within the terminal and concourse facilities are also being planned, to ensure a more compact terminal design while maintaining a more pleasant experience FLYING continues to be a hugely popular way of travelling for millions of people around the globe, and new airports – like Al Maktoum International in Dubai – will continue being developed around the globe, according to aviation experts. Research by CAPA, the Centre for Aviation, reveals that about $255 billion is being invested in greenfield airport projects around the globe. “Together with the investment at existing airports in projects such as new runways and terminal buildings, runway and terminal extensions and miscellaneous ones ($845 billion), that means that $1.1 trillion in airport infrastructure proj-

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over 400 wide body contact stands. Innovative concourse functional design aiming to raise passenger experience to new levels, never experienced at any airport. A 6-track train system, connecting the airport’s two terminals with its four concourses designed in such a way that allows the arriving and departing passengers to reach their destinations on a fast travel journey; transferring passengers to circulate between concourses in a set minimum connect time, enabling them to board onward connections quickly and comfortably. A massive 8 sq km cargo facility area at the south of the airport, supported by the quick cargo transfer facilities.

for the passenger. The airport will eliminate queuing by reducing the number of passengers/ baggage processes at the airport terminal (confirmation of use of service and check-in outside the airport) allowing passengers uninterrupted flow to areas within proximity of the aircraft. It will also feature a baggage handling system allowing passengers to separate from their bags as early as possible with a personalised collection upon arrival to provide a pleasant and comfortable travel experience. There will also be train links between the terminals and concourses, with a total of seven stations and an express train of Dubai Metro. The Red line extension and purple line of the metro will also be linked. There will be a total of 14 stations (12 at the concourses, and one each at the west and east terminals). Interestingly, the DWC is located near

ects are planned or under way within a timescale that continues (in some extreme cases) for four decades into the future,” it said in a report. Investment at existing airports is high in the Middle East, exceeding that of Europe and North America, according to CAPA.

Jebel Ali Port and Free Zone and will ensure air-sea connectivity is achievable in four hours. With major airlines including Emirates and flydubai planning to start or expand their operations from Al Maktoum International airport by 2025, the project is expected to take-off in a big way. Dubai International Airport itself has been witnessing a huge increase in passenger turnout. According to Paul Griffiths, Chief Executive, Dubai Airports, 2018 will see the airport handle over 90 million passengers. The airport, the third busiest in the world – and set to emerge as the second busiest, right after Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta in the US – is on track to handle 100 million passengers in a year or two, he said recently. About $12 billion have been invested in the airport over the past decade to boost capacity. Griffiths believes that a significant chunk of growth over the next 15 years will be from Asia-Pacific, with 1.8 billion journeys originating in the region. Globally, the number of journeys is expected to rise from four billion in 2017 to 7.8 billion in about 15 years. “Dubai has long understood how to well-plan airport infrastructure,” he declared at the 18th Dubai Airport Show recently. “We have invested $12 billion since 2008 to boost capacity of Dubai International to 90 million and our longterm plan for Al Maktoum International Airport will be capable of being expanded to 240 million passengers annually.” With Dubai emerging as a major global hub, attracting hundreds of thousands of tourists, business travellers and globetrotters, the new airport will be able to ensure smooth movement of these visitors across different continents and countries around the world.

Evolution of Dubai as an aviation hub

IT was on September 30, 1960 that a tiny airport was opened in Dubai. It was capable of handling aircraft the size of DC-3s in those days. But over the next 58 years, it has emerged as the third busiest airport in the world. Work on building the asphalt runway in Dubai began in 1963 and got completed in about two years. By 1969, Dubai International airport had nine airlines serving 20 destinations. During the 1970s, a three-storeyed terminal building came up, followed by a new control tower, additional taxiways, lengthening of the runway, extension of aprons, airfield lighting and landing instrument. About 14 years later, the second runway, equipped with the latest meteorological, airfield lighting and instrument landing systems, was built, giving the airport Category II classification. In 1988, Dubai airport’s passenger throughput was 4.3 million passengers, which more than doubled to 9.7 million a decade later. And when terminal 2 was opened in 1998, Dubai International’s capacity shot up to two million passengers per annum.

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The past two decades have seen Dubai flying high in the international aviation segment. The opening of the Sheikh Rashid Terminal (terminal 1) marked the start of a new chapter. In 2002, it was ranked as the second-fastest growing airport in the world; a year later it handled 18 million passengers and emerged as the aviation hub of the Middle East. Five years later, restructuring led to the setting up of Dubai Airports responsible for the development and management of the emirate’s airports and the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority. The Dubai International Terminal 3, for exclusive use of Emirates airlines, was opened in 2008 as the world’s largest single terminal. A year later, passenger throughput exceeded 40 million, making Dubai International the fastest-growing airport among the top 50 major hubs. The past decade has seen phenomenal growth in traffic and its emergence as the third busiest in the world. With Al Maktoum International readying for a take-off, Dubai will undoubtedly continue to retain its lead in the global aviation segment.

The new Dubai World Central airport will ultimately handle 240 million passengers a year and cargo of 16 million tonnes. The five parallel runways, each of 4.5 km length, will be separated by a minimum of 800 m of space. The central terminal area will feature basements which will house a fully automated baggage handling system capable of handling around 240 million bags per annum. Located near the Jebel Ali Port and Free Zone, the sprawling airport complex will make air-sea connectivity achievable in four hours. The new project is designed to support aviation, tourism, and logistics well into the future. Costs for the entire development (including all clusters) have been estimated at more than $32 billion.

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