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5/20/24, 3:58 PM Monorail, a mini forests inside Dubai's new airport | Al Bawaba
Monorail, a mini forests inside Dubai's new airport

Published May 16th, 2024 - 09:38 GMT

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A city within a city – that’s how Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) will be once
complete. It will have its own transport system, mini-forests, green zones, entertainment
hub and other offerings such as food, beverage, and retail.
Initial photographs were first revealed late last month when the design of the new passenger
terminal was announced in a tweet by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-
President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

On Tuesday, the Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects (DAEP), which is responsible for the
design of the new passenger terminal at DWC, has given visitors at the ongoing 23rd Airport
Show a more detailed preview of how the world’s largest airport would look.
One of the striking features of the DWC is an elevated rail or automated people mover
(APM) system that will cut through an indoor tropical forest carrying passengers between
terminals. There are also giant LED screens projecting various landscapes and marine
habitats.

“DWC is designed to give passengers comfort, recreation and mobility at the highest level,”
noted DAEP in its two-and-half-minute video.
Well-connected
According to DAEP, DWC is designed combining tradition, culture and innovation. DWC
will be well-connected to the rest of Dubai and the UAE by land and air, with a high-speed
rail (Etihad Rail), new Metro line, air taxi and autonomous vehicles.
Even before coming to the airport, travellers can check-in their luggage at hotel, city desk, or
simply from home.

Multi-level highways lead to the new airport, and the passengers, upon reaching the curbside
drop off zone, will be greeted by what is designed as the world’s largest sun canopy.

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