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New Dubai airport expansion to drive a

million jobs and housing

Emirate awards Dh1 billion contract for second runway at Al Maktoum International

Deena Kamel
May 08, 2025

Dubai has awarded contracts for Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC), including a Dh1 billion

($272 million) deal to build a second runway for its $35-billion terminal expansion in Dubai
South, which is set to offer jobs and housing opportunities for a million people.

A Dh75 million separate contract for enabling works in the first phase has also been awarded,

while major packages such as the Automated People Mover and Baggage Handling System that
are currently in the tendering stage look set to be awarded later this year, Khalifa Al Zaffin,

executive chairman of Dubai Aviation City Corporation and chairman of Dubai Aviation
Engineering Projects, said on Thursday.

The terminal substructure, early 132kV substations as well as district cooling plants, are in the
next set of packages that will be tendered later in 2025.

"The design is being done and we have already started work on the ground," Mr Al Zaffin said at
a press briefing on the sidelines of the annual Airport Show in Dubai.

"The airport will be a technological marvel from all aspects. We are trying to make it intuitive,
smooth, with a lot of passenger delights."

The first phase, scheduled for completion in 2032, will increase the airport terminal's annual
capacity to 150 million passengers.

"We remain fully committed to delivering Al Maktoum International Airport on time," Mr Al Zaffin

said.

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