Dubai International Airport

Dubai International Airport (IATA: DXB, ICAO: OMDB) (Arabic: مطار دبي الدولي) is the primary airport serving Dubai, United Arab Emirates and is the world's busiest airport by international passenger traffic. It is also the 3rd busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic, the 6th busiest cargo airport in world and the busiest hub for the Airbus A380. In 2015, DXB handled 78 million passengers, 2.51 million tonnes of cargo and registered 403,517 aircraft movements.

Dubai International is situated in the Al Garhoud district, 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) east of Dubai and spread over an area of 2,900 hectares (7,200 acres) of land. The airport is operated by the Dubai Airports Company and is the home base of Dubai's international airlines, Emirates and flydubai. The Emirates hub is the largest airline hub in the Middle East; Emirates handles around 65% of all passenger traffic and accounts for about 45% of all aircraft movements at the airport. Dubai Airport is also the base for low-cost carrier flydubai which handles 11.6% of passenger traffic at DXB. The airport consists of three terminals and has a total capacity of 75 million passengers annually. Terminal 3 is the second largest building in the world by floor space and the largest airport terminal in the world. As of January 2016, there are over 7,700 weekly flights operated by 140 airlines to over 270 destinations across all six inhabited continents.

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UAE: Teen prodigy launches astrophysics book exploring black hole theory

Khaleejtimes 30 Jan 2025
A Grade 9 student at a Dubai school is creating ripples not just in the UAE but even abroad, driven by her passion for astrophysics and exploring the universe’s mysteries ... The student of Dubai International Academy (DIA) Al Barsha reiterated that her inspiration from the Mars Hope Probe is also reflected in her book....
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DIFC, Lloyd’s to develop future talent in insurance sector

The Gulf Time 22 Jan 2025
DUBAI/WAM. Dubai International Financial Academy (DIFC) Academy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Lloyd’s, the world’s leading insurance market providing specialist insurance services to businesses in over 200 countries and territories....
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DIFC, Lloyd's to develop future talent in insurance sector

Beijing News 22 Jan 2025
DUBAI, 22nd January, 2025 (WAM) -- Dubai International Financial Academy (DIFC) Academy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Lloyd's, the world's leading insurance market providing specialist insurance services to businesses in over 200 countries and territories....
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DIFC, Lloyd’s to nurture future talent in insurance industry

GCC Business News 22 Jan 2025
DIFC Academy, the education platform of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading global financial hub, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Lloyd’s, the world’s leading insurance market ... It will broaden the Lloyd’s Academy’s reach, an education ......

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