Dubai International Airport (DXB) is the major aviation hub of United Arab Emirates. In fact it would not be wrong to say that it serves as an aviation hub for almost all of Middle East. Dubai and UAE have very busy air traffic because of business and tourist activities which demands Dubai International Airport to maintain its activities efficiently and professionally. The airport operates flights from Dubai to North America, Europe, South America, East Asia, Southwest Asia, South Asia, Australasia, and Africa. Department of civil aviation operates the airport and also serves as home base for Dubai’s international airline and Emirates airline. It has been termed as the worlds 8th busiest airport in terms of international traffic. Not only it has a large number of passenger traffic but it also handles the largest number of incoming cargo. For this reason it is opening new terminal and upgrading existing terminals on Dubai International Airport. Transfer between the terminals takes about 10 minutes using the airport shuttle service. Budget, Hertz, SIXT and Thrifty provide car hiring services in terminal 1. Dubai International Airport facilities include banking and ATM, foreign exchange and other services. In addition to this food court, shopping arena and luggage relocation facilities are also available. |