Why Al Maktoum Int'l is a 'game-changer'

The ongoing expansion of Dubai’s Al Maktoum International Airport has been rated as one of the gamechangers that can create tomorrow’s global super-cities, according to a report by the real estate consultancy Knight Frank.

Passenger services started at the second airport in Dubai in 2013 and the target is to ‘increase to 220 million passengers a year’, the report states.

Meanwhile, Dubai International is already the world’s busiest by handling 72 million passengers a year.

“A key word in today’s global cities is connectivity – A four-hour plane ride from Dubai allows access to one-third of the world’s population and an eight-hour ride to two-thirds,” said Khawar Khan, Research Manager at Knight Frank Middle East.

“In addition, over the next decade, Dubai South is planned to be easily accessible by road, rail and sea. All of this will no doubt increase this location’s appeal for businesses.”

Original article by Manoj Nair

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