DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai’s predominant airport, the world’s busiest for worldwide journey, will overhaul one in all its two runways for 45 days, beginning in Might, the operator stated on Tuesday. The closure will seemingly result in flight reductions forward of the normal begin of the summer season season.
The shutdown of the northern runway — a part of a venture to improve the airfield to make sure “security and environment friendly operations” — will start on Might 9 and final till June 22, the airport stated.
To scale back delays and disruption, some carriers will redirect flights to Al Maktoum Worldwide at Dubai World Central, the Gulf metropolis’s second airport. The operator stated it alerted all airways to “plan for flight reductions and schedule planning accordingly.”
The runway final underwent such intensive repairs in 2014, whereas the southern runway was equally refurbished in 2019.
Dubai Worldwide Airport is house to Emirates, the area’s largest provider that has performed a key position in positioning the emirate as a serious international aviation hub.