Dubai | Airbus A380 airport terminal | Superjumbo travel boom

DUBAI AIRPORT'S SUPERJUMBO TERMINAL

Dubai's 528,000-square-metre new terminal cost over $3 billion to build and has 20 gates with double-decker bridges to move passengers on and off the twin-deck A380s. Photo: Bernard Richardson

With the opening of a huge new airport terminal in Dubai this month, the wealthy emirate's economic future became more closely intertwined with the world's biggest passenger jet.

Emirates, Dubai's state-owned flagship airline, began flying from the world's first airport terminal that was purpose-built to handle Airbus A380 superjumbos.

The 528,000 square metre terminal cost over $3 billion to build and has 20 gates with double-decker bridges to move passengers on and off the twin-deck A380s.
Dubai | Airbus A380 airport terminal | Superjumbo travel boom