Al Maktoum International Airport

Dubai has started construction on a new terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport, aiming to make it the world's largest. All operations at Dubai International Airport will eventually be shifted to Al Maktoum International Airport.

Dubai announced on Sunday that work had begun on a new terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport, which the Gulf emirate's ruler said will become "the world's largest" at a cost of almost $35 billion.

Dubai is forging ahead with plans to replace the world's busiest airport with an even bigger one as passenger traffic recovers to outstrip pre-pandemic levels, a top official told AFP on Wednesday.

The Bell 212 helicopter went down in the Gulf at around 1630 GMT on Thursday after taking off from Dubai's Al Maktoum International Airport, the authority said, quoted by the official WAM news agency.

Dubai International Airport surpassed UK's Heathrow as the world's busiest for international travel after handling 70.4 million passengers last year despite major runway upgrades that limited traffic for 80 days.

Dubai has started construction on a new terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport, aiming to make it the world's largest. All operations at Dubai International Airport will eventually be shifted to Al Maktoum International Airport.

Dubai announced on Sunday that work had begun on a new terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport, which the Gulf emirate's ruler said will become "the world's largest" at a cost of almost $35 billion.

Dubai is forging ahead with plans to replace the world's busiest airport with an even bigger one as passenger traffic recovers to outstrip pre-pandemic levels, a top official told AFP on Wednesday.

The Bell 212 helicopter went down in the Gulf at around 1630 GMT on Thursday after taking off from Dubai's Al Maktoum International Airport, the authority said, quoted by the official WAM news agency.

Dubai International Airport surpassed UK's Heathrow as the world's busiest for international travel after handling 70.4 million passengers last year despite major runway upgrades that limited traffic for 80 days.